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U18 CHAMPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP PREVIEW- NEW SOUTH WALES Under-18 Men’s NSW Metro Team List: Ryan Abbott, Biwali Bayles, Kwabena Brefo, Clancy Bird, Angus Lake, Jack McWilliams, Robert Moore, Benjamin Moult, Joshua Pain, Michael Yoong. NSW Metro will bring a talented squad to Townsville for this year’s Championships and have three returning players to…

WORLD UNI GAMES MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COACHES ANNOUNCED Former NBL coach and FIBA Under-19 men’s gold medal coach Rob Beveridge will lead the men while FIBA Under-17 gold medal winning coach and former WNBL Coach of the Year Shannon Seebohm will take the reins of the women’s team. The World University Games will take place…

AUSSIES HIT NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET SIXTEEN By Liam Ellison. No. 1 Virginia vs No. 12 OregonMarch 29, 12:57pm AEDT Kody Stattmann (Virginia) – 1.7 points per game. As the #1 seed in the South section of the bracket, Virginia has taken care of business during the first two rounds of tournament play. Kody Stattmann has…

Chemist Warehouse WNBL and ABA secure minimum player payments increase Commencing in the 2019/20 season and running through to 2020/21, the agreement guarantees WNBL players a minimum base wage of $13,000 next season; representing a 73 per cent increase on last season. The increase in payments is part of the Minimum Conditions Agreement and continues…

UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW- NORTHERN TERRITORY Under-18 Men’s Northern Territory Team List: Dante Ah Sam, Mitchel Brauer, Will Burton, Lucas Duncan, Daniel Gabriel Yak, Michael Gilmore, Dirk Lawrie, Khori Mills-Richardson, Ned Stevens. Northern Territory will enter the Under-18 Championships with a group of familiar faces ready to try and shake up the 2019 tournament. Dante Ah…

CREEK AND WEAVER PREPARE FOR NBA G-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS The Long Island Nets have finished with the equal best record in the G-League, setting them up for a real run at the Championship and Aussies Mitch Creek and head coach Will Weaver are at the forefront of the title push. Weaver was recently announced as the…

2019 AUSTRALIAN U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP DRAW RELEASED Find the full draw here. Held in Townsville between April 13-20, the tournament will provide a significant boost to the community and city’s economy following the devastation of floods in February. Many of Australia’s future stars have been discovered at the Under-18 Championships and it…

DEVILS ARRIVE IN THAILAND FOR AOZ DEVELOPMENT CAMP Held from March 24-30, the camp features Isabel Martin (Victoria), Mary Friday (Western Australia), Georgia Bishop-Cash (Queensland), Maryanne Latu (New South Wales) and Taishar Ovens (Western Australia) as well as Queensland coaches Jenny Anderson (Rockhampton development coach) and Dave Hegerty (Devils assistant coach). All five players are…

UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP PREVIEW- VICTORIA Under-18 Men’s Victoria Metro Team List: Leyi Adebayo, Matt Debney, Joshua Giddey, Harry Johnson, Riley Simmons, Zac Taylor, Paul Tsapatolis, Mason Perry, Marcus Windhager. Bronze medallists at last year’s tournament, Vic Metro advanced to the Semi-Finals with an average winning margin of 58 points before WA Metro…

ATHLETES NAMED FOR 3X3 NATIONAL SELECTION CAMP The camp will be held in Melbourne from March 28-29 before the Puerto Rico qualifier is run between May 4-5 and if Australia are successful in the qualifier, they will travel to Amsterdam for the 3×3 World Cup between June 18-23. Three players ranked in the top 150…