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2019 UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP- DAY 3 For a full review of the Day 3 games as well as the draws, ladders and top performers, click here. A couple of teams have made their move at the midway point of the group stage as they aim to assert themselves in their respective pools. Vic Metro, the…

LAURETTA CLAUS TO REVIEW GAMES FOR STATISTICIANS PANEL AT 2019 FIBA WORLD CUP Claus brings years of statistician experience to the FIBA World Cup, held in China from August 31 – September 15. “I am very excited to be offered this opportunity by FIBA and I am proud of the fact that we have some…

DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR EMERGING OPALS AND BOOMERS AT WORLD UNI GAMES Emerging Opals Australia and Portugal entered their Semi-Final clash with unbeaten records, both having won all four games leading up to the penultimate game. Neither team was willing to give an inch in a hard-fought game but despite trailing at every break, the Emerging…

AusChamps – Weekend Review Victoria Metro Boys   Game 1- Victoria Metro 90 defeated Tasmania 49   Vic Metro have started the tournament in dominant fashion, with a massive win over Tasmania. The boys got off to a slow start and found themselves trailing at quarter time before evening things up going into half time….

EMERGING OPALS EDGE PAST CHINESE TAIPEI IN WORLD UNI GAMES QUARTER-FINAL Australia led for almost the entire contest but Chinese Taipei were never far away, threatening with several runs before time eventually ran out for a comeback. As has been the case for most of the tournament, the Emerging Opals front court did the damage…

2019 UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP- DAY 2 For a full review of the Day 2 games as well as the draws, ladders and top performers, click here. The ladders are beginning to take shape in each competition with Qld South making a statement in Pool A for the boys, defeating SA Metro by 12 points after…

EMUS FINISH FIBA U19 WORLD CUP ON THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK Australia were completely dominant in the paint, doubling up Greece on the boards and pulling down 19 offensive rebounds to own an 18-7 edge in second chance points and a 40-20 edge in points in the paint. Defensively they were just as impressive, holding Greece…

2019 UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP- DAY 1 For a full review of the Day 1 games as well as the draws, ladders and top performers, click here. Competition has tipped off in Darwin following yesterday morning’s opening ceremony and the SA Metro boys are off to a hot start in Pool A with consecutive wins on…

EMERGING BOOMERS CLINCH QUARTER-FINAL SPOT AT 2019 WORLD UNI GAMES After a slow start to the tournament that saw them drop their opening game against Israel, the Emerging Boomers have dealt with Mexico by 43 points and the Czechs by 29 to finish Pool A in second spot. Dejan Vasiljevic (21 points) lit the fuse…

EMUS DEAL WITH LATVIA FOR SECOND TIME AT FIBA U19 WORLD CUP The Emus were made to work for the win as Latvia threatened with a couple of significant runs throughout the contest but a 30-10 opening term proved too much to overcome as Australia consistently owned at least a double-digit edge. Offensive rebounds and…