{"id":745530,"date":"2026-06-18T23:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/745530\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:59:12","slug":"australian-wheelchair-basketball-teams-confirmed-for-glasgow-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/745530\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Wheelchair Basketball Teams Confirmed for Glasgow 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basketball Australia\u00a0alongside Commonwealth Games Australia announced the Australian teams that will compete at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow2026.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Glasgow 2026 Games<\/a>\u00a0from 24 \u2013 29 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3\u00d73\u00a0Gangurrus\u00a0as well as Wombats wheelchair 3\u00d73 teams will battle against Commonwealth nations in Scotland featuring stars of the format.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chef de Mission Petria Thomas OLY\u00a0said the selected teams reflect the depth and strength of Australian basketball across both programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese squads reflect the incredible depth, talent and resilience we continue to see across Australian basketball,\u201d Thomas said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s particularly exciting to welcome our debutants into the green and gold, while also recognising the outstanding experience of our returning athletes,\u201d Thomas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know each of them will embrace the opportunity to represent Australia with pride on the Commonwealth Games stage and continue our strong tradition of performance in these formats.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basketball Australia CEO, Matt Scriven\u00a0said the selection of the squads reflects the continued growth and strength of the sport in Australia at the elite level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is another strong demonstration of the depth and talent we have across Australian basketball,\u201d Scriven said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoth our Basketball 3\u00d73 and Wheelchair Basketball 3\u00d73 programs continue to produce athletes who perform on the international stage and embrace the demands of the Commonwealth Games environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0proud of every athlete selected and look forward to watching them represent Australia with distinction in Glasgow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Australian Wombats 3\u00d73 women, an exciting group with dash and tournament experience will suit up. Veterans\u00a0Hannah Dodd\u00a0and\u00a0Georgia Munro-Cook\u00a0(New South Wales Institute of Sport \u2013 NSWIS \u2013 Para Unit athlete) will be flanked by emerging stars\u00a0Taishar Ovens\u00a0and\u00a0Ebony Stevenson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3\u00d73 Wombats men are led by Paralympians\u00a0Tom O\u2019Neill-Thorne,\u00a0Luke\u00a0Pople\u00a0(NSWIS scholarship holder) and\u00a0Eithen Leard. The Paris trio is joined by Victoria \/ Thuringia Bulls gun\u00a0Tomas Klein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pople said the opportunity to return to the Games alongside familiar teammates was something the group had been working toward since their success in Birmingham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWinning gold in 2022 was an incredible moment for us, but we\u2019ve all kept pushing to improve and grow as a group,\u201d\u00a0Pople\u00a0said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo have the chance to go again and represent Australia on that stage is something we don\u2019t take for granted, and we\u2019re excited by the challenge ahead in Glasgow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob Pike\u00a0will lead the Wombats women\u2019s program as Head Coach with\u00a0Matt McShane\u00a0for the men.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Wombats 3\u00d73 Women\u2019s Team:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanna Dodd<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia Munro-Cook (NSWIS Para Unit athlete)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taishar Ovens<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ebony Stevenson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Wombats 3\u00d73 Men\u2019s Team:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomas Klein<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eithen Leard<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom O\u2019Neill-Thorne <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luke Pople (NSWIS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Basketball Australia\u00a0alongside Commonwealth Games Australia announced the Australian teams that will compete at the\u00a0Glasgow 2026 Games\u00a0from 24 \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":745531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-745530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=745530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/745531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}