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The Australian Basketball Federation approved the WBL's application to be renamed the National Women's Basketball League and a new era was underway. 1986 was also the first year that the WNBL played its first full home and away competition and next year, Perth sought a position in the national league.
Australia held back a second half comeback by Ukraine to win the game 66–56, earning Australia its first ever international basketball medal for either men or women. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] In 1998, the Opals looked to build off the bronze medal at the World Championships in Germany .
A second-tier reserves league to sit under the WNBL was established, with the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC) debuting in 1984. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The inaugural WBC champions were the Hobart Hustlers , which was followed by the Canberra Capitals winning in 1985, [ 1 ] the South Adelaide Panthers in 1986, [ 1 ] [ 3 ] and the WAIS Rockets in 1987. [ 4 ]
Women have been active in playing wheelchair basketball in Australia for several years. They first appeared on the Paralympic seen at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, despite women's wheelchair basketball being competed for at the Paralympics since 1968. [3] Notable players include Liesl Tesch and Donna Ritchie. [4] [5]
Women's National Basketball League (8 C, 13 P) C. ... Pages in category "Women's sports leagues in Australia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 ...
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Cayla George (née Francis; born 1 May 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. [1]
Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (2 P) Pages in category "Women's basketball competitions in Australia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.