Type: | Women |
Nickname: | Gems |
National Fed: | Basketball Australia |
Fiba Zone: | FIBA Oceania |
Fiba Ranking: | 11th |
Coach: | Deanne Butler |
Wc Championship: | U19 World Cup |
Wc Appearances: | 14 |
Wc Medals: | Gold (1993) Silver (1997, 2019, 2021) Bronze (1989, 2013, 2015) |
Zone Championship: | Asian Championship |
Zone Appearances: | 3 |
Zone Medals: | Gold: (2022, 2024) Bronze: (2018) |
Zone Championship2: | Oceania Championship |
Zone Appearances2: | 7 |
Zone Medals2: | Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
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. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone.[1] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.[2]
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.
U19 World Cup | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Coach | ||||
1985 | Classification round | 6th of 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
1989 | Third place | 3rd of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
1993 | Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
2001 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
2005 | Quarterfinals | 7th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
2007 | Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
2009 | Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
2011 | Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Chambers | |
2013 | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Chambers | |
2015 | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Goriss | |
2017 | Quarterfinals | 6th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
2019 | Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
2021 | Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
2023 | Qualified | ||||||
2025 | TBD | ||||||
Total | 106 | 77 | 29 |
Australia U-19 statistical leaders | ||||||
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Event | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
1985 | S. Gorman (12.5) | – | – | – | – | |
1989 | S. Gorman (23.1) | – | – | – | – | |
1993 | M. Brogan (18.3) | – | – | – | – | |
1997 | C. Emeagi (15.0) | L. Jackson (9.9) | K. Veal (2.3) | N. Lindsay (0.4) | – | |
2001 | S. Hammonds (17.9) | S. Hammonds (7.7) | J. Mahony (3.3) | S. Hammonds (2.2) | L. Summerton (0.3) | |
2005 | R. Camino (21.6) | R. Camino (8.1) | J-L. Samuels (1.8) | R. Camino (1.5) | J-L. Samuels (1.0) | |
2007 | A. Bishop (12.8) | A. Bishop (10.7) | N. Hunt (2.7) | N. Hunt (2.3) | C. Francis (1.5) | |
2009 | E. Cambage (20.4) | E. Cambage (6.8) | T. Madgen (2.2) | R. Jarry (1.4) | E. Cambage (2.4) | |
2011 | T. Roberts (15.9) | T. Roberts (8.4) | R. Cole (6.0) | R. Allen (2.4) | G. Tippett (1.0) | |
2013 | C. Mijović (14.4) | S. Talbot (7.8) | S. Talbot (4.9) | C. Samuels (1.8) | C. Mijović (1.3) | |
2015 | A. Smith (12.6) | A. Sharp (7.0) | K. Wallace (3.6) | A. Smith (1.6) | A. Smith (2.7) | |
2017 | E. Magbegor (16.1) | A. Maley (10.7) | M. Rocci (4.0) | E. Magbegor (2.0) | E. Magbegor (1.5) | |
2019 | A. Fowler (9.0) | A. Fowler (10.0) | J. Shelley (3.7) | J. Shelley (1.7) | I. Anstey (0.9) |