After a resounding gold medal victory at the U15 Oceania Championships in Guam in November, the Sapphires are bound for the FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan.
Australia returns to Jordan to defend its Asian Championship title, having won gold in the last two consecutive U16 Asian Championships – the last being in 2022.
Jessie-May Hall, Sienna Lehmann and Sophie Taylor will once again don the green and gold after receiving All-Star Five honours at the Oceania Championships.
Head Coach Tom Garlepp said he is looking forward to seeing the squad in action on the world stage.
“We have a solid team that will play tough and together basketball,” Garlepp said.
“The girls seem to value the defensive end of the floor and that is what makes them exciting from my point of view.
“Asia Cup is such a challenging environment with strong female teams, so we will go and do our best and represent our country with great pride and see what happens!”
The Aussie squad will head to Jordan on July 6 with the competition set to tip off on July 10-16.
FIBA U16 WOMEN’S ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Lucy Aherne TAS
Jade Crook NSW
Sitaya Fagan VIC
Jessie-May Hall NSW
Coco Hodges SA
Zoe Jackson NSW
Sienna Lehmann SA
Prasayus Notoa QLD
Ruby Perkins NSW
Zara Russell ACT
Lara Somfai SA
Sophie Taylor VIC
Head Coach
Tom Garlepp
Assistant coaches
Sarah Graham and Nic Martin
