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AUSSIES IN THE WNBA – 2019 SEASON Las Vegas Aces Liz Cambage After a period of uncertainty surrounding Cambage’s availability for the 2019 WNBA season, the Aussie star was traded to Las Vegas Aces last week. Following a record-breaking 2018 campaign which saw Cambage break the single-game all-time scoring record with a remarkable 53-point performance,…

DEVILS AIMING FOR THIRD STRAIGHT PODIUM AT IWBF U25 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Having named their team earlier this month, the Devils have departed for Suphanburi, Thailand where they will be one of eight teams vying for the Championship. The majority of the Australian team has experience in the WNWBL with the likes of Maryanne Latu, Jess…

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ROUND 7 RECAP Facing the 7-0 Miners on the road, the CoE men found themselves trailing by 11 points at quarter-time. However, they clawed their way back into the contest, making it a six-point game at the last change as they scored seven straight points going into the break. The CoE kept…

SEVERAL AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS APPOINTED TO UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS Joining the Australian Boomers at the FIBA World Cup in China between August 31 – September 15, Scott Beker and James Boyer have been named referees for the tournament. This will be the first men’s World Cup for both officials although Boyer refereed at last year’s FIBA…

Victorians selected for Australian 3×3 team Teams were announced today by Basketball Australia ahead of this year’s tournament, held in China from China between May 24-26. The women will be led by Australia’s number one 3×3 player in Bec Cole and she will be joined by Alice Kunek after they both helped their country qualify…

AUSTRALIA OUT TO DEFEND PODIUM FINISHES AT 2019 FIBA 3X3 ASIA CUP Tom Wright, who won gold at last year’s FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup, will be joined by Tim Coenraad and Greg Hire at this year’s tournament with the trio recently helping to qualify Australia for the 3×3 World Cup in June. The fourth team…

BEN SIMMONS COMMITS TO BOOMERS FOR 2019 FIBA WORLD CUP In a video post on Twitter, Simmons thanked the Philadelphia 76ers fans following the conclusion of the NBA season and announced his commitment to the Australian national team. “I want to announce I am going to be a Boomer for the upcoming events. Stay tuned,”…

SQUADS ANNOUNCED FOR FIBA UNDER-17 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS Competing in Noumea, New Caledonia between August 19-24, the Australian teams will be aiming to finish in the top two of the tournament to advance them to next year’s Under-18 Asian Championships which will give them the opportunity to qualify for the 2021 Under-19 World Cup. All 43…

Seven Victorians make 17-woman squad for Gems selection camp Jaz Shelley, Izzy Anstey, Chelsea D’Angelo, Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Gemma Potter, Lily Scanlon and Sara-Rose Smith were selected as part of the 17-woman squad, which will be whittled down to the final team following the final selection camp, held at the Centre of Excellence from May 30…

GEMS NARROW SQUAD FOR 2019 FIBA U19 WORLD CUP SELECTION CAMP 17 athletes will attend the camp and at the conclusion of the four days, the team will be selected for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 20-28. From this selection squad, nine players were involved in last…