The Golden Star Boomers, Australia’s Men’s National Basketball Team, will face off against the might of host nation China in the opening game of the prestigious Stankovic Continental Cup later this month as they gear up for the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey from 28 August to 12 September.
Patty Mills led Australia in the recent Boomers World Challenge 3-0 series win over Argentina and got plenty out of the experience personally and saw enough in the team to feel a strong World Championships in Turkey awaits.
After an indifferent opening game at the NBA Orlando Summer League, Golden Star Boomers centre Nathan Jawai put up a better argument for an NBA contract in his second outing overnight.
The U19 Gems are continuing to impress on their tour of France, winning their second game in a row by defeating Germany 52-43 overnight.
The Jayco Australian Opals head to the United States today after closing out their tour of China with a third straight loss to the host nation, 85-82, in the closest contest of the three-game series in Foshan overnight.
The Australian U17 Men's team has upset host nation Germany, 62-58, to record their second win at the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men in Hamburg this morning.
Getting down to the business end of the preliminary rounds, read all the results from Day 4 at the championship in Logan.
The Australian U17 Women's team will depart for Alagon, Spain tomorrow, where they will play Spain, the United States and Canada in preparation for the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in Toulouse and Rodez later this month.
Basketball Australia's US correspondent Phil Moskowitz wraps another week of Aussie Boomers and Opals in action overseas.
This week, the BA time machine has landed in July of 1995...
All the action from Day 3 at the Championship in Logan...
The Australian U17 Men's team have notched up their first win at the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship tonight in Hamburg, Germany.
The Gliders will depart Berlin today for the 2010 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Birmingham, England.
The Rollers are now just days away from their opening game of the 2010 IWBF World Championships, due to take place against France on Friday July 8.
He is the referee with the biggest travel distance to the World Championship in Hamburg, and … with the longest name!
The Australian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team, the Gliders, lost the final of the 4 Nations Tournament in Berlin, 80-55, to host country Germany overnight.
The Jayco Australian Opals put up a tough fight but narrowly lost the second fixture of their three-game series in China tonight, going down 78-73 in Jiangmen, China.
After two days of competition at the Australian U16 Championships the positioning in each pool is starting to take shape.
