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GLIDERS NAME SQUAD TO HOST USA IN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT Since finishing sixth at the 2018 IWBF World Championships in Germany, the USA have had an injection of experienced 2016 Rio Paralympic campaigners in Rebecca Murray, Natalie Schneider, Megan Blunk and Darlene Hunter. They are also coming off a gold medal at the IWBF Under-25…

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ROUND 11 RECAP Against the Tigers on Saturday night, the CoE women pushed out to a 14-point lead at half-time but had to hold on against a rampaging Melbourne finish to prevail 66-64. The Tigers ended the game on a 17-5 run but time was on the CoE’s side and Monique Conti…

DISAPPOINTMENT FOR AUSTRALIA WITH 4TH PLACE FINISH AT 3X3 WORLD CUP They lost both games on the final day of competition, falling to China in an epic Semi-Final before France got the better of them in the bronze medal playoff. Throughout the tournament, China had been utilising their big centre, Zhang, to their advantage under…

AUSSIE WOMEN BOOK SEMI-FINAL AT 2019 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP Russia came into the contest as last year’s silver medalists as well as the 2017 Champions but Australia proved they were ready for the fight from the opening tip. Bec Cole dropped her defender to the ground with a crossover on the first possession of…

QUARTER-FINALS AWAIT AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT 2019 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP In their penultimate group stage game, the Aussies took on Japan whose speed bothered them early. After hitting their first four shots, Japan jumped out to a 5-2 lead but once Australia stepped up their defensive physicality, they quickly got back on track. Keely Froling’s…

SAVE THE DATE FOR 2019 COACHES CONFERENCE IN BALLARAT The annual Coaches Conference provides coaches from all around Australia with the opportunity to learn from leading presenters, share ideas with colleagues and gain exposure to some of the best practice techniques and methods of the global game. In what will be a huge week of…

2019 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP COMES TO AN END FOR AUSSIE MEN In their first game of the day, the reigning Asia Cup Champions in Australia took on the 2017 EuroCup gold medalists in Latvia. The Aussies had the first two points on the board but a few defensive lapses hurt them as Latvia managed…

Aussies Complete Double on Day Two of 3×3 World Cup First up the Australians faced Andorra, as they wasted no time in flexing their muscle. Bec Cole was effortlessly shaking defenders on the perimeter and finding her way to the hoop. Meanwhile, the size and strength of Cole and Kunek saw them dominate defensively over…

BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA WELCOME LAUREN JACKSON AND TAL KARP Olympian, lawyer and corporate consultant, Tal Karp, has also been engaged as Principal Advisor to Women in Basketball to support Ms. Jackson and Basketball Australia in developing a whole of sport strategy focusing on women and girls. A recent Basketball Australia Hall of Fame inductee, Ms. Jackson…