News

Champions Cup 2019 – Grand Final Review Senior Boys- Rowville Secondary College 76 defeated Box Hill Senior 73 in Overtime Rowville Secondary College outlasted Box Hill in an overtime thriller to claim the Senior Boys Championship. Rowville took a seven point advantage into the final break before Box Hill stormed home to level things up…

Ezi Magbegor: Hard work pays off as WNBA and Tokyo 2020 dreams await Written by Kane Pitman. With a FIBA Women’s World Cup silver medal and two Chemist Warehouse WNBL seasons under her belt, the then 19-year-old was on the fast track to the best league in the world, it was just a matter of…

2020 Victorian Ivor Burge tryout dates announced The 2020 Australian Under-20 Junior Championships and Ivor Burge Championships will be held from 5- 9 February at the AIS in Canberra. REGISTRATION INFORMATION – IVOR BURGE MEN Head Coach for Ivor Burge Men 2020 is Ryan Holloway Assistant Coaches are Rob Roberts and Glen Jordan. The Ivor…

Chemist Warehouse Opals start FIBA Womens Asia Cup in dominant fashion Finishing with an extraordinary eight players in double-digit scoring, the Opals shared the load throughout the four-quarter performance. Ezi Magbegor stuffed the box score against the Philippines to lead all scorers with 18 points, while also adding six rebounds, three blocks, two steals and…

FIBA 3×3 WWS: Australian women take gold in Tokyo Head coach Dave Biwer’s squad were dominant in the knockout stage of the tournament, comfortably beating Romania, Japan and the Netherlands on their way to the tournament victory.  QUARTER-FINAL: Australia 21 – Romania 10 The result of the quarter-final against Romania was never in doubt, with…

FIBA 3×3 WWS: Australia split first two games in Tokyo After defeating Japan 21-17, Dave Biwer’s squad was unable to come up with the win against the Netherlands, losing 21-12 to finish day one of the FIBA 3×3 Woman’s World Series event. The Australians were able to hold off a tough Japanese team, with a…

Chemist Warehouse Australian Opals announce team for FIBA Woman’s Asia Cup A team of 12 has been selected for the tournament, to be held from September 24-29. The Opals capped off training camp in winning style, defeating the Chinese national team, 98-63, in front of 3215 fans at AIS Arena on Thursday night. “It’s just…

Victorians selected for Under-16 Australian teams to compete at FIBA Asia Championships Newly appointed Bendigo Spirit WNBL mentor, Tracy York, and Melbourne United assistant coach, Justin Schueller, will lead the Australian teams set to contest upcoming FIBA Under-16 Asia Championships. York will lead the girls team as they look to qualify for the 2020 FIBA…

Under-16 Australian teams named for FIBA Asia Championships York will lead the girls team as they look to qualify for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 World Championships in Romania. The core of the gold medal winning team from the 2018 FIBA Oceania Championships returns, with the team needing to secure a top four position at the…

Chemist Warehouse Opals finish Canberra training camp with big win over China Written by Kane Pitman. AIS Arena was the venue for the Opals first game in the nation’s capital since 2013, as 3215 vocal fans enjoyed every minute of what was a fast-paced, physical, and highly skilled contest. “I thought we played pretty good….