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HELLO DELLY! MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA RETURNS TO CAVS Affectionately known as “Delly” to basketball fans, Dellavedova was a key member of the Cavs’ 2016 title team before he signed with the Bucks later that summer. He will also be a strong candidate for the Boomers’ team to contest the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, 2020…

AUSTRALIA COMPLETES DOUBLE WITH TWO GOLD MEDALS AT FIBA U15 OCEANIA CHAMPS Australian Girls: Completing their tournament undefeated, the girls once again proved far too strong for New Zealand with a 110-30 win, backing up their 60-point victory from the group stage. They set the tone with a 24-5 opening quarter, shutting down New Zealand’s…

AUSSIE BOYS QUALIFY FOR FIBA UNDER-16 ASIAN CHAMPS WITH WIN OVER PNG The win also advances them to the gold medal game at this tournament where they will take on New Zealand for the second time in three days. Australia were a little sluggish early against Papua New Guinea and trailed 4-8 midway through the…

2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5 RECAP Rowville Secondary College and Trinity College have taken home the Championship Division gold medals after two impressive performances on the last day of competition. Coming into the final, the unbeaten Rowville faced another undefeated side in Immanuel College but they flexed their muscle with their exceptional defence, holding…

AUS GIRLS QUALIFY FOR 2019 U16 ASIAN CHAMPS, BOYS SUFFER HEARTBREAKER VS. NZ Australian Girls: Following on from the boys’ double-header yesterday, the girls firstly met Fiji in the morning and set the tone with a 33-5 opening term before going on to win 141-15. The Aussies struggled to find their long-range shot, hitting only…

2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 4 RECAP At the end of four days of competition and with over 400 games played, all is in readiness for the last games tomorrow on the final day of the tournament. Lake Ginninderra will take on Trinity in the men’s Championship Division gold medal game while Immanuel will go…

2018 SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS LINKING THE PAST AND FUTURE The likes of SEABL, NBL and WNBL stars including Warwick Giddey, Brad Dalton, Joe Hurst, Eric Hayes, Tom Garlepp, Richard Hill, Deanna Smith, Shane McDonald, Tom Daly and Chris Hogan all feature as well as two-time Olympian with the Opals, Jenni Screen. She is helping to lead…

PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION AND BA ANNOUNCE HISTORIC FOUR-YEAR NATIONAL TEAMS AGREEMENT The Agreement – which runs until 2022 – represents the first formal partnership between the Players’ Association and BA in relation to the Chemist Warehouse Australian Opals and Boomers and provides best practice travel conditions, improved contract provisions and protections, comprehensive injury insurance, image licensing,…

2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3 RECAP The Semi-Finals are set in the Championship Division with Lake Ginninderra (silver medallists from last year) taking on Willetton (2017 bronze medallists) and Trinity meeting Rowville in the men’s. For the women, two teams that missed out on medals last year in Rowville and Willetton will face off…

AUSTRALIAN BOYS AND GIRLS STAY UNDEFEATED AT FIBA U15 OCEANIA CHAMPS Australian Boys: The Aussies hit the court in the morning to take on Fiji and while they took a half to settle into things yesterday, they showed no such signs today with an 11-0 run to begin the game. Despite Fiji getting on the…