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Australia women's national basketball team. The Australia women's national basketball team, nicknamed the Opals after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country, represents Australia in international basketball. [ 2] From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA ...
Women's Basketball Conference. Official website. wnbl.basketball. The Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL) is a professional women's basketball league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League (NBL).
Australian WNBA Players. Michelle Brogan (m. Griffiths) Carla Boyd (m. Porter) Key. a Annie La Fleur was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but moved to Australia as a child with her parents. [ 62] b Jay Kingi-Cross was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but moved to Australia with her parents at age 4.
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson AO (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian professional basketball player. Arguably the most notable Australian women's basketball player, Jackson has had a decorated career with the Australia women's national basketball team (the Opals) and has had multiple stints in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between ...
Professional basketball[edit] Women's basketball is nominally a professional sport in Australia. In 2009, the salaries for average players in the WNBL were not high enough to allow them to play basketball full-time: They made between $5,000 - $10,000 a year. [6]
Cayla George (née Francis; born 1 May 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals.
Sandra Anne Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA, as well as the Australian Women's national team. Brondello played in Australia, Germany and the WNBA before retiring to become a coach. The 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Brondello is one of Australia's all ...
A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she is a member of Australian women's national basketball team (the Opals). [2] [3] In 2019 Mitchell became the first WNBA player to win the Most Improved Player Award twice. [4] Mitchell was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [5]