Monthly Archives: May 2018

SEABL STARS DOMINATING ON THE 3X3 WORLD STAGE

SEABL stars have been taking on more than just the 2018 season in the past weeks and months, with 3X3 basketball hitting the big time on Australian courts.

AUSSIES FINISH SECOND AT FIBA 3X3 CHENGDU CHALLENGER

Australia's success on the 3x3 basketball stage has continued over the weekend with a women's team finishing second at the invitational Chengdu Challenger.

GLIDERS COMPLETE WARM-UP SERIES VS. GERMANY AHEAD OF WORLD CHAMPS

The Australian Gliders have completed their international contests against Germany as both teams utilised a six-game series to warm-up for the 2018 IWBF World Championships in August.

AUSTRALIA TO COMPETE IN BELT AND ROAD CHENGDU FIBA 3X3 CHALLENGER

Following the success of the NBL’s 3x3 Hustle series, Australia has been invited by FIBA to compete in a women’s invitational 3x3 tournament in China as a part of The Belt and Road Chengdu Challenger.

GERMANY TAKES 2-1 LEAD HALFWAY THROUGH INTL. SERIES AGAINST GLIDERS

The Australian Gliders are locked in a competitive friendly international series against Germany at Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence with the visitors taking a 2-1 lead with three games remaining.

GLIDERS TO HOST GERMANY IN INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence will host an exciting week of wheelchair basketball from May 18-25 with the German women’s national team set to play a six-game series against the Australian Gliders in preparation for the 2018 IWBF World Championships later this year.

SAPPHIRES SQUAD NARROWED FOR FINAL SELECTION CAMP AHEAD OF U17 WORLD CUP

Following their first camp at the Centre of Excellence, the Australian Sapphires' squad has been narrowed to 16 and will head back into a final selection camp from June 1-4 before naming their team for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.

AUSSIES IN THE WNBA- 2018 SEASON

With the 2018 WNBA season getting underway this weekend, take a look at who will be flying the Aussie flag as well as the range of WNBL talent on show.

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MARK BRADTKE APPOINTED BOOMERS’ TEAM LEADER

Four-time Olympian and three-time NBL Champion Mark Bradtke has made his return to the Australian Boomers as the team leader ahead of the third window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

CROCS TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 FIBA UNDER-17 WORLD CUP

The Australian Crocs are ready to bare their teeth at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup, held in Argentina from June 30-July 8, following the announcement of their team of 12 to compete at the tournament.

NBA GLOBAL ACADEMY APPOINT MARTY CLARKE AS NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The partnership between Basketball Australia and the NBA Global Academy has been intrinsically strengthened with the recruitment of Marty Clarke as the Global Academy's full-time director at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra.

CROCS AND SAPPHIRES NAME SQUADS AHEAD OF FIBA UNDER-17 WORLD CUP

The Australian Crocs and Sapphires have named squads for their respective camps as they continue their preparations for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.

BOOMERANGS AND PEARLS HEAD COACHES NAMED FOR 2019 INAS GLOBAL GAMES

Basketball Australia is thrilled to announce the head coaches of the Australian Pearls and Boomerangs, the national teams for female and male athletes with an intellectual impairment, as they prepare to lead the teams at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane from October 9-20.

GARLEPP WINS GOLD FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN CLAIM BRONZE AT FIBA 3X3 ASIA CUP

Tom Garlepp was the hero for Australia at the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup, draining a two-pointer in overtime to defeat Mongolia and win the gold medal while the women won bronze in a clinical performance against Japan.