Monthly Archives: June 2016

U17 TEAMS COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR WORLD CHAMPS

All is in readiness for the Australian men and women to begin their Under-17 World Championships tomorrow night after they completed their final warm-up games in pre-Worlds tournaments in Europe.

AUSTRALIAN ROLLERS NAME TEAM FOR 2016 CONTINENTAL CLASH

Following a successful camp at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence earlier this month, the Australian Rollers have named a team to tour Great Britain for the 2016 Continental Clash from July 2-5.

DELLAVEDOVA JOINS LIST OF AUSSIE NBA CHAMPIONS

In one of the most exciting NBA Finals series of all time, Matthew Dellavedova and the Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA Champions after winning the series 4-3 against Andrew Bogut and the Golden State Warriors.

DANTE EXUM INJURY UPDATE

The Utah Jazz announced today that Dante Exum will be unavailable to join the Boomers squad in preparation for the Olympics and will instead focus on rehabilitation.

TEAM LISTS REVEALED FOR UNDER-16 CHAMPS

With the 2016 Under-16 Australian Junior Championships just over a fortnight away, the team lists for all 28 competing sides have been released.

INJURY UPDATE ON ANDREW BOGUT

As announced yesterday by the Golden State Warriors, Australian Boomer Andrew Bogut has suffered bone bruising to his left knee which will keep him off the basketball court for the next 6-8 weeks.

DAVID ANDERSEN COMPLETES COMEBACK WITH ASVEL TO CLINCH FRENCH LEAGUE TITLE

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne and Australian David Andersen are French League Champions after clinching the finals series 3-2 against Strasbourg.

BOGUT INJURY ADDS TO WARRIORS PAIN AS THEY DROP GAME 5

Australian centre Andrew Bogut has hurt his left knee in Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals, adding injury to insult as the Golden State Warriors dropped a potential championship winning game.

MICHELE TIMMS TO BE INDUCTED INTO FIBA HALL OF FAME

Two-time Olympic medallist and one of the WNBL's greatest players of all time, Michele Timms has been announced by FIBA as one of their 2016 inductees to the FIBA Hall of Fame.

OPALS TO PLAY AT MSG IN FINAL PREPARATION BEFORE BRAZIL

The Jayco Australian Opals will head to the USA for an exhibition tournament from July 28-August 1 in their final preparation before heading to Brazil.

JAYCO OPALS CULMINATE EUROPEAN TOUR IN FRANCE

Finishing their tour of Europe with a second straight loss, the Jayco Australian Opals have been defeated 58-50 by the host nation France.

OPALS UNABLE TO CAPITALISE ON STRONG START IN LOSS TO CANADA

The Jayco Australian Opals have been unable to capitalise on an 18-10 opening term, falling to Canada 60-72 in their penultimate game of their European tour.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL COACHING E-RESOURCE LAUNCH

Some of the biggest names in wheelchair basketball will be attending the launch of the world-first wheelchair basketball coaching e-resource.

2016 WNBA SEASON UPDATE

Almost a month into the 2016 WNBA season, catch up on how our four Australians are faring for their three respective clubs.

FOUR ON THE TROT FOR JAYCO AUSTRALIAN OPALS

Beginning the final leg of their European tour, the Jayco Australian Opals have taken care of China 90-69 in another strong performance.

MOTUM CLINCHES LITHUANIAN TITLE

Competing for BC Zalgiris in the Lithuanian Basketball League, Brock Motum has helped his side win the Championship in a 3-1 series against Neptunas.

BELGIUM AND CAMEROON PROVE NO MATCH FOR JAYCO AUSTRALIAN OPALS

The Jayco Australian Opals have collected two more victories on their fortnight tour of Europe, defeating Belgium and Cameroon in two dominant displays.

U17 SAPPHIRES SPLIT FINAL TWO GAMES OF WORLD CHAMPS WARM-UP TOUR

The Australian Under-17 Sapphires have followed a narrow loss to China with a thrilling victory against Lithuania to culminate a warm-up tour before the World Champs later this month.