Seven Victorians make 17-woman squad for Gems selection camp
Jaz Shelley, Izzy Anstey, Chelsea D’Angelo, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Gemma Potter, Lily Scanlon and Sara-Rose Smith were selected as part of the 17-woman squad, which will be whittled down to the final team following the final selection camp, held at the Centre of Excellence from May 30 – June 2 ahead of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
17 athletes will attend the camp and at the conclusion of the four days, the team will be selected for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 20-28.
From this selection squad, nine players were involved in last year’s FIBA Asian Under-18 Championships where the Gems qualified for the Under-19 World Cup.
Shelley is coming off a Chemist Warehouse WNBL campaign where she was honoured with the Rookie of the Year award.
Shelley has been named alongside other past and present WNBL players including Chelsea D’Angelo.
Prior to the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, the Gems will enjoy a series of international warm-up games before heading to Thailand where they enter the tournament as the third most successful country.
The Gems will aim to emulate the accomplishments of past teams that won gold in 1993, silver in 1997 and bronze medals in 1989, 2013 and most recently in 2015 with a team that included recent WNBA draftees Alanna Smith and Ezi Magbegor.
This year, Australia (ranked seventh in the world) will take on the USA (ranked first), Hungary (14th) and Korea (15th) in the group stage.
Every team then advances to the Round of 16 but from there, the tournament enters a knock-out stage through the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and into the medal games.
The Australian Gems 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup schedule (all times AEST):
July 20: Gems vs. USA at 3.15pm
July 21: Gems vs. Hungary at 3.15pm
July 23: Gems vs. Korea at 3.00pm
July 24: Round of 16
July 26: Quarter-Finals
July 27: Semi-Finals
July 28: Medal Games
The Australian Gems final selection squad for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:
| NAME | STATE |
| Isobel Anstey | Victoria |
| Isabelle Bourne | ACT |
| Chelsea D’Angelo | Victoria |
| Agnes Emma-Nnopu | Victoria |
| Alexandra Fowler | Queensland |
| Miela Goodchild | Queensland |
| Ashlee Hannan | ACT |
| Shyla Heal | New South Wales |
| Juliva Motuga | Queensland |
| Isabel Palmer | New South Wales |
| Gemma Potter | Victoria |
| Darcy Rees | South Australia |
| Kelsey Rees | South Australia |
| Lily Scanlon | Victoria |
| Jazmin Shelley | Victoria |
| Samantha Simons | South Australia |
| Sara-Rose Smith | Victoria |
Press release courtesy of Basketball Australia.
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SEVEN Victorian women have made the selection squad for the 2019 FIBA Under 19 World Cup.
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