FIBA ranking Coach Paul Goriss Appearances 11 National federation Basketball Australia | Nickname(s) Gems Location Australia | |
Medals Gold: 1993 Silver: 1997 Bronze: 1989, 2013, 2015 | ||
The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions, including the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women and FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone. In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.
History
The first FIBA U19 World Championships were in 1985, and the Gems have participated in every tournament to date. From 1985, the under-19 World Championships were held every four years. From 2005, they are held every two years.
References
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