Australia men's national under-19 basketball team

The Australia men's national under-17, under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the junior men's basketball side that represents Australia in international under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth basketball competitions. Nicknamed the Emus, the team is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc.

Australia

FIBA ranking	7 3 (December 2024)
National federation	Basketball Australia
Coach	Darren Perry
Nickname	Emus
U19 World Cup
Appearances	15
Medals	Gold: 1 (2003) Silver: 1 (1995)
U18 Asia Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	Gold: 2 (2018, 2024)
U17 Oceania Cup
Appearances	10
Medals	Gold: 8 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023) Silver: 2 (2016, 2025)
Home Away

The Emus' greatest accomplishment was winning the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Tournament record

U19 World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	L
1979	9th	8	4	4
1983	10th	7	4	3
1987	5th	7	4	3
1991	11th	8	5	3
1995	2nd	8	7	1
1999	5th	8	5	3
2003	1st	8	7	1
2007	5th	9	8	1
2009	4th	9	7	2
2011	6th	9	6	3
2013	4th	9	4	5
2015	7th	7	3	4
2017	Did not qualify
2019	9th	7	5	2
2021	10th	7	3	4
2023	Did not participate
2025	6th	7	4	3
2027	To be determined
2029
Total	15/19	118	76	42

U18 Asia Cup

Year	Result
2018
2024

U17/U18 Oceania Cup

Year	Result
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2017
2019
2023
2025

Current roster

Final 12-man roster for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Australia men's national under-19 basketball team – 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Taran Armstrong 19 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) G 5 Biwali Bayles 19 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sydney Kings PG 6 Reyne Smith 18 – (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 7 Tamuri Wigness 19 – (2002-03-26)26 March 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Brisbane Bullets G 8 Jaylin Galloway 18 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Sydney Kings F 9 Blake Jones 19 – (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Brisbane Bullets PF 10 Bol Dengdit 18 – (2003-02-21)21 February 2003 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) PG 11 Dyson Daniels 18 – (2003-03-17)17 March 2003 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) NBA G League Ignite F 12 Toluwaleyi Adebayo 19 – (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 13 Akoldah Gak 18 – (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Illawarra Hawks PF 14 David Okwera 18 – (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 15 Yaak Yaak 16 – (2004-08-06)6 August 2004 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	Head coach Darren Perry Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 3 July 2021

Head coaches

• Adam Caporn - 2015
• Darren Perry - 2018–present

See also

• Australia men's national basketball team
• Australia men's national under-17 basketball team
• Australia women's national basketball team
• Australia women's national under-19 basketball team
• Australia women's national under-17 basketball team
• Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
• Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team

External links

• Basketball Australia official website Archived 7 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Archived records of Australia team participations