00:00To Australia, where seven members of the squad that won bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics
00:06have been named in the Opals' 12-player roster for next month's FIBA Women's World Cup
00:112026 qualifying tournament in Istanbul.
00:17Leading the group are Alana Smith, who averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds in Paris,
00:22and Eze Magbagor, who also put up 12 and grabbed 6 boards a night.
00:31Smith is coming off a strong WNBA campaign with the Minnesota Lynx,
00:35sharing the Defensive Player of the Year with Asia Wilson,
00:39while Magbagor earned her third all-defensive second-team selection with the Seattle Storm
00:44to go with the first-team place in 2024.
00:51Playmaker Jade Melbourne and emerging guard Isabelle Borlase also returned from the team that went to
00:57Paris, along with veterans Kayla George, Sammy Whitcomb, and Steph Talbott.
01:04Australia, which has already earned its World Cup place as FIBA Women's Asia Cup champion,
01:09tips off against Argentina on March 11, with clashes against Japan, Hungary,
01:14country, PostNationTurkiye, and Canada to follow.
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