CEO announces departure from Basketball Australia
The Board of Basketball Australia (BA) announced today that CEO Jerril Rechter AM has resigned and will be leaving the organisation on 1 April 2021.
The Board of Basketball Australia (BA) announced today that CEO Jerril Rechter AM has resigned and will be leaving the organisation on 1 April 2021.
Basketball Australia is delighted to confirm that seven Australian officials have been selected by FIBA/IWBF to officiate the basketball events at either the Tokyo 2020 Olympic or Paralympic Games.
Basketball Australia’s women’s Olympic head coach Sandy Brondello and captain Jenna O’Hea have declared last week’s Opals Olympic training camp on the Gold Coast in Queensland a success.
Four Olympic gold medallists from multiple sports have joined the Australian senior women’s basketball squad in camp on the Gold Coast this week, as the Opals aim for a return to the podium at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and a shot at gold.
Known and respected for his longstanding work with Indigenous communities, Dion Devow had a lightbulb moment watching his children play basketball back in 2014.
Basketball Australia (BA) has committed to action on Racial Equality within the sport’s governing body, following an independent review of the organisation by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Established on 25 March 1950, the Adelaide Vytis Sports Club has a rich tradition within the South Australian Lithuanian community and indeed the wider basketball landscape in the state.
The Australian School Championships will have a new home in 2021 following the announcement by Basketball Australia (BA) that the Gold Coast will host the event for the next three years.
UniSport Australia is excited to re-launch the University Basketball League (UBL) in what will be a first for university sport in Australia.
Chemist Warehouse Opals to meet up on the Gold Coast for week-long camp.
Born in South Sudan before fleeing the civil war as a six-year-old, Mayor Chagai discovered basketball while growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp.
Tokyo 2020 and the dream of representing Australia is at the centre of thoughts for the Australian 3x3 Women’s squad this week, during a four-day training camp ahead of May’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Australia now knows who they will join at the FIBA Under 19 Basketball World Cups to be contested later this year, with FIBA confirming the participating nations.
Basketball Australia Director of the Board Nominations
Australian great Lauren Jackson has been named among the 14 finalists up for election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2021.
The countdown has begun until the commencement of the 2021 Australian Under 18 Junior Championships and Kevin Coombs Cup being staged by Wyndham Basketball Association at Eagle Stadium in Werribee, Victoria from April 10 – 17.
For International Women’s Day, BA CEO Jerril Rechter AM has co-authored a thought-provoking article about what needs to occur to increase the number of women in leadership roles.
Best known for playing hoops with the Tracy Village Jets in Darwin, Kylie Duggan’s playing career spans 30 years.
