The Australian national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the junior men's
basketball
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side that represents
Australia
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in international under-18 and under-19 youth basketball competitions. Nicknamed the Emus, the team is governed by the
Australian Basketball Federation Inc. The Emus' greatest accomplishment was winning the
2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international basketball championship organized by FIBA. I ...
.
Current roster
Final 12-man roster for the
2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship ...
.
Head coaches
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Adam Caporn
Adam Caporn (born 16 March 1982) is an Australian basketball coach and former player. He is the assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former assistant coach at Saint Mary's College of Califo ...
- 2015
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Darren Perry - 2018–present
See also
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Australia men's national basketball team
The Australian men's national basketball team, known as the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition.
Since the late 1980s, Australia has been placed among the world elite ...
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Australia women's national basketball team
The Australian women's national basketball team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at off ...
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Australia women's national under-19 basketball team
The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-19, under-18, and under-17 women's basketball competitions, including the U19 Women's World Cup, Asian Champ ...
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Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers. Australia took the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralym ...
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Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team is the women's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Gliders. The team hasn't won a gold medal for Australia since i ...
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Australia national under-17 basketball team
The Australian national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the junior boys' basketball side that represents Australia in international under-17 youth basketball competitions. The team is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc ...
References
External links
Basketball Australia official website
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Men's national under-19 basketball teams
National youth sports teams of Australia