FIBA WORLD CUP GOLD MEDAL BECKONING AUSTRALIA AFTER SEMI-FINAL COMEBACK VS. SPAIN They will now battle the USA for the gold medal at 5am AEST on Monday morning as they seek to replicate their performance from 2006 when they were crowned FIBA World Cup Champions. After breezing through their first four games of the tournament,…
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CHEMIST WAREHOUSE OPALS STAY HOT WITH QF WIN OVER CHINA AT FIBA WORLD CUP The Opals will now await the result of Canada vs. Spain to find out their opponent in tomorrow night’s Semi-Final. They do know that they will compete for their fifth medal at the past six tournaments though, after winning bronze medals…
PREVIEW CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS FIBA WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL VS. CHINA Having advanced through the group stage undefeated, the Opals are enjoying a two-day break while China had to defeat Japan last night in a Quarter-Final qualifier to set up the clash with Australia. They will meet at 11pm AEST with the game scheduled to…
CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS ADVANCE DIRECTLY TO FIBA WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINALS Their 3-0 record through the group stage means that the Opals bypass a Quarter-Final qualification game tomorrow night and instead can sit back until Friday night to await their Quarter-Final opponent. The Opals had impressed offensively in their opening two games of the tournament…
Basketball Australia CEO Anthony Moore to Depart Moore, who has been in the role since October 2014, will finish at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on 27 October. Ned Coten, Basketball Australia Chair said, “Anthony has made a terrific contribution as CEO. He has played a major role in helping steer BA to improved financial…
2018 UNDER-14 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM LISTS REVEALED Find the Under-14 Boys team lists here and the Under-14 Girls team lists here. Running from October 1-6, the two competitions will see 24 teams go head-to-head with pool games held for the first two days before the clubs are split into Championship and Shield…
ARGENTINA NO MATCH FOR CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS AT 2018 FIBA WORLD CUP With Liz Cambage (24 points on 9-12 shooting) again setting the tone from the opening tip, the Opals were never bothered by Argentina and have now led for 100% of game-time in their two matches. Their team defence was outstanding, restricting Argentina…
CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUS OPALS SHINE IN OPENING GAME OF FIBA WORLD CUP After Bec Allen hit the opening jumper inside the first ten seconds, the Opals were never headed but Nigeria took it up to them in a physical encounter and harassed them for most of the game in a full-court press. Once Australia broke…
JENNA O’HEA APPOINTED CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS CAPTAIN FOR 2018 FIBA WORLD CUP One of the veterans of the team, O’Hea won a bronze medal with the Opals at the 2012 London Olympics and a gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games this year. She has also won two WNBL Championships with the Bulleen…