THREE NSW ATHLETES SELECTED for Australian Under-19 Gems

Athletes / Basketball Australia / U19 Gems / World Championships
Written by Jaylee Ismay
2 July, 2021

Media Release: Basketball Australia 

Basketball NSW is excited to share that we have three NSW athletes selected in the Australian Under 19 Women’s team that will compete in the FIBA World Under 19 World Cup in Hungary next month.

Congratulations to Chyra Evans (Newcastle Basketball), Isabelle Morgan (Norths Basketball Association) & Millie Prior (Manly Basketball Association).

The team was finalised after a recent selection camp at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in Canberra.

Former WNBL Coach of the Year David Herbert will lead the team, which features three players from the New South Wales Under 20 gold medal winning team in Millie Prior, Chyra Evans and Isabelle Morgan.

The World Cup will be played in Hungary, August 7-15 and the young Gems outfit will be keen to take one step further after claiming silver at the same event in Bangkok in 2019.

Congratulations to all that have been selected.

U19 Gems:
Isobel Borlase – South Australia
Kate Deeble – Queensland
Charlise Dunn – Victoria
Chyra Evans – Newcastle Basketball 
Dallas Loughridge – Victoria
Jade Melbourne – Victoria
Isabelle Morgan – Norths Basketball Association
Olivia Pollerd – Victoria
Millie Prior – Manly Warringah Basketball Association 
Nyadiew Puoch – Victoria
Kelsey Rees – South Australia
Shaneice Swain – Queensland

Head Coach – David Herbert – Victoria
Assistant Coach – Kristen Veal – BA Centre of Excellence
Assistant Coach – Keegan Crawford – Western Australia
Team Manager – Donna Turner – Queensland
Physio – Lauren Dixon – Victoria