Tess Madgen
Debut: 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship
Height: 180cm
Major Tournaments: : : FIBA Asia Cup: 2023. FIBA World Cup: 2018, 2022. Olympic Games: 2020
Current team: Sydney Flames, WNBL
Tess Madgen is an experienced leader and guard who has captained Australia at its last two major FIBA tournaments.
The 33-year-old is a two-time World Cup medallist (silver 2018, bronze 2022) and achieved her lifelong dream of representing her country at an Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.
A veteran who’s career spanned stints with the AIS, Bendigo Spirit, Bulleen, Melbourne Boomers and Townsville Fire, Madgen won her first WNBL championship in 2021-22 with the Boomers.
Her crowning glory came in 2022 on home soil when she was captain of the Australian Opals team which finished on the podium at a home FIBA World Cup, beating Canada to win a bronze medal.
Less than 12 months later, she captained Australia to another bronze medal in Sydney this time at the 2023 FIBA Asia Cup.
Madgen will strive to become a dual Olympian should the Opals qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Did You Know?
Two of Madgen’s three siblings have also played professional sport. Older brother Ben was an NBL stalwart and Sydney Kings captain while younger brother Jack played AFL football for Collingwood.
