Basketball By J-dogs 1971 FIBA oceania champion ship gold Australia wins 3 - 0 over New Zealand 1974 Australia wins gold at the Asia cup in 1974 1991 Luc Longley is the first Australian ever drafted to the NBA 2000 Opals win silver at 2000 Olympics 2005 Australian Andrew Gaze goes No. 1 pick in NBA draft 2005 First Australian to be the No. 1 draft pick in 2001 2006 Australia Wins Gold Championships Sep 23, 2006 Australian Opals Win FIBA World Cup 2006 Australian Player Penny Taylor-Gil wins MVP 2015 Australia wins Gold at 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship Australia wins its most recent men's Gold medal for basketball 2020 Lauren Jackson inducted into Basketball hall of fame 2021 Australia Mens Team wins Bronze at Olympics