Monthly Archives: March 2017

CJ McCARTHY-GROGAN AND JAY DOHNT CROWNED COLLEGE CHAMPIONS

Representing the University of Texas at Arlington Movin' Mavs (UTA), Australians CJ McCarthy-Grogan and Jay Dohnt have won the teams’ eighth national championship title at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TO PROCEED AS PLANNED FOLLOWING CYCLONE DEBBIE

The Helloworld Under-18 Championship and Kevin Coombs Cup will proceed as planned following the landfall of Cyclone Debbie this week.

TEAM LISTS RELEASED FOR UNDER-18 CHAMPS AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP

The 2017 Helloworld Australian Under-18 Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup are only a week and a half away and the team lists have been announced as the build-up continues.

ALANNA SMITH THE SOLE AUSSIE REMAINING IN DIVISION 1 NCAA TOURNAMENT

Alanna Smith of Stanford University is the sole Australian representative left in the NCAA Division 1 tournament, competing in the Final Four this Saturday.

2017 COACHES CONFERENCE

Basketball Australia will again bring coaches together from throughout the country for the second annual National Coaches Conference, to be held at the BA Centre of Excellence in Canberra on May 2 and 3, 2017.

AUSSIES ADVANCING TO ROUND OF 16 OF DIVISION 1 NCAA TOURNAMENT

Over a third of the Australians that qualified for the men's and women's NCAA Division 1 tournaments have survived through to the Sweet Sixteen which begin this Friday.

HELLOWORLD BOOMERS COACH ANNOUNCED FOR ROAD TO TOYKO

Basketball Australia is excited to announce that Andrej Lemanis has been appointed as the Australian Helloworld Boomers Head Coach as the four-year cycle towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins.

RECORD NUMBER OF AUSSIES SET TO COMPETE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

A record number of Australians, 23, will represent 16 schools in the men's and women's NCAA Division 1 tournaments beginning on Friday.

Basketball Australia and 2XU Renew Compression Partnership

Basketball Australia today announced a further three-year agreement with the world’s leading high performance compression brand, 2XU.

WNBL GAME 1 GRAND FINAL REPORT

Brydens Sydney University Flames have taken a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three 2016/17 Grand Final series, edging out a gallant Jayco Dandenong Rangers side at home on Saturday night.

HELLOWORLD AUSTRALIAN UNDER-18 AND KEVIN COOMBS CUP DRAW RELEASED

The fixture has been released for the Helloworld Australian Under-18 Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup for wheelchair basketball, being hosted in Townsville, Queensland.

RYAN BROEKHOFF EUROCUP SEMI-FINALS BOUND

In his second season with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban, Ryan Broekhoff is headed to the EuroCup Semi-Finals.

2016/17 WNBL ALL-STAR FIVE

Four teams are represented in the 2016/17 WNBL All-Star Five with Perth Lynx’s Sami Whitcomb, JCU Townsville Fire’s Suzy Batkovic and Marianna Tolo of the University of Canberra Capitals joining two players from the Brydens Sydney University Flames in Leilani Mitchell and Asia Taylor.

DATES RELEASED FOR 2017 HELLOWORLD AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPS

The 2017 Helloworld Australian School Championships (ASC's) will be held from December 3-8 in South East Melbourne following the success of last year.

HELP SHAPE THE 2018 GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Don’t just watch from the sidelines, apply to volunteer and play a part in the largest sporting event in Australia this decade when the Gold Coast hosts the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR WORLD DEAF BASKETBALL CHAMPS OPEN

Deaf Basketball Australia have opened up expressions of interest for the World Deaf Basketball Championships in 2018, held at Gallaudet University in the USA.