CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ROUND 8 RECAP The men began the weekend with a heartbreaking loss to the Diamond Valley Eagles despite putting together a 35-point final quarter that saw Josh Bannan (15 points) score the first eight of the term before Hunter Clarke and Hunter Goodrick (18 points combined) nailed three’s of their own. Trailing…
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Australia sweeps 3×3 Asia Cup Winning their way through the group stage on Friday, both teams finished the tournament undefeated with five consecutive victories. The all-Victorian quartet of Bec Cole, Maddie Garrick, Alice Kunek and Hanna Zavecz represented the Australian women and they narrowly beat New Zealand and host nation China in their group stage….
GOLDEN SWEEP FOR AUSTRALIA AT 2019 FIBA 3X3 ASIA CUP Australian Women: Beginning their day against the Philippines in the Quarter-Final, it took the Aussies 80 seconds to get on the board as they found themselves down 1-4 early. Alice Kunek had a significant height advantage under the rim though and she used it to…
DEVILS BOUNCE BACK TO BOOK 2019 IWBF U25 WORLD CHAMPS SEMI-FINAL SPOT Annabelle Lindsay set the tone, scoring the first six points of the game and ten of Australia’s first 12. She almost had a double-double by quarter-time, absolutely stuffing the stat-sheet with 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks as…
DEVILS FINISH SECOND IN GROUP STAGE BEFORE U25 WORLD CHAMPS QUARTER-FINALS Despite the loss, the Devils still finished the group stage in second spot and will now face South Africa in the Quarter-Finals on Sunday. Against the USA, Australia were jumped by a 4-20 opening term and more pain was inflicted before half-time as they…
AUSSIE MEN AND WOMEN ADVANCE TO 2019 FIBA 3X3 ASIA CUP FINALS Australian Men: Beginning their title defence against South Korea who had advanced into the main draw via the qualifying stage, the Aussie men faced a physical battle, even by 3×3 standards. Korea jumped out to an early 4-1 lead but Tom Wright (ten…
DEVILS TROUNCE TURKEY IN SECOND GAME OF U25 WORLD CHAMPS Australia set the tone at the defensive end in the opening term and never looked back, leading from start to finish while holding their opponents to 26% shooting. The Devils held Turkey scoreless in the first quarter and at the other end, Mary Friday hit…
DEVILS DEFEAT GERMANY TO OPEN U25 WORLD CHAMPS CAMPAIGN A strong defensive performance and a domination on the defensive glass set up the victory, as the Devils held Germany to 26% shooting while finishing with a 41-18 edge in defensive rebounds. Annabelle Lindsay and Teisha Shadwell (12 points, 11 rebounds, four assists) had the Devils…
National Volunteer Week We all lead busy lives, but we see over the course of generations there always remains that driving force to give back to basketball. The pure energy associated with parents, players, friends and family to make sure our game thrives. Their efforts serve the greater good and this is the essence of…
BOOMERS ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR 2019 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP That team will also compete in the four warm-up games prior to the FIBA World Cup against Canada in Perth on August 16 and 17 and USA Basketball in Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on August 22 and 24. Following a record year in the NBA in…