The Australian Gliders women’s national wheelchair basketball team have named a 20-player squad to be considered for the final team for the 2014 IWBF Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships to be held in Toronto, Canada in June.
The Jayco Australian Opals are bound for the Gold Coast later this month, with a 20-strong squad named for the upcoming training camp tipping off on April 13.
Australian Boomers star Joe Ingles and his Maccabi Tel-Aviv team have secured passage to the Euroleague quarter finals after rounding out the Top 16 phase with a 94-92 win over Bayern Munich on Friday.
Abby Bishop has informed Basketball Australia she will not be available for consideration for selection for the Jayco Australian Opals team to compete at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.
Basketball Australia today welcomed the Australian Sports Commission’s Sports Tally 2014, which shows basketball has made solid progress in key areas under Winning Edge.
It’s hard to believe that Australian Boomers star Brad Newley is only 29 years of age, with his emergence as a young star of the NBL and the national team program happening 10 years ago.
The Australian Gliders have completed their tour of Canada and the USA with a closeout victory over the USA in the final game of the 2014 Lakeshore Cup in Alabama.
The rise of Australian Boomers star Matthew Dellavedova continues to gain momentum, with the 23-year-old rookie producing a career night to inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers to a nail-biting win on Thursday.
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.
