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Melbourne Boomers sign Indyanna for WNBL Purple Day Melbourne’s number 0 now belongs to nine-year-old Indyanna, who earned her spot on the WNBL roster through her amazing determination and never-give-up spirit. The youngest player in WNBL history, Indyanna has previously represented her basketball club proudly at Bellarine, but is in the midst of her biggest…

FIXTURES RELEASED FOR 2017 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS 151 teams representing seven states and territories as well as New Zealand will compete across 20 divisions with close to 2,000 athletes participating during the week. In total, exactly 500 games will be played with the Quarter-Finals beginning December 6 before December 8 is reserved for the medal…

BV Coaching Podcast Ep 2 – Shooting This episodes runs through the key elements of teaching the specifics of shooting and how to bring the best out of your players’ shots week-in week-out on court. The guys also chat to Durham McInnis about all things elite fitness and helping these athletes prepare and recover. Keep an…

TEAM LISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS The largest event on the Junior Championships calendar, 151 teams representing seven states and territories as well as New Zealand will compete across 20 divisions with close to 2,000 athletes participating during the week. Victoria are the most represented state with 71 teams while NSW have 40…

MICROSOFT 365 HELPS BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA SHOOT FOR GOLD Via Microsoft. While most of the 40-plus full-time employees are split between its Melbourne headquarters and the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, its teams and support staff could be just about anywhere. During October, the Australian Sapphires were in India for the Under-16 Asian Championships, while…

Vale – Gordon Busby VALE – GORDON BUSBY 09/11/24 – 30/10/17 FOREVER immortalised as a life member of the Victorian Basketball Referee Association (now TOC), Busby’s impact on Victorian refereeing was distinctively important. Busby began refereeing at the Exhibition in 1950 along with local areas, then went to the show-grounds for the championship games prior…

SAPPHIRES GOLDEN GIRLS AT FIBA UNDER-16 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Facing the most effective offensive team across the competition in Japan, Australia knew they had to be at their best defensively and Ashlee Hannan set the tone from the start with a big rejection. Japan learned their lesson quickly though and began peppering the scoreboard from outside, jumping…