Basketball Australia (BA) has announced the extended Seven Consulting Opals squad. Coming off the heels of their rose-gold finale against Canada at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in October, the Opals will look to continue a podium-finishing streak in the 2023 Asia Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics.
All squad members will be making their way to a camp at the AIS National Training Centre in Canberra in March, with the exception of Ezi Magbegor (Sopron), Alanna Smith (Sopron), Marianna Tolo (Girona) and Darcee Garbin (DVTK-Hun-Therm), who are all currently playing in Europe.
Emerging talent is on the rise with Isobel Borlase (18), Nyadiew Puoch (18) and Shaneice Swain (19), who are all recent graduates from the Centre of Excellence and already making waves in the WNBL. Sarah Portlock (16) is an exciting 6ft 7in Centre of Excellence athlete who will join the camp to gain…