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 ranking8 Increase 3 (January 1, 2022)
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball Australia
CoachDarren Perry
Nickname(s)Emus
Under-19 World Cup
Appearances14
MedalsGold Gold: 2003
Silver Silver: 1995
Asian and Oceanian Championship
Appearances1
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: 2018
Oceanian Championship
Appearances8
MedalsGold Gold: 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019
Silver Silver: 2016

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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 Australia
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 Australia
G 8 Jaylin Galloway 18 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Sydney Kings Australia
F 9 Blake Jones 19 – (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Brisbane Bullets Australia
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 United States
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 Australia
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
  • Australia 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

See also

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.
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