Australia
Team Name	Opals
Captain	Lauren Jackson and Jenny Whittle
Coach	Jan Stirling
First International 1957 FIBA World Championships, Brazil - 10th position Image File history File links 1_81433m. ... Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). ...
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Best result(s)	2006 World Chmpnshp - Gold 2006 Cwlth Games - Gold 2004 Olympic Games - Silver

The Australia Women's National Basketball Team named The Opals is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77-39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, beating Russia 91-74. The Opals became the first non-American team since Brazil in 1994 to rule the world with their victory over the Russians.^[1] Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ... The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women) is a world basketball tournament for womens national teams held quadrennially. ...

The team's captain and star player is center Lauren Jackson, a perennial WNBA All-Star team member. Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ...

Opals Olympic History

• 1976 Montreal Did not qualify
• 1980 Moscow Did not qualify
• 1984 Los Angeles 5th Position
• 1988 Seoul 4th Position
• 1992 Barcelona Did not qualify
• 1996 Atlanta 3rd - Bronze medal
• 2000 Sydney 2nd - Silver medal
• 2004 Athens 2nd – Silver medal

Current Roster

This is the roster for the 2006 world championships.

#	Pos	Name	Height(m)	Year Born	Team
4	Guard	Erin Phillips	1.73	1985	Connecticut Sun
5	Guard	Tully Bevilaqua	1.64	1972	Canberra Capitals
6	Guard	Jennifer Screen	1.80	1982	Adelaide Fellas
7	Forward	Penny Taylor	1.85	1981	Phoenix Mercury
8	Center	Emma Randall	1.88	1985	Dandenong Rangers
9	Center	Holly Grima	1.90	1983	Bulleen Melbourne Boomers
10	Guard	Kristi Harrower	1.63	1975	Valenciennes
11	Center	Laura Summerton	1.88	1983	Connecticut Sun
12	Forward	Belinda Snell	1.80	1981	Phoenix Mercury
13	Center	Jennifer Whittle	1.97	1973	Canberra Capitals
14	Forward	Emily Mclnerny	1.84	1978	Dandenong Rangers
15	Forward/Center	Lauren Jackson	1.95	1981	Seattle Storm

Erin Phillips on the Connecticut Sun Erin Victoria Phillips (born May 19, 1985) is an Australian professional womens basketball player. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... Tully Louise Bevilaqua (born July 19, 1972 in Merredin, Western Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Canberra, Australia. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Adelaide Fellas are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Adelaide, Australia. ... Penny Taylor on the Phoenix Mercury Penny Taylor-Gil, formerly known under her maiden name of Penny Taylor, is an Australian professional basketball player. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Melbourne, Australia. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Kristi Harrower (born March 4, 1975 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Laura Summerton (born december 1983) is an Australian basketball player. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Connecticut Sun are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. ... Belinda Snell is an Australian womens basketball player who plays in Australia and the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the United States. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Canberra, Australia. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Melbourne, Australia. ... Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Seattle Storm is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Seattle, Washington. ...

See also

• Women's National Basketball League

The Womens National Basketball League (WNBL) is the premier womens basketball league in Australia. ...

References

1. ^ James Dampney. "US No Longer Invincible", FOX SPORTS, 2006-09-25.

2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Opals Official Page
• AussieBBall
• Media Release referring to Opals Commonwealth Games team