For most of his promising basketball career, Benalla's Tom Downie has been a giant among boys, but he will soon face up to basketballers just as big and as talented as him - and he can't wait for the challenge, writes Niall Seewang in The Border Mail.
From dribbling on the courts as a three-year-old to his weekly fixtures, Garrett Scheibner has grown up at Auchenflower's Vince Hickey Stadium.
203cm centre Liz Cambage celebrated her 18th birthday at the Opals camp today.
The Australian Opals were overthrown by China 95-93 at The Geelong Arena tonight as the Asian powerhouse levelled the three game series at one win apiece.
Don't try and tell Kirk Penney that it's a "dead series" looming against Australia's Boomers.
Lauren Jackson continued to put her stamp on WNBA history on Sunday when she became just the fourth player in WNBA history to score 5,000 career points.
Australia’s men’s basketball team will undergo a training camp at The Kings School in Parramatta next week to prepare for the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand on Sunday.
Carrie Graf led the Opals in a training session at The Geelong Arena this morning ahead of their second clash against China tonight.
…at the Australian Boomers v New Zealand Tall Blacks game on Sunday August 23 in Sydney.
Basketball Australia Board member Diane Smith-Gander was recently honoured with a prestigious appointment after being named by the Rudd Government as one of five new directors to the board of NBN Co Limited – the company established to deliver the National Broadband Network.
We knew it was on the cards but it was made official today with the NBA releasing news that the Houston Rockets have signed centre David Andersen to a multiyear contract to help make up for the loss of Yao Ming, writes AP.
Australia's women's basketball team has begun to avenge a 2-1 series loss to China in May by winning the opening contest of three game series against China at the AIS Arena in Canberra by twelve points, 77-65.
In Round 4 of the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League on the weekend the Perth Western Stars went undefeated to leap frog the Victorian Dandenong Ranges and Hills Hornets to finish the regular season as minor premiers.
Australia takes second place at the Super 4 in South America...
Ingles had 25 and a buzzer beater too...
And will continue his work with the Adelaide 36ers this season...
LARRY Sengstock is used to battling impossible odds and coming out with a surprise positive result, writes Boti Nagy for The Adelaide Advertiser.
The Australian Rollers have wrapped up their week with another resounding victory over Canada, 77-59 at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra yesterday.
