Australia men's national under-19 basketball team

The Australian national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the junior men's basketball side that represents Australia in international under-18 and under-19 youth basketball competitions. Nicknamed the Emus, the team is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc.^[1] The Emus' greatest accomplishment was winning the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Australia men's national under-19 basketball team

FIBA ranking	8 3 (January 1, 2022)
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Basketball Australia
Coach	Darren Perry
Nickname(s)	Emus
Under-19 World Cup
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: 2003 Silver: 1995
Asian and Oceanian Championship
Appearances	1
Medals	Gold: 2018
Oceanian Championship
Appearances	8
Medals	Gold: 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019 Silver: 2016
Home Away

Current roster

Final 12-man roster for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.^[2]

Australia men's national under-19 basketball team – 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Taran Armstrong 19 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) G 5 Biwali Bayles 19 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sydney Kings PG 6 Reyne Smith 18 – (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 7 Tamuri Wigness 19 – (2002-03-26)26 March 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Brisbane Bullets G 8 Jaylin Galloway 18 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Sydney Kings F 9 Blake Jones 19 – (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Brisbane Bullets PF 10 Bol Dengdit 18 – (2003-02-21)21 February 2003 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) PG 11 Dyson Daniels 18 – (2003-03-17)17 March 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) NBA G League Ignite F 12 Toluwaleyi Adebayo 19 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 13 Akoldah Gak 18 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Illawarra Hawks PF 14 David Okwera 18 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 15 Yaak Yaak 16 – (2004-08-06)6 August 2004 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	Head coach Darren Perry Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 3 July 2021

Head coaches

• Adam Caporn - 2015
• Darren Perry - 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-19 basketball team
• Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
• Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team
• Australia national under-17 basketball team

References

1. "Australia (AUS) – FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
2. "Under 19 Men's 2021 World Cup Squad Revealed". 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

External links

• Basketball Australia official website Archived 7 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• FIBA.com profile