A young Australian squad built confidence and chemistry in their 63-point win against an undermanned Hong Kong today in Brisbane, with six Boomers scoring double figures and the Australia bench outscoring their opponent’s bench a whopping 67-8.
After a suffering a 108-98 upset loss to New Zealand in their first FIBA Asia Cup qualifier last week, Australia will look to bounce back against Hong Kong this Sunday in Brisbane.
In a hard-fought contest between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks in game one of the Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers, the visitors have come out on top defeating the home side, 108-98, for the first time since 2009.
Josh Giddey, a 6’8” recruit from the Centre of Excellence, is the youngest Boomer since the likes of Ben Simmons. Undoubtedly, Giddey is a star on the rise, and one to keep your eye on.
Talented young Tasmanian shooting guard Reyne Smith and emerging big man Harry Wessels from Western Australia have recently accepted scholarships at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in Canberra.
The Australian Boomers are set to face the New Zealand Tall Blacks tomorrow night in the first of their FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Tip-off commences at 6:30 pm (AEST) and will be held at Nissan Arena in Brisbane.
The Australian women’s 3x3 team has announced its squad for the upcoming FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) to be held in India from the 18th to the 22nd of March 2020.
The Australian Boomers will welcome six new faces for the opening window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers when they meet New Zealand (February 20) and Hong Kong (February 23) in Brisbane.
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce it has signed a multi-year partnership with match official’s apparel and accessories brand, ARCHER OFFICIALS.
Australia’s home and away games against Hong Kong switched
With Olympic qualification on the line, the best thing you could do before the Australia-Brazil match-up, the third and final game of this Bourges-based series, was exhale.
Australia moved to within a victory of a berth in the Tokyo Olympics after a dominant 100-74 win over Puerto Rico in Bourges, France.
A double Victoria verse Queensland U20 Grand Final has been lined up as teams battled it out on Day four in the penultimate round of finals at the Australian Under-20 & Ivor Burge Championships.
Finals drama headlined the action on Friday at the Australian Institute of Sport for the third day of of the U20’s & Ivor Burge championships for 2020.
France defeated Australia 72-63 in Bourges, France to put a dent in the Opals’ Olympic aspirations.
Catch up on all the action from Day 2 of the Australian Under-20 & Ivor Burge Championships.
Catch up with the action on Day 1 at the Australian Under-20 & Ivor Burge Championships with the daily recap.
Basketball Australia and 3x3Hustle have launched 3x3 Community Hustle program, ‘Hustle for your 30’, in a joint initiative with Sport Australia.
