News

Free Wheelchair Basketball Clinics to be held in Geelong and Warrnambool The clinics are part of Basketball Australia’s Wheelchair Pathways initiative to encourage people of all ages to get involved in wheelchair basketball. Tom Kyle, Basketball Australia’s Pathways Manager of Wheelchair Basketball, said that he’s thrilled about the new programs. “We at Basketball Australia are…

Chemist Warehouse Australian Opals to Travel to France for FIBA Olympic Qualifier The official draw for the tournament was confirmed by FIBA on Thursday November 28. The 16 women’s teams were split into four groups of four, with the Opals having been drawn alongside France, Puerto Rico and Brazil. The Opals are currently sitting 2nd…

Australian Boomers Announce New Coach Ahead of Tokyo Olympics Basketball Australia (BA) can today announce that the Australian Men’s Basketball Team, the Australian Boomers, have undergone a transition of its coaching staff with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Brett Brown appointed as the national team’s new Head Coach. Brown replaces the outgoing Andrej Lemanis who has been…

Victorians selected for Australian Rollers and Gliders Victorian trio Jannik Blair, Bree Mellberg and Australian debutant Teisha Shadwell have earned their spots in the Australian men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams respectively and will head over to Pattaya, Thailand for the event, held from 27 November to 8 December. 16-year-old Teisha Shadwell, who has starred…

Australian Rollers Ready For Tokyo 2020 Paralympic AOZ Qualifying Tournament The Australian Rollers have selected their team for the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championships to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from the 27 November to December 8, 2019. The IWBF Asia-Oceania championships will form the qualification tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with three positions available…

Australian Gliders Ready For Tokyo 2020 Paralympic AOZ Qualifying Tournament Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the Australian Gliders team for the 2019 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from November 27 to December 8, 2019. The Gliders will be competing against seven other countries from the Asia-Oceania Zone (AOZ) and will…

Basketball Victoria extends partnership with Goodlife Through the partnership, BV staff will be keeping fit across the chain’s rapidly expanding network of leading health and fitness facilities across the state. Goodlife will be recognised as BV’s Official Healthy Lifestyles Partner, with the aim of encouraging employee health and wellbeing. Goodlife will also be providing access…

Basketball Australia and Spalding Continue to Play Ball Basketball Australia is pleased to announce it has signed a new multi-year partnership agreement with premium sporting goods brand Spalding. The renewed partnership will see Basketball Australia and Spalding’s relationship enter its 10th year in 2020. Under the agreement, Spalding will continue to be the official basketball…

Enter the BV Aussie Hoops / South East Melbourne Phoenix Photo Competition! The post Enter the BV Aussie Hoops / South East Melbourne Phoenix Photo Competition! appeared first on Basketball Victoria. The post Enter the BV Aussie Hoops / South East Melbourne Phoenix Photo Competition! appeared first on Basketball Victoria. Basketball Victoriahttp://basketballvictoria.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-bv-fav-32×32.png Powered by WPeMatico

The Australian Spinners U23 Junior Men travel to the Kitakyushu Cup Tournament in Japan The Australian Spinners U23 Junior Men wheelchair basketball travel party has been selected to take part in the Kitakyushu Cup Tournament in Japan from 21 – 24 November. Spinners Head Coach Brad Ness selected 12 athletes to head to Fukuoka, Japan…