Jade Melbourne

Melbourne was named to the U16 Australian squad (Sapphires) for the 2017 FIBA U16 Asian Championship, where Australia won all six games on their road to the gold medal. She played in the first five games, averaging 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals in 15.4 minutes per game.^[19][20]

Melbourne was the youngest member of the Sapphires team at the 2018 FIBA Under 17 World Cup, where Australia won the bronze medal. She played in four games, averaging 1.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 11.3 minutes per game.^[21][20]

Melbourne was named the captain of the U19 Australian team (Gems) for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where Australia finished with the silver medal. She averaged 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 29.6 minutes per game and was named in the tournament’s All-Star Five.^[1][20]

Melbourne made her debut for the senior Australian national team (Opals) at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, where Australia won the bronze medal. She was originally not part of the 12-player squad but was called as an emergency replacement and was the youngest member of the team.^[20] She played in all six games, averaging 3.2 points, 0.8 assists, and 0.7 steals in 7.9 minutes per game.^[22]

Melbourne was part of the squad for the 2024 Belém Olympic Qualifying Tournament and helped Australia qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. She played in all three games, averaging 5.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.7 steals in 13.4 minutes per game. At the 2024 Olympic tournament, Melbourne was the starting point guard of the Opals and helped the team win the bronze medal. In the quarterfinal win against Serbia, Melbourne recorded 18 points and 5 assists, becoming the first Australian to achieve 15+ points and 5+ assists in a knockout stage game at the Olympics.^[23] Overall, she averaged 7.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 22.7 minutes per game and was named the Rising Star of the tournament.^[4][24]