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OPALS PREVAIL OVER CANADA AT GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES The Opals jumped out of the blocks with the first ten points of the game and never trailed although Canada did fight back to take the third quarter while they also out-rebounded the Aussies. Both will be areas of focus for coach Sandy Brondello heading into…

AUSTRALIA CLAIM 2018 ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT SILVER MEDAL Following their brilliant performance in the Semi-Final against Italy, Australia could not keep pace with Germany who were the only team to get the better of the Australians during the group stage as well. Samson Froling set the tone with seven early points and Australia trailed by…

BOOMERS CLINCH THRILLER OVER NZ IN COMMONWEALTH GAMES GROUP STAGE The Tall Blacks owned a five-point lead at half-time and a two-point lead at three-quarter time but the Boomers ran over the top of them with a 21-14 final term with Nick Kay proving to be the hero. He drilled 4-4 from the three-point line,…

CROCS ENTER FIBA U16 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD MEDAL PLAYOFF The Aussies claimed a wire-to-wire 86-61 victory to book a spot in the gold medal playoff on the back of a stunning offensive performance from their starting five. Tamuri Wigness set the tone in the first term, scoring seven points before the first break and he…

GOLD MEDAL BECKONS FOR AUSTRALIA AT ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT It was a battle between the second best offence and Australia’s tournament-best defence in the Semi-Final and the Aussies suffocated Italy with a brilliant defensive display. They won every quarter convincingly, holding Italy to 28% shooting while the competition’s leading scorer, Federico Miaschi tallied half of…

BOOMERS AND OPALS CRUISE ON OPENING DAY OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES Boomers vs. Canada Australia had a distinct age advantage against Canada whose oldest player is 24 while the Boomers’ youngest, Mitch Norton, is 25, and that experience eventually won out as the home side cruised to a 95-55 victory. Every player received significant court time…

CROCS QUALIFY FOR U17 WORLD CUP AND EARN SPOT IN U16 ASIAN SEMI’S After cruising through the group stage, Australia came up against a determined Korean side whose tough defence, combined with a poor shooting night from the Crocs, almost saw them pull of an upset. With so much on the line, it was a scrappy…

AUSTRALIA BOOK SEMI-FINAL BERTH AT ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT Not for the first time in the tournament, the Aussies found themselves in a battle through the opening stanza as Turkey scored the first eight points of the game but Samson Froling was able to settle them before Josh Gatbel (nine points, seven rebounds) brought some life…

NBL AND WNBL STARS HEADLINE 3X3 ASIA CUP TEAMS Held from April 27-May 1 in Shenzhen, China, the Australian women are the defending Champions while the men previously took home bronze. Both will be guided by head coach David Biwer this year. The women’s team will see the return of Carlie Smith, an integral part…

GET TO KNOW THE BOOMERS AND OPALS COMMONWEALTH GAMES TEAMS AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS Six NBL clubs are represented by the Boomers Commonwealth Games team with only Cam Gliddon’s recent departure from the Cairns Taipans keeping every Australian club from being featured. Chris Goulding and Nathan Sobey will put aside hostilities following the NBL Grand Final series…