CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE WELCOMES 2018 SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS In the men’s program, Hunter Goodrick from New South Wales and Alex Ducas (Western Australia) have earned full year scholarships with Ducas graduating from the NBA Global Academy where he spent 2017. Kody Stattmann (Queensland) has joined for a half-year scholarship while Kane Waters (WA) will become a…
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BOOMERANGS AND PEARLS CLAIM MEDALS AT INAS WORLD CHAMPS The men’s team, the Boomerangs, played in a regular 5×5 tournament with six teams in contention while the Pearls sent two teams to the women’s tournament to take on France in a 3×3 tournament. Through the pool stage, each women’s team played four games and Australia…
TWO FROM TWO AS BOOMERS DISMISS JAPAN IN FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Coming out firing in the first quarter, it was a back and forth affair from both sides with Australia struggling to deal with the pace of Japan and the shooting Makoto Heijima as well as the size of Ira Brown, testing the Boomers’…
WALKER TO REPLACE BRANDT FOR BOOMERS FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER IN ADELAIDE From a broader squad of 24 submitted to FIBA before the qualifiers, the Boomers have brought Walker into the team for their first game on home soil since the Farewell Series prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics. A team mate of Brandt’s at…
BOOMERS PROVE TOO STRONG FOR CHINESE TAIPEI IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER OPENER In a game touted to be a tough match-up at the best of times for Chinese Taipei, Australia’s size and strength proved to be too much for the undersized hosts. Matt Hodgson (eight points, four rebounds) continued his form from the FIBA Asia…
BV Coaching Podcast Episode 5 – Offensive Systems Basketball Victoria coaches Rob Coulter, Justin Schueller and Mike Czepil are talking about Offensive systems for athlete skill development, what you teach, why you teach it, and how it benefits the players’ long term ability to play the game. U14 Dandenong Rangers Boys Coach – Nick Mihai…
SOBEY SET FOR BOOMERS DEBUT IN FRONT OF ADELAIDE FAITHFUL The road to the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China begins on November 24 when the Boomers take on Chinese Taipei before they return home to host Japan in Adelaide on November 27 to complete the first window of the qualifiers. Purchase your tickets for…
GRADUATING ATHLETES ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 MEN’S PROGRAM Three players have completed their scholarships at the CoE in Mate Colina, Matthew Johns and Callum Beard. In 2016, Colina represented Australia at the Under-17 World Championships where the Crocs finished seventh while he has also verbally committed to the University of Hawaii. Johns was a team mate…
RETURNING CoE ATHLETES NAMED FOR 2018 WOMEN’S PROGRAM Two Victorians in Kobe King-Hawea and Eliza Hollingsworth as well as two athletes from New South Wales in Isabel Palmer and Shyla Heal will continue their scholarships next year as well as Taylor Mole (Tasmania), Isabelle Bourne (ACT) and Ashlee Hannah (Queensland). “We have had the privilege…
BV Coaching Podcast Ep 4 – Session Planning Basketball Victoria coaches Rob Coulter, Justin Schueller and Mike Czepil speak about planning for sessions, while the team also check in with Helping Hoops founder Adam McKay to speak about how they use basketball to allow those less fortunate to flourish off the court. The Podcast is…