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Basketball Australia confirmed its Final 12 athletes for the FIBA Women’s World Cup, scheduled for September 4-13 in Berlin, on July 26. The selection includes six members of Australia’s bronze medal team from the Paris 2024 Olympics: Alanna Smith, Ezi Magbegor, Jade Melbourne, Isobel Borlase, Sami Whitcomb, and Steph Talbot, all from WNBA teams. Previously, on June 17, Basketball Australia, in conjunction with Commonwealth Games Australia, announced the Gangurrus teams for the Glasgow 2026 Games, set for July 24–29. The men's side, coached by Adam Forde, features Perth skipper Jesse Wagstaff, Brisbane wing Sam McDaniel, former Illawarra Hawk Jonah Antonio, and NBL24 champion Jarred Bairstow. This follows Basketball Australia's June 16 announcement of a four-year naming rights partnership renewal with Seven Consulting for the Australian Opals, extending their support until 2029. This extension aims to provide corporate stability for the high-performance women’s basketball program ahead of the upcoming FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Earlier, on April 13, the organization appointed Jeremy Synot as Head Coach of the Australian Gliders, the national women’s wheelchair basketball team, making his interim role permanent after he guided the program since December.
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