Emus fall short in tour opener
The Australian U19 Mens Team have started their three game series against Croatia with a tough loss, going down to the Europeans by ten points, 77-67.
The Australian U19 Mens Team have started their three game series against Croatia with a tough loss, going down to the Europeans by ten points, 77-67.
Former WNBA player and Polish National Margo Dydek passed away on the morning of Friday, 27 May, after suffering a heart attack in Brisbane last week.
Golden Star Australian Boomers Centre and NBA Superstar Andrew Bogut has offered up $25,000 to join an additional $25,000 already offered in search of missing teenager Jesse Densley, who went missing on Tuesday.
The Australian Emus U19 Mens’s Basketball team has departed for Europe where they will spend the next two weeks training as well as playing in a series of matches, in preparation for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship of Basketball, in Latvia in a month’s time.
This week, after a week on the Eye of Orion for Easter, the BA time machine touches down in May of 1985...
Basketball Australia in cooperation with Basketball Queensland, is excited to announce that the Australian Jayco Opals will be facing off in a three-game series with the Chinese women’s national basketball team, when they travel to Queensland in late July.
Following an exceptional tour of China, where the Gems picked up two tournament victories — the Shanglou Cup and the Shouzou Tournament — the final 12 players that will compete for Australia in the 2011 FIBA U19 Women's World Championship of Basketball have been selected.
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce that three additional Jayco Australian Opals stars will join captain Lauren Jackson in committing to a three-month pre-Olympic exclusivity program to prepare for the London Games.
The Gems were caught off guard in their final game against the Czech Republic today, as the Czech team came out firing. Connecting with their first four shots, and then completing a quarter of accurate shooting they extended an early lead to a strong 19-11 margin.
Australian Opal Lauren Jackson will re-establish her successful European playing career after signing on to play with Spanish club Ros Casares Valencia in the 2011/12 season.
This week, the BA time machine has landed in April of 2001...
A number of Australian Rollers wheelchair basketballers are hitting their straps in Europe at the moment, led by star player Tristan Knowles. With finals being battled out, here’s an update on how our Aussies are faring.
Australian Golden Star Boomers centre Aleks Maric has clinched the Euroleague Championship with his side Panathinaikos on Sunday, beating Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in the Euroleague Final 78-70.
Australian Jayco Opals foursome Jenna O’Hea, Liz Cambage, Belinda Snell and Erin Phillips are all packing their bags as they prepare to depart for the US this week, where they will take up with their respective WNBA sides with the season set to tip-off in under a month.
Minister for Sport Mark Arbib and Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon said more than 200 women and girls had now participated in Basketball Australia’s program with the remote Northern Territory community of Groote Eylandt.
Twenty one of Australia's finest U17 Women players have been selected to attend the national squad's first camp, commencing June 23 and running until June 26 at the AIS.
The Australian national U17 Men's squad has been trimmed to 15 following a productive and competitive Easter camp.
The Gems had much to celebrate in the Shuozhou tournament today. In the first game of the day they played Czech Republic in a match they had to win if there were to take first place in the tournament.
