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The first official Women's World Cup, known as the Women's World Championship through its 2014 edition, was held in Chile in 1953. [8] The tournament was expanded to 16 countries (teams) in 1990. Since 2017, Australia qualifies for the World Cup through competing in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup , held each four years in the year preceding the ...
2022 [58] 39 Anneli Maley: Forward Signed by the Chicago Sky as a free agent in March 2022 2022 [59] 40 Kristy Wallace: Guard Selected round 2 (pick 16 overall) in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream 2022 [60] [61] 41 Jade Melbourne: Guard Selected round 3 (pick 33 overall) in 2022 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm 2023
This meant that Melbourne would not participate in the 2022 WNBA season. [6] On February 20, 2023, Melbourne signed her rookie contract with the Storm and came over to participate in training camp. [7] Melbourne made the Opening Night roster for the Storm and became the youngest player on a roster in the WNBA for the 2023 season. [8]
The following is the list of squads for each of the twelve teams competing in the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, to be held in Australia between 22 September and 1 October 2022. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.
Stephanie Reid (born 22 July 1996) is an Australian basketball player for Sopron Basket of the EuroCup Women.Reid is a Women's National Basketball League Champion with the Townsville Fire in 2023, a NBL1 North Champion with the Townsville Flames in 2022 and has been a member of the Australia women's national basketball team (Australian Opals) since 2022.
Lexi Rodgers, a transgender-identifying male athlete who wished to compete in Australia’s semi-professional women’s basketball league, was barred entry based on an expert panel’s ruling.
Isobel Borlase (born 12 September 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She debuted for the Lightning in 2022, and in 2023 won the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year and WNBL Breakout Player of the Year.
Eziyoda "Ezi" Magbegor (born 13 August 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and USK Prague of the EuroLeague Women and the Czech Women's Basketball League. Magbegor was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.