Teenage sensation Sitaya Fagan has been given her first Opals call-up as coach Sandy Brondello turns her focus towards the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Fagan made headlines when she received 27 scholarship offers from some of the best women's college basketball programs in the US last year, the most by an Australian female ever.

But ahead of her first season with the University of Southern California, Brondello has thrust the 18-year-old into the Opals squad for their upcoming two-game series against World Cup silver medallists China in July at Melbourne's John Cain Arena.

Fagan isn't the only new name to receive a call-up after former Sydney Flames young gun Bonnie Deas was given the nod after a stellar college season with the University of Arkansas.

The squad announcement comes as Brondello looks to finalise her 12-player roster for the World Cup in Germany beginning in September, and the Australians' final home series against their Asian rivals will provide the perfect audition for players to make their case.

The Opals will be without most of their WNBA stars who helped them sweep the World Cup qualifiers in March, with Cayla George, Chloe Bibby, Steph Reid and Zitina Aokuso the only players from that squad selected to take the court in July.

Experienced forward Darcee Garbin returns to the national team for her first appearance in two years following the birth of her daughter.

After being waived from their respective WNBA clubs, Ally Wilson (Washington Mystics), Alex Fowler (New York Liberty) and Maddy Rocci (Toronto Tempo) come into the squad.

Despite being called up for the initial 19-player squad for the qualifying tournament, veteran forward Sara Blicavs has missed the cut.

OPALS TEAM FOR CHINA SERIES:

Zitina Aokuso, Amy Atwell, Chloe Bibby, Isabelle Bourne, Bonnie Deas, Abbey Ellis, Sitaya Fagan,Alex Fowler, Alicia Froling, Darcee Garbin, Cayla George, Steph Reid, Maddy Rocci, Alex Wilson, Courtney Woods.