Anneli Sets Eyes On Opals Squad
(Courtesy of the NBL1 & Basketball Australia)
NBL1 Eagle Anneli Maley has been named to the Australian Opals team for next months 2019 Summer Universlade, also known as the World University Games.
The talent pool in this team has many NBL1 & College stars putting on the green & gold, including our very own former DV Eagle, Alex Sharp! The lineup will also include NBL1 standouts Ezi Magbegor (Geelong Supercats), Steph Reid (Frankston Blues), Lauren Scherf (Knox Raiders), Abbey Wehrung (Knox Raiders).
The Uni Games consist of 16 teams that will battle for the gold medal in the men's and women's competitions with the Emerging Opals drawn into Group D alongside China, Finland and Canada while the Emerging Boomers will take on Czech Republic, Israel and Mexico in Group A.
Australia must finish in the top two from their group to advance to the finals but classification games are played through to the last day to determine final standings. The games will take place in Naples, Italy.
The Emerging Opals and Emerging Boomers Schedule for the 2019 World Uni Games:
July 3: Women vs. Finland at 10.00pm
July 5: Women vs. Canada at 2.30am
July 5: Men vs. Israel at 2.30am
July 5: Women vs. China at 7.30pm
July 5: Men vs. Mexico at 7.30pm
July 7: Men vs. Czech Republic at 5am
July 8: Women’s Quarter-Finals at 2.30am or 5am
July 8/9: Men’s Quarter-Finals at 7.30pm, 2.30am or 5am
July 9: Women’s Semi-Finals at 2.30am or 5am
July 10: Men’s Semi-Finals at 2.30am or 5am
July 11: Women’s medal games at 2.30am and 5am
July 12: Men’s medal games at 2.30am and 5am
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