The Australia women's national basketball team, nicknamed the Opals after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country, represents Australia in international basketball. From 1994 onwards, the
Lauren Jackson in August 2012, Australia's most decorated basketball player
The National team celebrating after being awarded the gold medals for winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in basketball
Liz Cambage, the first woman in Olympic history to slam dunk a basketball
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Sandra Anne Brondello is an Australian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. She is the head coach of the Australian women's national team and the inaugural head coa
Australia women's national basketball team
…The young 1994 team featured the backbone of Australian teams over the next decade; Rachael Sporn, Trisha Fallon, Michelle Brogan, Allison Tranquilli, Sandy Brondello, Annie La Fleur and Jenny Whittle. At the 1994 tournament, the team also adopted the Opals as its nickname. At the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta…
Brondello with the New York Liberty in 2024
Brondello (right) coaching the Toronto Tempo alongside Associate head coach and husband Olaf Lange, May 2026.