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AUSTRALIAN ROLLERS TO HOST EXHIBITION GAME IN DARWIN The game, at the Darwin Basketball Stadium from 7pm on September 12, will include experienced players and those newer to the sport. They will be on Team Tom or Team CJ in what should be a competitive encounter. The duo have both rep­resented Australia, and O’Neill-Thorne participated…

Open Letter to Women and Girls of the Basketball Community Women’s Health Week was founded by the Jean Hailes organisation in 2013 and is an annual health awareness campaign to highlight the importance of maintaining good health and wellbeing and preventing future health problems for women and girls in Australia. It is an organisation I…

Week 1 Bulla Local Heroes winner announced! Andrew was nominated by Amber McManus who said, “Andrew Cipriano and his wife Maddy have five children and they all live and breathe basketball. Andrew is heavily involved with Southern Peninsula Basketball Association, including the development of young players in the VJBL, and their two eldest boys who…

2021 Victorian State Team Coaches and Staff Announced Basketball Victoria has selected an array of new and familiar coaches to the head coaching positions in 2021, greatly highlighting the coaching depth we have across the state.   Returning to the Victorian coaching line-up is legendary three-time Olympic coach and NBL champion coach Brendan Joyce who will coach our Victoria Under-20…

COE FAREWELLS 2020 GRADUATES Joshua Bannan (VIC), Hunter Clarke (ACT), Aly Khalifa (EGYPT-NBA Global Academy), Kelsey Rees (SA), Lucas Schmidt (QLD), and Wil Tattersall (VIC) have all completed their programs at the CoE in Canberra and will now progress onto new career pathways in elite basketball. The Graduates of 2020 At 19 years, Josh Bannan…