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-19, under-18, and under-17 women's basketball competitions, including the U19 Women's World Cup, U18 Asian Cup, and the Oceania Championship, administered by Basketball Australia.^[1][2] The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone.^[3] In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.^[4]

Australia

FIBA ranking	11th
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Basketball Australia
Coach	Deanne Butler
Nickname(s)	Gems
U19 World Cup
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: 1 (1993) Silver: 3 (1997, 2019, 2021) Bronze: 3 (1989, 2013, 2015)
U18 Asia Cup
Appearances	3
Medals	Gold: 2 (2022, 2024) Bronze: 1 (2018)
U17/U18 Oceania Cup
Appearances	10
Medals	Gold: 10 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023)

U17/U18 Oceania Cup participations

Year	Result
2004
2006[5]
2008[6]
2010[7]
2012[8]
2014[9]
2016[10]
2017[11]
2019[12]
2023[13]

U18 Asia Cup participations

Year	Result
2018[14]
2022[15]
2024[16]

U19 World Cup record

The first FIBA U19 World Championship was 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
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	Coach
1985[17]	Classification round	6th of 10	6	2	4
1989[18]	Third place	3rd of 12	7	5	2
1993[19]	Champions	1st of 12	7	7	0
1997[20]	Runners-up	2nd of 12	7	5	2
2001[21]	Fourth place	4th of 12	7	5	2
2005[22]	Quarterfinals	7th of 12	8	5	3
2007[23]	Quarterfinals	5th of 16	9	7	2
2009[24]	Quarterfinals	5th of 16	9	8	1
2011[25]	Fourth place	4th of 16	9	6	3	Chambers
2013[26]	Third place	3rd of 16	9	7	2	Chambers
2015[27]	Third place	3rd of 16	7	6	1	Goriss
2017[28]	Quarterfinals	6th of 16	7	4	3	Butler
2019[29]	Runners-up	2nd of 16	7	5	2	Butler
2021[30]	Runners-up	2nd of 16	7	5	2	Herbert
2023[31]	Round of 16	9th of 16	7	4	3	Herbert
2025[32]	Qualified
Total			113	81	32

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

• Paul Goriss – 2016
• Deanne Butler – 2018–present

See also

• Australia portal
• Basketball portal

• 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