00:01To 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
00:09for next month's FIBA Women's World Cup 2026 qualifying tournament in Istanbul.
00:18Leading the group are Alana Smith, who averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds in Paris,
00:23and Ezi Magbagor, who also put up 12 and grabbed 6 boards a night.
00:32Smith is coming off a strong WNBA campaign with the Minnesota Lynx,
00:36sharing the Defensive Player of the Year with Asia Wilson,
00:40while Magbagor earned her third all-defensive second-team selection with the Seattle Storm
00:45to go with the first-team place in 2024.
00:52Playmaker Jade Melbourne and emerging guard Isabelle Borlase
00:56also returned from the team that went to Paris,
00:58along with veterans Kayla George, Sammy Whitcomb, and Steph Talbott.
01:05Australia, which has already earned its World Cup place as FIBA Women's Asia Cup champion,
01:10tips off against Argentina on March 11th,
01:13with clashes against Japan, Hungary, post-nation Turkey, and Canada to follow.
01:18T olla, Australia, USA, USA!
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