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, 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]

 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 (1993) Silver (1997, 2019, 2021) Bronze (1989, 2013, 2015)
Asian Championship
Appearances	3
Medals	Gold: (2022, 2024) Bronze: (2018)
Oceania Championship
Appearances	7
Medals	Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Competitive record

U19 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.

U19 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	Runners-up	2nd of 16	7	5	2	Herbert
2023	Qualified
2025	TBD
Total			106	77	29

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

References

1. Basketball Australia. Australian Under 19 Gems. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
2. Australian Sports Commission. AIS Timeline Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 February 2015.