{"id":39379,"date":"2024-05-09T18:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T08:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/?p=39379"},"modified":"2024-05-09T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T08:29:00","slug":"fiba-squads-announced-as-aussies-assault-with-young-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/basketball\/fiba-squads-announced-as-aussies-assault-with-young-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"FIBA squads announced as Aussies assault with young talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>THE depth of Australia&#8217;s impressive young basketball talent was again on display yesterday, with squads announced for upcoming FIBA World Cup tournaments, which are set to take place next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final teams for the FIBA Under-18 Women&#8217;s Asia Cup in China and the FIBA Under-17 Men&#8217;s World Cup in Turkey were announced recently, with plenty of exciting young talent named to represent Australia on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gems squad is stacked with impressive female basketballers, with the fifth-ranked side set to face off against Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and Korea in Group A. The team will be coached by <strong>Kristen Veal<\/strong>, who will have a talented and versatile list to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonnie Deas <\/strong>and <strong>Monique Bobongie <\/strong>have been putting together strong performances at National Basketball League (NBL)1 level of late, and should feature heavily for the team, with nine players from last year&#8217;s FIBA Women&#8217;s Under-17 Oceania Championship set to don the jersey once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crocs squad was named shortly after, with Australia set to compete against Egypt, Germany and Canada in Group D as it looks to advance to the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is plenty of talent from the recent Under-18 National Championships named in the 12-man team, including tournament MVP <strong>Dash Daniels<\/strong>, who has been building a reputation for himself as one of the premier young basketballers in the nation. He will be one of the key players in the team, alongside Victoria Metro gun <strong>Harrison Beauchamp<\/strong>, who also had a strong tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gems will compete June 22-30, while the Crocs will be in action June 29-July 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australian-gems\">Australian Gems <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opal Bird<\/strong><br>Monique Bobongie<br><strong>Teyahna Bond<\/strong><br><strong>Jade Cook<\/strong><br><strong>Emilija Dakic<\/strong><br>Bonnie Deas<br><strong>Hilary Fuller<\/strong><br><strong>Sienna Harvey<\/strong><br><strong>Zara Russell<\/strong><br><strong>Saffron Shiels<\/strong><br><strong>Lara Somfai<\/strong><br><strong>Monique Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australian-crocs\">Australian Crocs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roor Akhuar<\/strong><br>Harrison Beauchamp<br><strong>Ryder Cheesman<\/strong><br><strong>Indy Cotton<\/strong><br>Dash Daniels<br><strong>Alex Dickeson<\/strong><br><strong>James Dyson Merwe<\/strong><br><strong>Mading Kuany<\/strong><br><strong>Ajak Nyuon<\/strong><br><strong>Sa Pilima <\/strong><br><strong>Henry Sewell<\/strong><br><strong>Nash Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE depth of Australia&#8217;s impressive young basketball talent was again on display yesterday, with squads announced for upcoming FIBA World Cup tournaments, which are set to take place next month. 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