BALLARAT SELECTED TO HOST JOINT 2019 UNDER-14 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Ballarat Basketball last hosted the Under-18 Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup in 2015 and also hosted the Under-14 Girls Club Championships in 2013 but next year will see them run the Under-14 Boys for the first time ever. The Australian Under-14 Club Championships provide the only…
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Montmorency set for $16m post-election basketball development The Labor Government will invest more than $16 million to build the major new sporting complex at Montmorency Secondary College – expanding the current two-court stadium into a five-court stadium with additional seating, change rooms and meeting rooms. A 1600-person show court will be a great benefit to…
AUS INDIGENOUS ALL STARS EAGER TO CONTINUE TRANS-TASMAN DOMINANCE The Apunipima All Stars will head across the ditch this September to face the New Zealand Maori Men’s National Team in 3-games hosted across North Island city’s Hamilton and Tauranga. The national representative lineup featuring Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander basketball talent, will be out…
AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL STARS JOIN USA LEGEND ALLAN HOUSTON AT BOOMERS V USA BASKETBALL TICKET LAUNCH This historic series between two basketball powerhouses will be played at Etihad Stadium on August 22 and 24, 2019. Houston, a two-time NBA All Star and member of the USA Men’s Basketball teams that won gold in Sydney 2000 and…
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ROLLERS EARN BRONZE AT 2018 IWBF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Following a closely fought first half, Iran began to pull away in the opening minutes of the third term and following a few costly turnovers from Australia, Iran had opened up a game-high six-point lead. The Rollers had also missed a couple of three-pointers but Tom O’Neill-Thorne…
GLIDERS COMPLETE 2018 WORLD CHAMPS ON A HIGH WITH VICTORY OVER BRAZIL The game provided a real contest for the Gliders and while they looked to be sitting pretty with a double-digit lead late in the third quarter, Brazil made them work for the victory right until the final siren. They trimmed a 13-point deficit…
ROLLERS SET TO BATTLE FOR 2018 WORLD CHAMPS BRONZE AFTER LOSS TO USA While the USA were the better team on the day, the scoreline ultimately flattered them with the Rollers taking the contest right up to the 2016 Rio gold medalists throughout the game. However, Australia could not get enough stops at the defensive…
AUSTRALIAN UNDER-16 CHAMPS HEADING TO DARWIN FOR FIRST TIME EVER IN 2019 The Under-16 Championships provide the first true opportunity for junior Australian athletes to represent their state and are a vital aspect of the pathway towards national representation. This will be the first time that Darwin has hosted a state-based Australian Championship having previously…
Basketball Australia Position on SEABL In that meeting, the BA Directors considered a proposal from a group of SEABL Clubs that asked whether BA would support the SEABL returning to a management model where the League is managed by the Clubs. At a meeting of SEABL Clubs on 18 August ahead of the SEABL Grand…