don't think there is a list yet - they are probably more focused on review the recent tours bu the Opals & Emerging Opals (players aren't all home yet), but waiting to see how things are at the Uni Games which start soon.
Probably won't be a list for the next camp until after the Uni Games
The Emerging Opals are still in China as their tour goes until 27 June, and the World University Games are July 7 - 16, which would see players flying out over the weekend or early next week.
Just seems like a strange time to hold another camp so soon after 1 tour and just as another group of players head out for a tournament. Would have thought the next camp would be either late July or early August in preparation for the Oceania Championship matches - not real sure what a camp next week would achieve or its purpose would be.
2 names for the Uni Games team are Blicavs & Kunek - from what I know they are taking an U23 team, so something of an "Emerging Opals" side, but don't know if they have released a fill list of who is in the team
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Years ago
amazing how some get picked when they don't study anything
Sara Blicavs
Natalie Burton
Stephanie Cumming
Katie-Rae Ebzery
Alice Kuney
Emma Langford
Tessa Lavey
Tess Madgen
Lauren Mansfield
Olivia Thompson
Marianna Tolo
Recent Opals debutants Blicavs and Natalie Burton are among of host of players with international experience at senior level eager to add to Australia's healthy World University Games medal stocks.
The foundation of this medal drive will come from the five players who will compete in the tournament for the second time, with Tolo, Tess Madgen, Stephanie Cumming, Katie-Rae Ebzery and Emma Langford eager to upgrade their 2011 bronze medal to a 2013 gold medal.
In a blow of the eve of the team announcement, Cayla Francis was forced out of the Australian team after suffering a foot injury. The forward-centre, who plies her trade in France at Aix-en-Province, will begin a rehab program with the aim of being available for the Jayco Australian Opals FIBA Oceania Championships campaign in mid-August.
Brown believes his squad has the international experience to again be in the mix for medals at the business end of the tournament.
"We have a good blend of athletes with considerable WNBL and international experience, including five athletes who have competed previously with the Australian team at the 2011 World University Games in China," Brown said.
“After dropping only the one game (against the USA) in the 2011 tournament, we’re focused at ensuring we get through the preliminary games strongly and continue to build our momentum leading into the medal rounds, giving us the best possible opportunity to win gold.”
The 2013 World University Games takes place in Kazan, Russia (800kms east of Moscow) from July 6-17.
Australian Women's World University Games Team
Name / Height / Position / DOB / Team
Sara Blicavs / 188cm / Forward / 15 Feb 1993 / Bendigo Spirit (WNBL)
Natalie Burton / 194cm / Centre / 23 Mar 1989 / West Coast Waves (WNBL)
Stephanie Cumming / 178cm / Guard / 26 July 1990 / Townsville Fire (WNBL)
Katie-Rae Ebzery / 178cm / Guard / 8 January 1990 / Sydney Uni Flames (WNBL)
Alice Kunek / 187cm / Guard-Forward / 6 January 1991 / Bulleen Boomers (WNBL)
Emma Langford / 187cm / Forward / 29 Jan 1989 / Logan Thunder (WNBL)
Tessa Lavey / 170cm / Guard / 29 Mar 1993 / Bendigo Spirit (WNBL)
Tess Madgen / 180cm / Guard / 12 August 1990 / Bulleen Boomers (WNBL)
Lauren Mansfield / 170cm / Guard / 18 Dec 1989 / Adelaide Lightning (WNBL)
Olivia Thompson / 187cm / Forward / 20 Jan 1993 / Townsville Fire (WNBL)
Marianna Tolo / 196cm / Forward-Centre / 2 July 1989 / Aix-ene-Provence (France)
Sorry - wasn't allow me to post anything before, kept coming up with an error message so was trying to work out what was the problem and what I would be able to post.
Interesting that only 11 have been named in the team
Deimos 87
Years ago
Opals camp 2 July is definitely on . Maybe this time it will be some of the original opals that didn't train last time and some others.
QUESTIONS surrounding the student eligibility of several players in Basketball Australia's men's and women's teams for next month's World University Games in Russia have been allayed by one word - "leniency".
Australian University Sports chief executive officer Don Knapp yesterday said as long as a player had attended, was attending or was enrolled to attend any higher education institution, they were deemed eligible to compete at the WUG.
Australia's men's and women's teams include selections who have recently been enrolled at universities and not attended.
"We have to accept the submissions of national sporting organisations," Knapp said of BA's selected teams.
"But the rules for eligibility, by necessity, are very lenient.
"If you have just finished at any higher education institution such as TAFE, university, college, private college, you are eligible."
Knapp said a student athlete only needed to show they were enrolled to be accepted.
"Complicating this is online learning, for example," he said.
"And it's not uncommon in a Commonwealth Games or Olympic Games year for a student athlete to take six months off to compete.
"They would still be eligible for Uni Games."
When BA released its teams yesterday, with the exception of those players attending universities in the US, it did not specify which universities its players had or were attending.
"Participants attending the World University Games require approval from Australian University Sport who determine athletes' eligibility for the tournament based on registration with a university or equivalent program, among other criteria," BA said in a statement when challenged to provide the information.
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