Basketball Australia News

TODD SPAIN OFFICAITES 150 GAMES ACHIEVING WNBL LIFE MEMBERSHIP Currently in the North Queensland hub where he is one of 14 referees officiating the 2020 season, Spain achieved the 150th milestone during the UC Capitals vs Perth Lynx game at Cairns Pop-Up Arena on Thursday 26 November. Spain started out with Eltham Basketball Association in…

FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers – Update Group C – which features Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Guam – along with Groups B and F, have had their games postponed due to challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Basketball Australia Executive GM, High Performance & National Teams, Jan Stirling said, “Against the backdrop of…

BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA AND WNBL PLAYERS AGREE TO FIRST EVER CBA The CBA establishes minimum professional standards for all players across the league and elevates women’s basketball in Australia to compete with the conditions for athletes from other sporting codes. The agreement includes: Standardised minimum wage rises for rostered and development players over the next three…

AUSTRALIA SET FOR FIBA ESPORTS OPEN SECOND EDITION Basketball Australia has committed to embark on another chapter with FIBA in this second Esports Open competition, after claiming the Oceania Conference Championship title in the inaugural competition played from June 19 – 21, 2020. Australia was one of the original 17 countries to participate and continue…

BRIAN GOORJIAN APPOINTED AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS HEAD COACH The six-time NBL Championship coach was selected from an outstanding field of candidates and will take the reins of the Boomers as they commence their nine-month preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to be contested 23 July – 8 August 2021. Goorjian is no stranger to the expectation…

BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA UNVEIL INAUGURAL INNOVATE RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN The release of the RAP during NAIDOC Week, where this year’s theme is “Always Was, Always Will Be”, outlines the course of action for the period November 2020 – November 2022, that specifically addresses the identified needs to support reconciliation. Though this RAP, BA will create opportunities…

BASKETBALL QUEENSLAND DELIVER PRAISEWORTHY EVENTS IN A COVIDSAFE WAY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges across all areas of the sporting world, BQ implemented COVIDSafe plans across all venues that hosted their Champion Basketball School of Queensland (CBSQ) and numerous State Championship events that were in line with the organisation’s wider indoor COVIDSafe…

WNBL INTRODUCES REFEREE REVIEW SYSTEM FOR THE 2020 SEASON To be utilised during feature games broadcast on Foxtel and the ABC, the IRS will provide game day officials with the ability to review a call in real time. The IRS will be solely used at the discretion of game day referees to verify if a…

TIANA MANGAKAHIA ON SECOND CHANCES AT OPALS DREAM It has been an incredible year of second chances for the 25-year old Brisbane native, both off and on the court. In June 2019, Mangakahia was riding high, she was coming off a breakout season at US college basketball powerhouse Syracuse University, was considered a potential WNBA…

OFFICIALS APPOINTED FOR 2020 WNBL SEASON Through a partnership with the Queensland Government, the entire season will be played out of a North Queensland hub, with a revised season structure featuring 60 games condensed into a six-week period from 11 November – 20 December In respect to the structure of the hub model and taking…