Basketball Australia is pleased to announce that Mark Walker has been appointed Head Coach of the Australian Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team. Walker coached the Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, to a Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics…
Australian Defence Force Opals captain Lauren Jackson will suit up for the national team she led to World Championship glory when the Opals play two games against the United States next month. Jackson, along with US-based World Champions Tully Bevilaqua…
The Australia Post Boomers will be available to media at Sydney Airport on Thursday morning at 8:45am prior to their departure for Brisbane. They will depart Sydney Domestic Terminal 3 on QF516 at 10:05am. They will arrive at Brisbane Airport…
All media are invited to attend the Australia Post Boomers’ shootaround session at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tomorrow morning from 9:30am to 11:00am. Australia plays New Zealand in the second game of the 2007 FIBA Oceania Men’s Championship on Wednesday…
Basketball New Zealand would like to inform all Australian media that their training sessions over the next three days in Melbourne are closed to the media. The Tall Blacks are preparing to take on the Australia Post Boomers at the…
Media will have numerous opportunities to access the Australia Post Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks over the next three days in Melbourne. The Boomers and Tall Blacks are undergoing final preparations for the 2007 FIBA Oceania Men’s Championship,…
Brisbane Bullet Sam Mackinnon has been named as captain of the Australia Post Boomers for their three-match clash with the New Zealand Tall Blacks. Mackinnon has represented Australia at two Olympic Games and two World Championships and won Gold Medals…
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the twelve athletes selected to take on the New Zealand Tall Blacks next week. The 2007 FIBA Oceania Men’s Championship begins on Monday August 20 at the Vodafone Arena in Melbourne and continues on…
The Australian Women’s World University Games team comfortably defeated China 68-41 in their second match of the 2007 World University Games (WUG) in Bangkok, Thailand overnight. Bouncing back from their narrow loss to Brazil yesterday, the Australians physical presence proved…
The Australian Under 19 Women’s basketball team, the Gems, will play for fifth spot at the 2007 FIBA World Championship after belting the Czech Republic 89-66 this morning. The Gems responded well after they were knocked out of medal contention…
The Australian Under 19 Women’s basketball team, the Gems, finished fifth at the 2007 FIBA World Championship in the Slovak Republic this morning after defeating the host nation 64-54 in their final game. The 10-point win gives the Gems a…
The Australian Under 19 Women’s basketball team, the Gems, were knocked out of medal contention at the 2007 FIBA World Championship in the Slovak Republic tonight following a gut wrenching final second 72-69 loss to Spain. Spanish guard Gabriela Ocete…
The Australian men’s basketball team lost to Serbia 71-66 at the Diego Gianatti International Basketball Tournament in Italy overnight. Perth Wildcat Damien Ryan hit a 3-pointer to tie the scores with 45 seconds to play but with Serbia’s next possession…
Australian Wheelchair basketball legend and Paralympic Gold Medalist Troy Sachs made a brilliant return to international basketball last night, leading the Australian team to a 68-60 victory over Great Britain at Bankstown Basketball Stadium in Sydney and a 4-nil clean…
The Australian Men's Wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, claimed an unbeatable 3-nil lead in the four game international series being played against Great Britain last night after winning game three 69-67 in front of a strong local crowd at the Shellharbour…
The Australian Under 19 Women’s basketball team, the Gems, suffered their first defeat at the 2007 FIBA World Championship in the Slovak Republic this morning, losing 64-57 to Serbia. Although every Australian scored points, poor ball handling, particularly in the…
The Australian Under 19 Women’s basketball team, the Gems, registered their fifth straight win, a gutsy 85-79 victory over the Czech Republic at the 2007 FIBA World Championship in the Slovak Republic this morning. With five players scoring nine points…
The Australian men’s and women’s basketball teams selected to represent Australia at the 2007 World University Summer Games will depart Sydney at 4:40pm today on flight BA10 bound for Thailand. The World University Games are held every two years…
