GEMS CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR 2018 FIBA UNDER-18 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

The squad will assemble at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Canberra from August 6-8 as they set their sights on qualifying through the FIBA event in Bengaluru, India between October 28- November 3.

Since the first camp in March, coach Dee Butler and her staff have been able to get a look at athletes from the Under-18 national Championships while seven members of the Australian Sapphires team that will contest the FIBA Under-17 World Championship next month have been selected to participate in the August camp as well.

The Gems qualified for the Under-18 Asian Championships by winning gold at the Under-17 Oceania Championships last year and if they finish in the top-four at the tournament in India later this year, they will book their place at the 2019 Under-19 World Cup.

Australia have a proud history at the Under-19 World Cup with the Gems claiming medals across three decades including a gold in 1993 while the team has been a springboard for the careers of Opals legends such as Lauren Jackson, Kristi Harrower, Michelle Brogan and Penny Taylor.

The Australian Gems camp squad ahead of the 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championships:

NAME	STATE
Isabelle Bourne	ACT
Eve Braslis	Victoria
Emma Clarke	Western Australia
Chelsea D’Angelo	Victoria
Agnes Emma-Nnopu	Victoria
Alex Fowler	Queensland
Adelaide Fuller	Queensland
Miela Goodchild	Queensland
Ashlee Hannan	Queensland
Shyla Heal	New South Wales
Kobe King-Hawea	Victoria
Jade Kirisome	Queensland
Sophia Locandro	Victoria
Jessica McDowell-White	Queensland
Ula Motuga	Queensland
Isabel Palmer	New South Wales
Gemma Potter	Victoria
Maddi Puli	Victoria
Kelsey Rees	South Australia
Lily Scanlon	Victoria
Jazmin Shelley	Victoria
Samantha Simons	South Australia
STAFF	ROLE
Dee Butler	Head Coach
David Herbert	Assistant Coach
Claudia Brassard	Assistant Coach
Donna Turner	Team Manager
Jessica Thornton	Physiotherapist
Maja Markovic	Physician

Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the squad for the Australian Gems second camp as preparations continue for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 women’s Asian Championships.