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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).
2021–22 WNBL season. The 2021–22 WNBL season was the 42nd season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. [1] The Southside Flyers were the defending champions, however they failed to qualify for finals. [2] The Melbourne Boomers won their second championship, defeating Perth in the Grand Final series, 2–1. [3]
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 ...
Professional basketball. 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. Women's National Basketball League
Jade Melbourne scored 14 of her 18 points by halftime and Australia advanced to the Paris Olympics semifinals in women's basketball by routing Serbia 85-67 on Wednesday. The Opals had to win their ...
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the ...
The 2022–23 WNBL season is the 43rd season of the competition since its establishment in 1981. [1] The Melbourne Boomers are the defending champions. [2] Cygnett was named as the WNBL's naming rights partner for this season, after signing a three-year deal in September 2022. [3] Spalding again provided equipment including the official game ...
The Women's Basketball Conference ( WBC) was a women's basketball league in Australia. The WBC began in 1984 and served as a second-tier national league under the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). It operated for six seasons until it was adopted by the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 1990.