Former Purdue WBB Star Wins Gold With Australia in FIBA Women's Asia Cup
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Former Purdue women's basketball star Abbey Ellis has won gold. The former Boilermaker was part of the Australian women's team that won the FIBA Women's Asia Cup championship, defeating Japan 88-79 in the finals over the weekend.
Ellis helped Australia to a perfect 5-0 record in the event, claiming the championship. She didn't see much time in the championship game, but logged 55 minutes across the other four contests.
In five games, Ellis averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 rebounds per game for Australia. She was incredibly efficient from the floor, making eight-of-10 shot attempts, going a perfect six-of-six from inside the arc. She was also two-of-four from three-point range.
THE OPALS ARE YOUR FIBA WOMEN’S ASIA CUP 2025 CHAMPS 🔥🏆
— FIBA Women's Asia Cup (@AsiaCupWomen) July 20, 2025
Australia wins it all for the first time in #AsiaCupWomen history 🎉 pic.twitter.com/Q4HqSIBB0k
Ellis also connected on all six of her free throw attempts and recorded six steals with just two turnovers. She was plus-89 for the event.
Australia was dominant through most of the Women's Asia Cup this summer. It defeated the Philippines 115-39 in the first game and logged a 113-34 victory over Lebanon in the second contest.
The final three games were a bit tougher, defeating Japan 79-67 on the final day of group play. Then, Australia took down Korea 86-73 in the semifinals and beat Japan again 88-79 in the championship.
Ellis played at Purdue from 2021-24, transferring in from Cal Poly. In three seasons, she averaged 12.4 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game for the Boilermakers.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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