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Top 10 Games in FIBA 3×3 History The game is condensed, and scoring is different with anything inside the three-point line counting as one point, and beyond the perimeter counting at two points. However, the rules are simple, the first team to reach 21 points or the highest score after 10 minutes wins. The Australian…

Former CEO – Wayne Bird – Retires after 27 years of Service Former Chief Executive Officer and the Project Manager of the State Basketball Centre expansion – Wayne Bird, has retired from Basketball Victoria after 27 years of service to the Victorian basketball community.  Joining the team in 2002, Wayne lead the organisation for 11 years as CEO, although, Wayne’s relationship with Basketball Victoria started in the 1990’s when he was on the Board for 8 years looking after treasury.  …

COVID-19 – Updates to Aussie Hoops Program As the current environment evolves, Basketball Australia continues to prioritise the health and safety of the basketball community. Further to recent communications, Basketball Australia recommends all Term Three Aussie Hoops programs be suspended until further notice. Basketball Australia will not be accepting or processing Term Three registrations or…

COVID-19 – Updates to U16 Championships At this stage we are investigating the option of moving these championships to a different window, however, this has not yet been confirmed. We strongly recommend all States cease training their respective teams for the Australian Junior Championship effective immediately. We advise all teams, their families and supporters to…

CoE New Scholarship Athlete Announcement Kristen Veal, Head Coach of the Women’s Program, expressed that, “Alana Goodchild is a strong, versatile athlete with an excellent foundation to build upon.  Alana is a dynamic, high-achieving individual who will not only thrive in, but help drive the elite daily training environment.  Alana will certainly add to the…

Basketball in Regional Victoria Conference 2020 – Cancelled Basketball in Regional Victoria Conference 2020 – Cancelled Due to the current COVID-19 situation and the Stage-3 restrictions for Victoria, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Basketball in Regional Victoria Conference, scheduled for 27 and 28 June 2020 in Bendigo.  When restrictions are finally lifted and…

Paralympic Update – A message from our CEO As a result of the International Paralympic Committee’s announcements and previous statements by the Australian Paralympic Committee, Basketball Australia has commenced planning for the newley announced Paralympic games to be held in August-September Tokyo 2021.  We support this change and know it’s made in the best interests…