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CROCS ENTER ROUND OF 16 IN GROUP A’S SECOND SPOT AT FIBA U17 WORLD CUP That means the Aussies will take on third place from Group B, likely to be Serbia or Mali, in the crossover game tomorrow with the tournament now entering a knockout phase. Heading into their final clash of the group stage,…

GLIDERS COMPLETE FINAL WARM-UP BEFORE 2018 IWBF WORLD CHAMPS The series was initially intended to be a four-nation tournament but Canada were a late omission which meant the Australians took on the USA and Netherlands in three games each over three days. With the side that has been officially announced as the Gliders team for…

STATEMENT ON WORLD CUP QUALIFIER IN PHILIPPINES “Basketball Australia deeply regrets the incident in tonight’s match between the Boomers and the Philippines in Manila. We are extremely disappointed with what happened and our role in it. “This is not the spirit in which sport should be played and certainly not in the spirit in which…

SAD NIGHT CONCLUDES BOOMERS FIBA WC QUALIFIERS FIRST ROUND Tensions flared in the third quarter and in the aftermath of the brawl, 13 players in total were ejected. That left the Philippines with just three on court and while the game continued momentarily, intentional fouls from the remaining Filipino players eventually ended the game before…

NBA GLOBAL ACADEMY TO HOST SECOND NBA ACADEMY GAMES AND BA PROSPECTS CAMP The series of exhibition games will feature prospects from the NBA Academies in Australia, China, India, Mexico and Senegal, along with five teams comprised of 50 top prospects from Australia, including BA’s Centre of Excellence team. The event will be open to…

CROCS FOLLOW NAIL-BITING WIN WITH HEARTBREAKING LOSS AT 2018 FIBA U17 WORLD CUP After a 27-17 opening quarter that was punctuated by a Josh Bannan dunk (although the landing needed some work), the Crocs looked to be in control for most of the contest and had extended their lead to 11 at three-quarter time. Nice…

CROCS WIN NAIL-BITER TO START FIBA UNDER-17 WORLD CUP After a tight beginning that saw both teams trying to settle into the groove of an international competition, Kobe Williamson was the spark with six first-quarter points. Joel Capetola then recorded a dunk off a steal and Luke Travers hit a lay-up on the buzzer to…