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JAPAN UPSETS BOOMERS TO END FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER WINNING STREAK With two new recruits, Rui Hachimura and Nicholas Fazekas, Japan were a different looking side compared to when Australia last met them in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in November but the Boomers were also boosted by the addition of NBA stars Matthew Dellavedova…

BV Coaching Podcast S3 Ep 10 – Australian Opal, Canberra Capital and beloved Bendigo-arian Kelsey Griffin Look no further, than Cki Porter the work experience student. Cki came loaded with research previously unmatched on the Talking Split podcast and brought a level of professionalism that Justin will struggle to live up to upon his return….

CROCS READY FOR 2018 FIBA UNDER-17 WORLD CUP TO GET UNDERWAY Held in Argentina from June 30-July 8, the Crocs (ranked ninth in the world) have been placed into Group A. They will take on the Dominican Republic (ranked 23rd), Turkey (sixth) and Puerto Rico (15th) in the group stage and while positive results will give…

SPORTSLINK INTERNATIONAL UNITES WITH BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA AS OFFICIAL TOUR PARTNER The agreement enables SportsLink International to offer fans the best experiences in witnessing upcoming international tournaments for all of Basketball Australia’s national teams. That includes the FIBA World Cup for the Opals later this year in Spain, the Boomers in China 2019, the IWBF World…

GLIDERS SET FOR REDEMPTION AT 2018 IWBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Gliders are coming off a disappointing 2014 World Championship campaign but will be looking to bounce back and improve on their bronze medal winning performances from 1994, 1998 and 2002. A six-game series against Germany on home soil, a five-game series in Tokyo against Japan…

GEMS CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR 2018 FIBA UNDER-18 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP The squad will assemble at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Canberra from August 6-8 as they set their sights on qualifying through the FIBA event in Bengaluru, India between October 28- November 3. Since the first camp in March, coach Dee Butler and her staff…

AUSTRALIAN ROLLERS SELECT TEAM FOR 2018 IWBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Advancing to the tournament by winning gold and finishing undefeated at the AOZ qualifiers last year, eleven members of that team will return for the Rollers in Germany. Following a tour to Tokyo earlier this month, Steven Elliott was identified as a young player that will…

FINAL TOUR UNDERWAY FOR GLIDERS PRIOR TO 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The American tour follows international series’ against Germany and a visit to Japan over the past few months with the Gliders gearing up for the World Championships to be held from August 16-26 in Hamburg, Germany. The six-game series will also give coach David Gould the…

DRMIC BROUGHT INTO BOOMERS TEAM AHEAD OF FIBA WC QUALIFIERS THIRD WINDOW Suffering an injury during their training camp in Melbourne over the weekend, Wagstaff and the Boomers coaching staff has made the decision to be cautious with the Perth Wildcats forward. Drmic, selected from the initial Boomers squad of 24, will join up with…

BV Coaching Podcast S3 Ep 9 – Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Deakin, Dr. Julia Walsh Look at her background in coaching, and also her work done in the Intellectual Disability space where she is the Head Coach of the Australian Boomerangs. We revisit some of the proposed rule changes from last week, and…