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Australia under-19 women's national basketball team

 Australia
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FIBA ranking 11th
FIBA zone FIBA Oceania
National federation Basketball Australia
Coach Paul Goriss
Nickname(s) Gems
World Championships
Appearances 11
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 1993
Silver medal with cup.svg Silver: 1997
Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze: 1989, 2013, 2015
Oceania Championships
Appearances 7
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions, including the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women and FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone. In 1993, the Gems (which won a gold medal) won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.

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.


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