AUSTRALIAN MEN & WOMEN QUALIFY FOR FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP Coming into Day Two, the women held a 2-0 record while the men recorded a 1-1 split, falling to host nation Puerto Rico in a hard-fought, physical game. With only the top three place getters qualifying for the World Cup, the second day of competition…
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EMERGING ROLLERS FINISH 4TH AT FAZZA TOURNAMENT IN DUBAI The Rollers began their tournament with a hard-fought four-point victory over South Africa. With the two teams trading baskets throughout the first half, a couple of poor decisions and a lack of safety enabled South African to go into the half-time break with a four-point lead….
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO STAY IN MELBOURNE FOR THREE MORE YEARS The School Championships are the largest event on the Australian Junior Championship calendar and have grown exponentially in recent years. The number of team registrations has risen from 122 to 170 over the past three years while 2018 saw the record broken with 2,000…
ONE MILLION AUSTRALIANS ARE BASKETBALLERS Ranked in the top 10 overall participation sports and physical activities with 1,017,968 participants, Basketball is also the second-most popular organised team sport behind football. The AusPlay survey is Australia’s largest and most comprehensive sport and physical activity survey and has been conducted by Sport Australia since 2015. Its aim…
FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Cup Qualifier Preview 3X3 Hustle have previewed our women’s chances of qualifying for the FIBA 3X3 World Cup in Amsterdam! Bec Cole, Marena Whittle, Keely Froling and Alice Kunek will lead the Australian charge in Puerto Rico this weekend, as they look to stamp their ticket to June’s World Cup in…
FIBA 3×3 Men’s World Cup Qualifier Australian Preview 3×3 Hustle have previewed our men’s chances of qualifying for the FIBA 3X3 World Cup in Amsterdam! The four-man group of Andrew Steel, Tom Wright, Tim Coenraad and Greg Hire have never played together. Steel and Wright have an in-built chemistry from past national tours and playing…
AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME- TROY SACHS Born without a tibia and a deformed foot, Sachs’ right leg was amputated below the knee at two and a half years old. That did not hamper his love of sport though and as a junior, Sachs made representative teams in able-bodied soccer, athletics, volleyball and basketball before…