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Chris Goulding - The Boomers bench bomber

With the Boomers star studded starting line-up drawing most of the attention, Chris ‘Bubbles’ Goulding has asserted himself as the Australians secret weapon off the bench.

Boomers survive scare to post big win over Canada in World Cup opener

Australia survived a mighty scare to pull out a 108-92 victory on Sunday, though the scoreboard hardly paints the entire picture.

Rollers fall to Iran in Mitsubishi Electric Cup final

Tokyo - It was a tough day at the office for the Australian Rollers, as they were unable to keep pace with a red hot Iran squad, dropping the Mitsubishi Electric Cup final, 84-58

Gliders lose game two in Tokyo

Tokyo - The Australian Gliders put in a solid performance through three quarters, before a dominant fourth from Japan saw a final score of 56-38.

Rollers rebound with strong performance against Japan

TOKYO - After a scratchy first up performance against Iran, it was a much improved Australian Rollers on both ends of the floor on Friday, leading to a 77-60 win over the host nation, Japan.

Rollers drop Mitsubishi Electric Cup opener to Iran

TOKYO - The Australian Rollers dropped their first game in the Mitsubishi Electric Cup overnight, falling 75-62 to Iran in Tokyo.

PTP BECOMES AN OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA

PTP has officially joined Basketball Australia’s family of partners after signing on as an official supplier in a multiyear deal.

BOOMERS MAKE HISTORY BY BEATING USA AT MARVEL STADIUM IN GAME 2

THE Boomers ended the United States' 78-game winning streak with a stirring, 98-94, victory in front of 52,092 pumped-up spectators at Marvel Stadium.

BOOMERS & USA DO BATTLE IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD AT MARVEL

THE biggest crowd to ever watch a basketball game in Australia witnessed the Boomers and Team USA do battle in Melbourne last night, with the tourists flexing their muscle in a 102-86 victory.

SIGNET ANNOUNCED AS NEW MAJOR PARTNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN BOOMERS

Basketball Australia is proud to announce Signet, Australia’s leading packaging and warehouse supplies provider, as a new major partner of the Australian Boomers.

U-17s TAKE CARE OF NEW ZEALAND AT OCEANIA CHAMPS

Australia has closed out the group phase of the FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championships with wins against New Zealand in New Caledonia. Both teams finished on top of Group A in their respective divisions and will play their semi-final games on Friday.

U-17 OCEANIA CHAMPS DAY 2 REVIEW

The Crocs and the Sapphires continued their dominance in the group stage of the FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship in New Caledonia, with both teams defeating determined Samoan squads.

U-17 OCEANIA CHAMPS DAY 1 WRAP-UP

Both the Sapphires and the Crocs began their FIBA U17 Oceania Championship campaigns in style. In tropical New Calendonia, both teams overran their plucky Guamese opponents and put the rest of the tournament on notice.

BOOMERS EXPLODE IN SECOND-HALF TO SECURE VICTORY AGAINST CANADA

The Boomers used a 51-point second-half to defeat Canada in their second game of FIBA World Cup preparations.

BOOMERS FALL TO CANADA IN TOUGH FIRST OUTING IN PERTH

The Boomers succumbed to Canada 90-70 in what was an impressive performance by the visitors, holding Australia to 6-34 shooting from beyond the arc.

VALE TED POWELL, WNBL CO-FOUNDER

TED Powell, the West Adelaide Bearcats' stalwart whose vision led to the formation of the Women's National Basketball League, died yesterday, aged 75.

CHEMIST WAREHOUSE OPALS ANNOUNCE FIBA ASIA CUP SQUAD

After camps on the Gold Coast in April and in Phoenix, Arizona in July, the latest iteration of the Chemist Warehouse Opals squad for the FIBA Asia Cup has been announced.

MITCH CREEK REPLACES XAVIER COOKS IN BOOMERS FIBA WORLD CUP TEAM

Basketball Australia confirmed at practice yesterday Xavier Cooks has withdrawn from the Australian Boomers World Cup team due to injury.