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Golden opportunity: Boomers face Spain in FIBA World Cup semi-final Written by Oliver Kay For the Boomers, the time is now. Under the shining lights of the FIBA World Cup, Australia has proven its ability to rise to the occasion, a squad more than capable of matching it with the World’s best. Standing in their…

Boomers shake off slow start to advance to FIBA World Cup semi-final Written by Kane Pitman.  Australia shook off a rough first half to pull away from the Czech Republic on Wednesday night, eventually winning 82-70, recording their sixth straight victory at the tournament. Patty Mills once again led scoring for the Boomers, pouring in…

Boomers combine physicality with finesse to find success at FIBA World Cup Written by Oliver Kay ‘Physical’ is not a new label for the Boomers. Being met with toughness is just par for the course when you face Australia, however, the current version is reminding the world they are much more than a team with…

2019 under-14 club championship draws released The games are to be held at the Ballarat Sports & Events Centre and the Mars Minerdome, with the local Ballarat Miners representing the boys, and the Ballarat Rush in the girl’s section. Highlighting the strength of junior basketball Australia wide, all eight states and territories will be represented…

Boomers come from behind to topple France in thrilling finish Written by Kane Pitman. Patty Mills came up with the game clinching play, stealing an inbound pass with 4.4 seconds left, robbing France of the chance for a potential game winning shot attempt and Mitch Creek was subsequently fouled with just 0.9 seconds left. He…

Australia v France: Boomers set for collision course with lethal French duo Written by Oliver Kay Nothing is easy in the FIBA World Cup and Australia’s next opponent is proof of that. France will be the Boomers toughest challenge yet in a must-win game that will have far-reaching consequences once the knockout stage begins. With…

Still undefeated: Boomers move to 4-0 with win over the Dominican Republic Written by Kane Pitman. “[It’s] always good to come away with a win, we always knew it was going to be a tough game. Just the way that the Dominican Republic play, they play an aggressive style of basketball and they get after…

Boomers size advantage against Dominican Republic set to play key role Written by Oliver Kay Baynes was nothing short of dominant against Lithuania on Thursday night. Finishing with 21 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and a block, he gave exactly the performance a rebound-starved Boomers team needed. “[Baynes] always seems to get up for playing…

Clutch Boomers come up huge in thrilling win over Lithuania “That was a great game between two very good teams who play a nice brand of basketball. It was always going to be tight; it was always going to be a tussle. Really proud of our group for managing to find a way when things…

Group H showdown – Boomers v Lithuania Written by Oliver Kay The winner of Group H will be decided on Thursday night when 2-0 Australia square up against 2-0 Lithuania. Both teams have already booked their tickets for the second round, but results do carry over from Group H, meaning a lot will be at…