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Basketball Australia is increasing the investment in the Boomers and Seven Consulting Opals programs with two senior high-performance appointments announced today. Jason Smith has been appointed as Director Senior National Teams-Boomers and Opals and Trish Fallon as the Seven Consulting Opals Team
There will be three fresh faces at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in 2023.Savannah Metcalfe –Western Australia,Bonnie Deas –Victoria andMonique Bobongie– Queensland will all begin their scholarships, where they will each be set to embark on their journey into high performance bask
Athletes, coaches, classifiers and referees from all over Australia converged at the AIS in Canberra for eight days of wheelchair basketball development.The Pathways Camp schedules were action packed, with a key focus on education, collaboration, and networking across the different areas of the spor
The Australian Boomers are returning to the burbs to play their final qualifying games for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup against Bahrain and Kazakhstan.The Boomers will play 2 games in one of Victoria’s best grassroots stadiums- State Basketball Centre.The Boomers have qualified for the World C
SCHOOL CHAMPS WINNERS ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to all the players who competed at the 2022 Footlocker Australian School Championships (ASC) on the Gold Coast. Over 1700 players, 78 schools, 18 divisions and 88 referees descended on the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre where incredible skills wer
Talented young Victorian guard Luke Fennell has accepted a scholarship offer from the elite NBA Global Academy and will join the program in mid-January 2023.A gifted playmaker from the strong Knox Basketball Association, Fennell represented Victoria Metropolitan at the 2022 Australian Under 18 Champ
Development camps set to encourage the future of wheelchair basketball inAustralia will take place in December.The Frank Ponta Cup, Women Pathways Development Camp and Development Programs, aim to help produce the next generation of athletes, coaches, referees, and classifiers.Frank Ponta Cup (FPC),
The ambition for the 19thedition of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022(FWBWC2022) was to deliver the most sustainable event since inception and create a Sustainability Blueprint Framework from the learnings for future major and mega events as a part of Legacy.Melissa King, Chief Executive of
Basketball Australia and Basketball NSW will co-host the inaugural Pride Basketball Australia Tournament as part of WorldPride 2023.The event will be held at the Alexandria Basketball Stadium, Sydney from February 22-24.The Pride Basketball Australia Tournament is a celebration of inclusivity that i
Congratulations to basketball coach Dr Adrian Hurley OAM on being inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.Adrian is a legend of Australian coaching and has made a significant contribution to basketball over four decades.He played a key role in establishing the Australian Institute of Sport ba
The Australian Boomers have secured their spot at the FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup with a resounding win over Kazakhstan 97-50.The Boomers went into the 5thwindow unbeaten needing only one more win to qualify.The team led by co-captains McCarron and Kay had a stranglehold on the scoreboard from th
Australia’s largest school sporting tournament tipped off today on the Gold Coast with 1700 basketballers competing across 145 teams.The Footlocker Australian School Championships (ASC) which has been held in Victoria for the past decade has now been secured on the Gold Coast through Tourism and Eve
Basketball Australia & Foot Locker have today announced a partnership with the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund (SESF) for three years from 2023.Together they will work to provide 10 scholarships per year to emerging basketball players from low socioeconomic backgrounds throughout the country.Bask
With the late inclusion of a team from France, Basketball Australia are pleased to confirm that the Australian Pearls will be competing at the inaugural Virtus Oceania Asia Games.The Women’s basketball will be in the fast and physical format of 3×3 and Australia will provide three teams from their c
The Australian Boomers team will head to Kazakhstan to play the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The Boomers will play one game against Kazakhstan on Saturday 12 November 2022.NBL Champion and Grand Final Series MVPXavierCooksis an exciting inclusion into the team, this will be his fir
The most comprehensive national basketball survey has been released today in conjunction with Latrobe Universities Centre for Sport and Social Impact. It is anticipated that more than 10,000 responses will be received that will help to frame basketball for the next generation.The growth in basketba
Australia have dominated the FIBA U15 Oceania Championships going through the tournament undefeated.The Crocs and Sapphires played their respective finals today both defeating New Zealand to take home the gold medals and defend their 2018 titles.The teams were led by experienced high performance coa
Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the emerging pathway athletes who will attend the National Performance Camp at the Centre of Excellence in Canberra January 23-25, 2023.Athletes born in 2006 and 2007 have been selected based on performances at Australian Junior Championships, State Perfor