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Emus down Israelis in overtime

The Emus have improved to 2-0 at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament after scoring an OT win over Israel.

Emus too slick for Greece

The Emus have opened the Albert Schweitzer Tournament with a strong win against defending champions Greece.

Emus defeat Japanese

The Emus have finished their preparations for the Albert Schweitzer Tournament by recording a massive 116-43 win over Japan.

USC Heidelberg too strong for Emus

The Emus travelled to the beautiful city of Heidelberg for the second of their preparation games for the Albert Schweitzer Tournament but overnight the Australians were overpowered 101-70 by their opponents USC Heidelberg who play in the second division of the German Bundesliga.

Emus fall to Germany

The Australian U19 Men's Team (Emus) have been defeated by Germany overnight in Mannheim 65 - 50 in the first of their preparation games before the start of the Albert Schweitzer Tournament on Saturday.

Six foot nine and still growing

Helga Trist knew her eldest son Dan was going to a big boy when he nudged six feet - while still in primary school, writes Andrew Prentice in The Manly Daily.

Emus set to take off for Albert Schweitzer Tourney

Australia's U19 Men's team, the Emus, depart Sydney for Mannheim, Germany on Saturday where they will prepare for the 2010 Albert Schweitzer Tournament from April 3 - 10.

Cadee named in Beveridge's World Select Team

2009 Boomers squad member Jason Cadee has been named in the 2010 World Select Team to be led by NBL Championship coach Rob Beveridge at the 13th annual Nike Hoop Summit.

AIS Men fall to Philippines

The Philippines national men's team took a second scalp on their Australia tour by downing the AIS men's team 79-73 in Canberra on Tuesday night.

Philippine national team top Aussie Emus

The Philippines' men's team have tipped off their tour of Australia with a 78-67 win over the Emus at the AIS on Monday night.

Philippines' tour of Australia tips off tonight

The Philippines national men's team landed in Australia on Saturday ahead of their games against local and national teams on a tour to Canberra and Sydney.

Emus' Albert Schweitzer Tournament team named

Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the athletes named in Australia's U19 Men’s team, the Emus, to compete in the 25th Albert Schweitzer Tournament to be held in Mannheim, Germany (3 – 10 April, 2010).

National Team positions available

Basketball Australia is now accepting applications for several positions within the National Teams program.

2010 Albert Schweitzer Tournament schedule released

The schedule for the 25th Albert Schweitzer Tournament from April 3-10, 2010, in Mannheim, Germany is set.

2010 Men's Basketball Scholarship athletes announced

The Australian Institute of Sport has announced an additional four athletes that have been selected to receive basketball scholarships commencing 17 January 2010.

AIS boys on a roll in Italy

The AIS boys are on a tour of Italy and now boast 5 wins from 5 outings.

Blog: AIS Men's Tour Diary 1 by Jason Cadee

Australian Emu and Boomer Jason Cadee is in search of Italy's best gelato...