Tasmania Jewels


The Tasmania Jewels are an Australian professional basketball team based in Hobart, Tasmania, who will enter the Women's [National Basketball League] in 2026.
The Jewels will be the first Tasmanian WNBL team since the Hobart Islanders, who last played in 1996.

History

In August 2025, the WNBL awarded Tasmania the ninth license, with the league expanding to nine teams for the 2026–27 season. On 1 December 2025, the club unveiled the team name of Tasmania Jewels, with the term jewel being a direct link to the queen ant and thus being a counterpart to the men's team, the Tasmania JackJumpers.