Australia women's national under-17 basketball team
The Australia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Australia and is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc.[1] Nickname the Sapphires, the team represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.[2]
| Joined FIBA | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Basketball Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tracy York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Gold (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Gold (2017, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceania Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Gold (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tournament record
World Cup
Australia participated in the inaugural FIBA Under-17 World Championship in 2010 in France. They have appeared in every edition since.
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | Coach |
 2010 |
Quarterfinals | 7th of 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Lonergan |
 2012 |
Quarterfinals | 5th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Fillipou |
 2014 |
Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lucas |
 2016 |
Champions | 1st of 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | Seebohm |
 2018 |
Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Seebohm |
 2022 |
Fifth place | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | York |
 2024 |
Qualified | |||||
| 2026 |
To be determined | |||||
| Total | 7/7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | ||
Statistics
| Australia U-17 statistical leaders | |||||||
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| Event | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | ||
| 2010 |
G. Tippett (18.0) | G. Tippett (8.8) | S. Talbot (3.1) | S. Blicavs (1.6) | G. Tippett (0.8) | ||
| 2012 |
V. Panousis (11.0) | L. Brown (8.4) | T. Mangakahia (2.4) | T. Mangakahia (2.4) | A. Smith (1.8) | ||
| 2014 |
T. Tupaea (10.0) | A. Maley (11.4) | T. Tupaea (3.4) | T. Tupaea (2.0) | A. Sharp (0.6) | ||
| 2016 |
E. Magbegor (12.5) | J. Simmons (8.3) | J. Simmons (4.2) | J. Simmons (2.3) | E. Magbegor (2.8) | ||
| 2018 |
S. Heal (16.0) | A. Emma-Nnopu (7.9) | I. Palmer (2.9) | S. Heal (2.0) | I. Anstey (0.7) | ||
Head coaches
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Shannon Seebohm - 2017
Philip Brown - 2019-present
See also
References
- "Australia Profile Page". FIBA. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Sapphires (U17 Women)". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
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