The extended 16-player squad for the Jayco Australian Under 17 Women’s team has been announced as they embark on the journey to the 2014 FIBA Under 17 World Championships for Women to be held in Slovakia in late June and early July.
Australian Boomers star Matthew Dellavedova had his name etched into Saint Mary’s College basketball history on Sunday, becoming just the second player in the history of the men’s program to have his jersey retired.
Australian Boomers centre Luke Nevill has marked the return of the Taiwanese Basketball League in emphatic fashion, posting big numbers to inspire his Taiwan Mobile team, headlining another big week for Aussies abroad.
Australian-born star Kyrie Irving has propelled the East to a 163-155 victory in the 2014 NBA All-Star Game, claiming his first NBA All-Star Game MVP in New Orleans today, becoming the first Australian to achieve the honour.
The 2014 Australian Under 20 and Ivor Burge National Championships tip off in Perth today, with the country’s premier young players out to claim the first national title of the calendar year.
Jayco Australian Opals star Liz Cambage faces a must-win clash in China as her Beijing team face early elimination in Women’s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) quarter final action against Liaoning.
The road to World Championship glory is underway for the Australian Rollers and Australian Gliders national wheelchair basketball teams, with a busy training schedule beginning this week.
Following the draw on 3 February in Barcelona and with the full tournament schedule known, the accreditation application process for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is now open.
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce Basketball ACT as the host of the 2014 and 2015 Australian Schools Championships.
Australian Opal and Canberra Capitals star Lauren Jackson is in recovery following surgery overnight in Melbourne to repair a torn meniscus in her right knee and ongoing problem in her left Achilles tendon.
Australian Boomers star Joe Ingles had a breakout game as his Maccabi Tel-Aviv move within one game of top spot in the Israeli League, defeating Ironi Nes-Ziona 99-91 on Sunday.
If there were a definition of a typical Australian basketballer, Matthew Dellavedova would fit the description. Hard working, cerebral and tough: these are the qualities that have earned the Boomers’ point guard regular rotation minutes in the world’s best league, and the praise of head coaches and analysts alike.
The Australian Boomers will face European powerhouse Lithuania after being drawn in Group D in this morning’s 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Official Draw in Barcelona.
Fans will be able to follow the drama, with the Official Draw of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup streaming LIVE on LiveBasketball.TV and YouTube from 5:00am AEDT on Tuesday 4 February. Find out who the Australian Boomers will face…
Jayco Australian Opals star Liz Cambage continues to lead Beijing’s charge to the WCBA post-season, dropping a game-high 27 points in the 88-83 over fellow finals hopeful Heilongjiang on Wednesday night in China.
Some of the biggest names in women’s wheelchair basketball descend on Sydney for the 2014 Wheelchair Sports NSW Women’s Festival of Wheelchair Basketball, tipping off today.
Australian young guns Ben Simmons and Thon Maker look destined to be stars of Amercian college basketball, with both figuring prominently in the latest rankings released this week by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
Australian Boomers young gun Dante Exum is going pro after stating his intention to declare for the 2014 NBA Draft.
