Monthly Archives: November 2014

Basketball Australia Statement On FIBA Announcement

Basketball Australia welcomes the overnight release of the FIBA investigation into the Australian Boomers match against Angola at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, clearing the team of any rule violations.

Cronau Wins Top Honour at State Awards

National wheelchair basketball representative Shelley Cronau has been named 2014 Sporting Wheelie of the Year at the state disability sports awards hosted by Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in Brisbane tonight.

Statement on WNBL/ABC Partnership

Basketball Australia today confirmed that as a result of the Federal Government cuts to ABC funding, the 2014/15 Wattle Valley WNBL season would be the last shown on ABC TV live around Australia.

Ettridge Earns NSWIS Coach of the Year Honours

Australian Rollers Head Coach Ben Ettridge has been named the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Coach of the Year, capping off one of the most successful periods in the history of the Senior Men’s Wheelchair Program.

Tom Kyle Headlines “Get Involved” Wheelchair Clinic

Australian Gliders Head Coach, Tom Kyle, will headline the upcoming “Get Involved” Wheelchair Basketball Clinic in conjunction with the Coca-Cola Australia Foundation and the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC).

Golden Rollers Return To Tournament Action

After their IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship gold medal triumph in July, the Australian Rollers return to action this week at the Kitakyushu Champions Cup in Japan.