BA President John Maddock re-elected Following a golden year in 2006, John Maddock was re-elected as President of Basketball Australia at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney on Saturday. Maddock has been President of BA since 1997 and will continue…
Basketball included in National Sports Museum It is with great pleasure that we advise that Basketball Australia has accepted an invitation to include basketball in the National Sports Museum as a feature sport. The modern and stylish National Sports Museum…
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) officially launched its 2007 men’s and women’s basketball programs in Canberra yesterday. Approximately 50 guests, including dignitaries Assistant Director of the AIS Phil Borgeau, Acting CEO of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Brent Espeland,…
Opals shine in Italy WHILE Australia's premier basketballer Lauren Jackson has led her team Samsung Bichumi to the South Korean grand final, five other members of the Opals' world championship side are playing key roles in the Italian league as…
Vale Bevan Aitken It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Bevan Aitken at 12 noon today, ending his extended battle with cancer. Originally from Townsville but spending his last years in Sydney, Bevan began officiating in 1969…
2006/07 defencejobs WNBL Most Valuable Player Hollie Grima married her partner David Florence in Northcote, Victoria last week. The Bulleen Melbourne Boomers star met Florence while both were on basketball scholarships at the AIS. 120 guests, family and friends attended…
Whittle joins QABL Cyclones World Champion defencejobs Opal Jenny Whittle has signed with the Rockhampton Hog’s Breath Cafe Cyclones for the 2007 Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) season. Whittle, 33, joins the club after spending the summer with Hungarian club…
Newley bounces into Murray Bridge Basketball Australia in association with Australia Post held its first ‘Whose Locker is it?’ promotional clinic at the Murray Bridge Show Grounds in South Australia on Sunday, with Boomers star Brad Newley shooting hoops with the…
Boomer legend retires The National Basketball League (NBL) has lost a long-serving legend of the game with 20 year veteran and former Most Valuable Player Mark Bradtke announcing his retirement. A winner of the NBL’s MVP award in 2002, the…
Development camp a success Basketball Australia held a National Development Camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra last week. It was an important part of the talent identification for the 2009 Australian Emus and Gems squads, who…
Following her Commonwealth and World Championship Gold Medals, defencejobs Opals Captain Lauren Jackson has been awarded the Maher Medal as Australia’s Female International Player of the Year for 2006. Jackson, 25, has now been the recipient of the Maher Medal…
Your weekly update on the progress of Australia Post Boomers centre Andrew Bogut in America. In Milwaukee’s latest eight games, the Bucks registered four wins and four losses. The fourth loss resulted in Head Coach Terry Stotts being stood down…
Player Diary By Emma LANGFORD March 16 What a great day it has been! First we had the opportunity to see and experience the culture and unique sights of Venezia. After an early start and an hour and half drive…
Mackinnon wins Gaze Medal Basketball Australia is pleased to announce that Australia Post Boomer Sam Mackinnon has been awarded the 2006 Gaze Medal for International Player of the Year. The award caps off an unprecedented year for the Brisbane-based forward,…
Sixteen Australian sports preparing for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics will share in an extra $2.9 million in financial support from the Australian Government, the Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator George Brandis announced today. Senator Brandis said the…
Sapphires camp update Australia’s Under 21 Women’s team, the Sapphires, began their preparation for the 2007 FIBA World Championships for Under 21 Women in Moscow in July with an intense training camp at the Dandenong Basketball stadium in Melbourne over…
Basketball Australia is proud to announce a 17-man Australia Post Boomers squad, whose players will vie for a place on the national team to compete at the 2007 FIBA Oceania Qualifying Series in August. The Boomers have to defeat the…
World Uni Games coaches named Basketball Australia is pleased to announce that its submissions for coaches for the 2007 World University Games teams have been approved by the Australian University Sports Association. Former NBL head coach Bruce Palmer (pictured right)…
