WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s basketball alumna Abbey Ellis will represent her native Australia this week in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzhen, China, after receiving a late call up to the roster last week.
The Opals will take on the Philippines in the opener on Sunday, before facing Lebanon on Monday and Japan on Tuesday. All three games will be played at 4:30 a.m. ET.
The Opals will be in Group B of the eight-team event. The top three teams will progress to the knockout stage starting on Friday, July 18. All six teams in the knockout stage will qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
Semifinals will be played on Saturday with the champion crowned on Sunday, July 20.
Ellis has had a great year year in the professional ranks, guiding the Townsville Fire to the WNBL finals and winning the WNBL Breakout Player of the Year. Ellis made her international debut for Australia in May in the Trans-Tasmanian Throwdown.
Ellis wrapped up an impressive three-year career at Purdue becoming the only transfer in program history to score 1,000 points in West Lafayette.