Australia women's national under-19 basketball team
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.[1] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.[2]
| FIBA ranking | 11th |
|---|---|
| FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania |
| National federation | Basketball Australia |
| Coach | Deanne Butler |
| Nickname(s) | Gems |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 13 |
| Medals |  Gold (1993) Silver (1997, 2019) Bronze (1989, 2013, 2015) |
| Oceania Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| Medals | Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
Competitive record
World Cup
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.
| World Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | 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 | Butler |
| 2019 |
Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Butler |
 2021 |
TBD | |||||
| 2023 |
TBD | |||||
| Total | 99 | 72 | 27 | |||
Statistics
| Australia U-19 statistical leaders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
Head coaches
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Paul Goriss - 2016- Deanne Butler - 2018-present
See also
- Australia men's national basketball team
- Australia women's national basketball team
- Australia women's national under-17 basketball team
- Australia men's national under-19 basketball team
- Basketball Australia
- FIBA World Rankings
- Timeline of women's basketball history
- Women's National Basketball League
- Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
References
- Basketball Australia. Australian Under 19 Gems. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- Australian Sports Commission. AIS Timeline Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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