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The Australia women's national under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Australia, governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc. [1] [2] Nicknamed the Sapphires, the team represents the country in international under-15, under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-19, under-18, and under-17 women's basketball competitions, including the U19 Women's World Cup, Asian Championship, and the Oceania Championship.
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 .
b Jay Kingi-Cross was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia with her parents at age 4. [63] c Leilani Mitchell was born in Richland, Washington, USA, to an Australian mother and American father and has dual citizenship. In December 2013, Mitchell pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally. [64] [65]
The 3A girls tournament begins this coming Saturday at various sites. The top three placers in the tournament advance to the 3A state regionals. Girls Basketball
She was named to the 2012 Australia women's national basketball team. [32] Madgen, like all the other members of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opals women's basketball team, had a difficult tournament. The Opals lost their first two group stage matches. They looked flat against Belgium and then lost to China in heartbreaking circumstances.
On Thursday, Feb. 29, the Tea Area girls basketball team made history, defeating Mobridge-Pollock, 62-37, to qualify for the Class A state tournament for the first time in school history.
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] This was the roster for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [22]