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UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP PREVIEW- SOUTH AUSTRALIA Under-18 Men’s SA Metro Team List: Ethan Bryan, Joel Dyer, Tyson Dyer, Sebastian Griffin, Benjamin Griscti, Fiston Ipassou, Keanu Rasmussen, Lewis Rowe, Kalani Sapwell, Mitchell Taine After a very strong Under-18’s tournament as a bottom-ager last year, Griffin returns to lead SA Metro with his work…

OPALS SQUAD LIST ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF FIRST CAMP FOR 2019 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…

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE NBL1 ROUND 2 UPDATE On Saturday night, the CoE men visited the Bendigo Braves and put together a 48-34 second half to prevail by 15 points. They then travelled to Diamond Valley and fought out a thriller against the Eagles on Sunday. Trailing by five points in the opening term, the CoE…

UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW- ACT Under-18 Men’s ACT Team List: Samuel Bates, Daniel Busing, Robert Emelifeonwu, Mamadou Fall, Harrison Matthew, Charlie Mellick, Charlie Potter, Jake Saunders, Henry Wallace, Airi Wolff. Coming off a Quarter-Final performance at last year’s Under-18 Australian Championships, ACT are now aiming to take it a step further in 2019. “Last year we…

UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP PREVIEW- Western Australia Under-18 Men’s WA Metro Team List: Joel Burton, Victor-Gabriel Chadinha, Elijah Hayden, Tyler Kohr, Blake Nielsen, Liam Patterson, Daniel Rogers, Nathan Snelgrove, Kane Waters, Jahrece White. The reigning champions, WA Metro broke an 18-year drought when they created history at last year’s Championships to win the…

AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS TO FACE CANADA BASKETBALL IN PERTH 16 & 17 AUGUST 2019 These two games will serve as important preparation ahead of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be contested in China from August 31 – September 15, where both teams have been drawn in Group H for this tournament. Presale tickets will…

TWO AUSSIES REMAIN AS NCAA TOURNAMENT HITS FINAL FOUR Written by Liam Ellison. No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 1 BaylorFriday April 5, Time TBA Morgan Yaeger (Oregon) – 4.4 points, five rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. The Oregon Ducks are into the Final Four after an 88-84 victory over Mississippi St in the Elite…

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE TIP OFF INAUGURAL NBL1 SEASON Opening their campaign with a 99-88 victory against the Rangers, the CoE men then fell just short of the Hawks and Cobras on Saturday and Sunday as they lost both games by an average margin of only eight points. “We are very pleased that so many of…