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Australia held back a second half comeback by Ukraine to win the game 66–56, earning Australia its first ever international basketball medal for either men or women. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] In 1998, the Opals looked to build off the bronze medal at the World Championships in Germany .
The 2024 FIBA U15 Women's Oceania Cup was the seventh edition of the FIBA U15 Women's Oceania Cup. The tournament was played in Canberra , Australia, from 11 to 16 November 2024. [ 1 ] Australia became the Oceanian champions for the seventh consecutive time.
This was their first appearance at the Olympic Games. Comparatively, their male counterparts first competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [20] In 1988, the national team beat the Soviet Union's national team. This was a historic win for the team. [21] The game was played at the 1988 Summer Olympics and qualified Australia for the semi-finals. [1]
During the 1983 Australian Club Championships, a workshop was held to discuss women's basketball and from that meeting came the decision to bring together a second tier of clubs to form the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). There were now 20 women's teams playing in a home and away competition, which immediately improved the standard of ...
The Australia women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Australia, governed by Basketball Australia. [2] The Australians are one of the best teams in the world. They competed twice on the Women's Series 2019 and won both times, while they finished fourth at the World Cup 2019. Top players include Bec Cole and Maddie Garrick. [3]
Australia women's national basketball team games (13 P) Pages in category "Australia women's national basketball team" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Professional women's basketball exists in Australia in the form of the Women's National Basketball League. The league was founded in 1981 as a way for the best women's basketball teams in the various Australian States to compete against each other on a regular basis. Today the WNBL is the premier women's basketball league in Australia.
Smith was again named to the Opals women's basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [3] She was named to the FIBA All-Star Five of the games for women's basketball for her role in the team's bronze medal performance. [26] Smith put up a double double in the bronze-winning game against Belgium with 13 points and 12 rebounds. [27]