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Template:2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Australia team roster

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The purpose of this template is to collect source text used in several articles in one place, in order to minimize maintenance and storage space. This is the Australia roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The template is typically used in two articles: the article covering the rosters of all participating teams, and the article covering their group of the tournament.

Australia initially announced a 20-player preliminary squad on 1 August 2018. Most of the players named to this squad attended a training camp held from 10–17 August in Canberra at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, part of the Australian Institute of Sport. Players with overseas commitments that conflicted with the camp (specifically WNBA and US college) were excused. The preliminary squad had three naturalised players in Kelsey Griffin, Leilani Mitchell and Sami Whitcomb, with at most one allowed to be on the final squad.[1] The final squad was announced on 22 August.[2] On 10 September, it was announced that Sami Whitcomb would replace Leilani Mitchell due to a lower limb injury.[3] Basketball Australia then announced on 15 September, that Tessa Lavey was to take Lauren Mansfield's place on the squad due to her ongoing plantar fasciitis.[4]


Australia women's national basketball team - 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G/F 4 Jenna O'Hea (C) 31 – (1987-06-06)6 June 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
G 6 Stephanie Talbot 24 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
G/F 7 Tess Madgen 28 – (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Townsville Fire Australia
C 8 Liz Cambage 27 – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Dallas Wings United States
G 9 Rebecca Allen 25 – (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) New York Liberty United States
G 10 Katie-Rae Ebzery 28 – (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Perth Lynx Australia
F 11 Alanna Smith 22 – (1996-09-10)10 September 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Stanford Cardinal United States
F/C 12 Alex Bunton 24 – (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Sydney Uni Flames Australia
F 13 Ezi Magbegor 19 – (1999-08-13)13 August 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
G 14 Tessa Lavey 25 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Dandenong Rangers Australia
C 15 Cayla George 29 – (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Dallas Wings United States
G 32 Sami Whitcomb 30 – (1988-07-20)20 July 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Seattle Storm United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 September 2018

References

  1. ^ "Opals opportunity handed to 20 players". FIBA. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Dominant center Cambage headlines Australia team for Women's World Cup". FIBA. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ "WHITCOMB REPLACES INJURED MITCHELL IN CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS FIBA WORLD CUP TEAM". Basketball Australia. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "INJURY FORCES CHANGE TO CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS FIBA WORLD CUP TEAM". Basketball Australia. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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