BOOMERS MAKE ONE CHANGE FOR FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER VS. KAZAKHSTAN The Boomers will complete the fourth window of qualifiers against Kazakhstan and a victory would all but secure their place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup with four qualifying games still remaining after Monday night. Goulding will replace Jesse Wagstaff and returns as the…
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INJURY FORCES CHANGE TO CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS FIBA WORLD CUP TEAM Lavey, a 2014 World Championship bronze medalist and Rio Olympian, is currently on her way to join the team in Spain. The Opals will play two final warm-up games against China and Spain or Japan as well as a closed pick-up game against…
CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS CONTINUE TO BUILD MOMENTUM TOWARDS FIBA WORLD CUP After splitting their games in France against the host nation and Latvia, the Opals travelled to Istanbul to face the team they defeated in the bronze medal playoff at the 2014 World Cup. In that meeting, Australia began the game with a 17-0…
Talking Split Season 4, Ep 7 – Michele Timms Talking Split is back! This week we have the privilege of being joined by Australian basketball royalty – Australian Opal, WNBL and WNBA star Michele Timms. She jumps in to talk about her extensive playing career around the world and also her coaching pathway in China…
BOOMERS TIP OFF FIBA WC QUALIFIERS SECOND ROUND BY CRUSHING QATAR With an obvious edge from the opening tip, the Boomers never looked like dropping the game and led by 16 points at half-time but an incredible third quarter and a 27-0 run officially put the contest beyond Qatar’s reach. Angus Brandt (nine points, seven…
SportsLink International providing official tours for 2019 China FIBA World Cup If you are interested in following the Boomers in China, you can register your interest with SportsLink International at the following link: 2019 FIBA MENS WORLD CUP – Tour Interest Full details on the event and the tour are outlined below. FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP…
BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA MOVES TO NEW DIGITAL HOME AT .BASKETBALL Basketball Australia is shifting to its new home at www.australia.basketball while the four national men’s and women’s teams will transition to boomers.basketball, opals.basketball, gliders.basketball and rollers.basketball. This follows the world governing body’s move to FIBA.basketball in late 2017 with .basketball now the top level domain name…
CHEMIST WAREHOUSE WNBL RETURNS TO FREE-TO-AIR TV IN LANDMARK DEAL BETWEEN FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA AND SBS Arriving in time for the 2018/2019 season, the deal will see FOX SPORTS continue to broadcast and stream one game a week, plus every finals game live, ad-break free and in HD with SBS signing on as the Leagues…
2018 UNDER-14 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS RELEASED Find the draw for the Under-14 Boys here and the Under-14 Girls here. This year, the Under-14 Girls Championships will be held in Shepparton while the Under-14 Boys will be hosted by Kilsyth with 24 teams going head-to-head in each tournament. Pool games run through the first two days…
WHITCOMB REPLACES INJURED MITCHELL IN CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN OPALS FIBA WORLD CUP TEAM Held in Tenerife, Spain from September 22-30, the Opals are currently preparing for the tournament in Europe with a series of warm-up games. Whitcomb, who became a naturalised citizen earlier this year, will join the team once her WNBA commitments with the…