Monthly Archives: August 2017

NEW ZEALAND’S ROTORUA GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPETE AT 2017 AUS SCHOOL CHAMPS

As the Australian School Championships (ASC’s) continue to branch out internationally, Rotorua Girls’ High School will travel from New Zealand this year to compete against the best of Australia from December 3-8.

AUSTRALIAN PEARLS READY FOR 2017 INAS BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPS IN ITALY

Basketball Australia have announced the ten players selected to represent the Australian Pearls at the 2017 INAS Basketball World Championships in Loano, Italy this November.

ROLLERS LAND IN TOKYO FOR WORLD CHALLENGE CUP

The Australian Rollers have landed in Tokyo as they continue preparations for the AOZ qualifiers later this year with a tournament against Japan, Turkey and Great Britain from August 31-September 2.

EMERGING BOOMERS FINISH ON A HIGH AT WORLD UNI GAMES

The Australian Emerging Boomers have finished on a high at the 2017 World University Games, defeating Canada 101-96 to claim ninth place while winning their last five games and owning an overall record of 6-2.

GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES SCHEDULE REVEALED

The official match schedule for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Basketball competition has today been unveiled with Townsville and Cairns to host the opening matches of the tournament on Thursday, 5 April 2018.

EMERGING OPALS GOLDEN GIRLS AT 2017 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

For the second time in the Emerging Opals' World University Games history, they have claimed the gold medal after a stunning run through the finals which culminated with an 85-76 victory over Japan in the last game of the tournament.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA BOARD

Ahead of the Basketball Australia AGM, scheduled for Saturday October 28, 2017, the director terms of Ned Coten, Andrew Gaze and David Reid will expire and these positions will become open for nomination and election.

PERFORMANCE COACHING WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER

Basketball Australia is set to conduct a series of high performance coach development clinics and activities as part of the “Performance Coaching Workshops” initiative.

ATHLETE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE

The Australian Paralympic Committee has facilitated the establishment of an Athlete Commission in recognition of the clear advantages to be gained from continuous and meaningful engagement with Australia’s Paralympians.

ESTONIA NO MATCH FOR EMERGING BOOMERS AT WORLD UNI GAMES

A powerful offensive display from the Emerging Boomers has seen them defeat Estonia 105-83 in their first classification game of the World University Games.

GOLD MEDAL BECKONS FOR EMERGING OPALS AT 2017 WORLD UNI GAMES

The Emerging Opals have continued their dream run at the 2017 World University Games, defeating host nation Chinese Taipei 79-74 in a nail-biter to advance to the gold medal game on Monday night.

EMERGING OPALS BOUNCE USA AND EMERGING BOOMERS END POOL STAGE ON A HIGH

The Emerging Opals have pulled off a stunning defeat of the USA at the World Uni Games to advance to the Semi-Finals while the Emerging Boomers finished their pool stage on a high with a win over Mozambique.

REGISTRATIONS FOR 2017 SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW OPEN

Registrations are now open for the 2017 Australian School Championships (ASC's) which will be held from December 3-8 in South East Melbourne.

EMERGING BOOMERS BOUNCE BACK WITH WIN OVER RUSSIA AT WORLD UNI GAMES

Bouncing back from a loss the previous night, the Emerging Boomers have evened their win/loss record at 2-2 with a resounding 89-71 victory over Russia at the 2017 World University Games.

GOSFORD CITY BASKETBALL TO HOST 2018 U20'S AND IVOR BURGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Basketball Australia is pleased to announce Gosford City Basketball will host the Australian Under-20 and Ivor Burge Championships next year from February 7-11.

EMERGING OPALS AND BOOMERS FALL ON DAY 4 OF WORLD UNI GAMES

On a disappointing fourth day of the World University Games, the Emerging Opals and Boomers have lost their games with the women suffering a nail-biting defeat to Russia while the men could not overcome a slow start against Israel.

DRAW RELEASED FOR UNDER-14 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Following the release of the list of teams for the Australian Under-14 Club Championships, the draw has been announced as we countdown to the start of the tournament.

TWO IN A ROW FOR EMERGING OPALS AT WORLD UNI GAMES

In what was arguably the toughest group coming into the tournament, the Emerging Opals have raced to the top of Pool D with a clinical 69-47 victory over Argentina.