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2019 UNDER-18 CHAMPS RECAP- DAY 2 For all the information from Day 2 of the competition including draws, ladders and top performers, click here. A couple of teams have made their moves at the Under-18’s and in Pool A for the men, three teams sit clear with 2-0 records. Vic Metro, Tas and NSW Metro…

2019 UNDER-18 CHAMPS RECAP- DAY 1 For all the information from Day 1 of the competition including draws, ladders and top performers, click here. With competition getting underway at the 2019 Under-18 Championships, QLD South men are off to a positive start with two victories on the opening day. They cracked the century mark in…

Shaniece Swain Leading Queensland North’s Home-Town Medal Tilt By Liam Ellison. Last year Swain played a major role in Queensland North’s Bronze medal while averaging a tournament-high 19.4 points to go along with 6.4 rebounds per game. As Queensland North faced NSW Metro in the Bronze Medal showdown, Swain starred for her team, dropping a…

SEVEN AUSSIES SET TO CONTEND IN THE 2019 NBA PLAYOFFS Ben Simmons and Jonah Bolden- Philadelphia 76ers3rd in East Conference The 76ers have reached the post-season for a second consecutive season and will now be aiming to progress further than their Conference Semi-Finals finish from last season. Simmons was a part of that run and…

OPALS ALANNA SMITH AND EZI MAGBEGOR SELECTED IN 2019 WNBA DRAFT Smith was taken at pick no. 8 while Magbegor was selected at no. 12 with the 2019 WNBA season set to tip off on May 25 Australian time. Coming off an incredible four-year college career at Stanford University which she capped off with a…

AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME- LANARD COPELAND Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Copeland found a love for basketball from a young age but when he did not make the cut for his high-school team, he was told to find other pursuits. Copeland persevered though and in 1985, he was offered a scholarship to Georgia State University…

UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP PREVIEW- QUEENSLAND Under-18 Men’s QLD North Team List: Ezekiel Corowa, Ethan Crees, Sean Heugh, Boston Mazlin, Callaway Parker, Richard Peachley, Harrison Pennisi, Ryan Pickering, Ky Stattmann, Mitchell Wright. A late omission for QLD North is Tamuri Wigness with the Australian Emu, who will compete at the Under-19 World Cup…

KODY STATTMANN CROWNED NCAA CHAMPION A freshman, Stattmann did not see any court time in the Championship game but played 18 matches through the season for 1.7 points per game while shooting 43% from the field. The victory is Virginia’s first in school history and the team also features New Zealand’s Jack Salt while Francisco…

3×3 OPENING UP ANOTHER AVENUE FOR KELSEY GRIFFIN Bec Cole, Tim Coenraad, Monique Conti, and Lucas Walker were just some of the names at the camp and three-time WNBL Champion Kelsey Griffin joined them to get her first real look at 3×3 basketball. While not participating on court to keep her body right ahead of…

Victorians named for Opals Gold Coast Camp The camp is the first step in a big year for the Opals that includes the 2019 FIBA Asia Cup and the start of the FIBA qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics and 2022 FIBA World Cup. Held from April 12-18, the Gold Coast camp will be followed by…