The Australian Rollers men’s national wheelchair basketball team have named a 21-player squad in contention for selection to represent the team at the 2014 IWF Men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Incheon, South Korea.
The Australian Gliders have begun the 2014 Lakeshore Cup by splitting their opening two games of the tournament, going down to the USA before rebounding to defeat the Japan on Wednesday.
The excitement is tangible around the Jayco Australian Opals, with some of the squad’s biggest stars thrilled by the young talent coming through the ranks.
The Australian Rollers will face European trio Germany, Sweden and Italy in their group, following the official draw for the 2014 IWBF Men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in South Korea.
Legendary basketball player and administrator John Maddock has received one of the sport’s highest honours as he was awarded life membership of Basketball Australia at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney this weekend.
It was another productive week for the Australian Boomers NBA contingent, with big numbers posted across the board as the regular season enters the final stretch.
Basketball Australia today welcomed three new faces to its Board following elections held at the 2013 Annual General Meeting in Sydney on the weekend.
The Australian Gliders exacted their revenge on Canada, closing out the Toronto Challenge with a nail-biting 58-55 win over the hosts on Saturday as they now prepare to for the Lakeshore Cup in Alabama.
A star-studded Jayco Australian Opals squad descend on Canberra on Sunday, with several big names welcomed into camp for the first time in preparation for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.
The NCAA Tournament has already thrown up some exciting results for the Australian contingent as March Madness continues this week.
The challenge begins for the next generation of Australian men’s basketball talent when the Basketball Australia National Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) Men’s Team tip-off their SEABL season against the Geelong Supercats on Sunday.
It has been a strong start to the tour of Canada and USA for the Australian Gliders, splitting their opening games of the 2014 Toronto Challenge.
Basketball Australia has been informed that Suzy Batkovic and Jenna O’Hea will not be available for the Jayco Australian Opals’ 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women campaign.
It has been a whirlwind 12 months for Cameron Bairstow, going from relative unknown to a fully-fledged Australian Boomer and one of the most dominant players in college basketball.
Australian women’s basketball will enter a new era on Sunday, with the Basketball Australia National Centre of Excellence team (BA CoE) to host the Geelong Supercats in the opening round of the 2014 SEABL season.
The Jayco Australian Under 17 Women’s team has been named for the upcoming tour of China next month, with 12 players set to make the journey for what shapes as a hectic schedule.
The Australians will have to do it the hard way if they are to advance, following the draw for the 2014 NCAA Women’s Tournament on Tuesday.
Australian basketball star Ben Madgen has today been announced as the inaugural Australian Ambassador for PEAK, a leading global active wear and footwear brand.
