GOLD MEDAL BECKONS FOR AUSTRALIA AT ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT It was a battle between the second best offence and Australia’s tournament-best defence in the Semi-Final and the Aussies suffocated Italy with a brilliant defensive display. They won every quarter convincingly, holding Italy to 28% shooting while the competition’s leading scorer, Federico Miaschi tallied half of…
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BOOMERS AND OPALS CRUISE ON OPENING DAY OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES Boomers vs. Canada Australia had a distinct age advantage against Canada whose oldest player is 24 while the Boomers’ youngest, Mitch Norton, is 25, and that experience eventually won out as the home side cruised to a 95-55 victory. Every player received significant court time…
CROCS QUALIFY FOR U17 WORLD CUP AND EARN SPOT IN U16 ASIAN SEMI’S After cruising through the group stage, Australia came up against a determined Korean side whose tough defence, combined with a poor shooting night from the Crocs, almost saw them pull of an upset. With so much on the line, it was a scrappy…
AUSTRALIA BOOK SEMI-FINAL BERTH AT ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT Not for the first time in the tournament, the Aussies found themselves in a battle through the opening stanza as Turkey scored the first eight points of the game but Samson Froling was able to settle them before Josh Gatbel (nine points, seven rebounds) brought some life…
NBL AND WNBL STARS HEADLINE 3X3 ASIA CUP TEAMS Held from April 27-May 1 in Shenzhen, China, the Australian women are the defending Champions while the men previously took home bronze. Both will be guided by head coach David Biwer this year. The women’s team will see the return of Carlie Smith, an integral part…
GET TO KNOW THE BOOMERS AND OPALS COMMONWEALTH GAMES TEAMS AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS Six NBL clubs are represented by the Boomers Commonwealth Games team with only Cam Gliddon’s recent departure from the Cairns Taipans keeping every Australian club from being featured. Chris Goulding and Nathan Sobey will put aside hostilities following the NBL Grand Final series…
AUSTRALIA DROP GAME TO HOST NATION GERMANY AT ALBERT SCHWEITZER TOURNAMENT A quick start to the game saw Germany jump out to an 11-4 lead but Callum Dalton and Samson Froling were able to steady the ship for the Aussies before a three-pointer from Alex Ducas made it a five-point game at quarter-time. Dalton and…
QUARTER-FINALS AWAIT CROCS AT FIBA U16 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS The top four teams from this tournament will earn a spot at the World Cup which means reaching the Semi-Finals will be enough for the Crocs. They now sit just a win away from that goal after defeating the Philippines in the second game of the group…
FIXTURE RELEASED FOR AUSTRALIAN UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP Find the full draw here. The Under-18 men and women have been split into two pools and each side will play the other teams in their pool once through the group stage, starting on Saturday, April 21. Every state is represented across the Under-18 men…
Basketball Victoria statement – FDBA BASKETBALL VICTORIA STATEMENT – 4/4/2018 Basketball Victoria has been made aware of allegations against Frankston and District Basketball Association (FDBA) as addressed in Federal Parliament recently by the Member for Dunkley Chris Crewther MP. Basketball Victoria has initiated an independent investigation into the allegations and has spoken to FDBA…