Australia & Oceania
Australia Bags Gold At FIBA U18 Asian Championships
Australia reigned supreme over the weekend as they took home the gold in the FIBA U18 Asian Championships. They defeated New Zealand, 72-63. China claimed the bronze trophy after defeating the Philippines 76-57. Kody Stattman led the charge for the Boomers with 17 points, while Kyle Bowen did an excellent job with a double-double performance,…
Read MoreTai Webster added by Galatasaray
Tai Webster (193 cm, Nebraska’17) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018-19 on the roster of Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). Webster is a 23-year-old international basketball player from New Zealand who has been playing for the New Zealand National Team since 2012. He spent his rookie season as a pro with the Fraport Skyliners…
Read MoreBen Simmons Ready To Take His Game To Next Level
Ben Simmons is on top of the world. The 22-year-old Australian player is still riding high on his Rookie of the Year award win, partying in Las Vegas for his birthday with friends, and is dating celebrity Kendall Jenner. His off-court escapades are well-deserved but it won’t be long before he gets back down to…
Read MoreFIBA Hands Out Sanctions After PHI-AUS Brawl
The FIBA Disciplinary Panel has come out with various sanctions, suspensions and fines following the brawl that took place between the Philippines and Australia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers (Asia). It was one of the biggest brawls that have taken place in international competition, with 13 players ejected after things were under control. Philippines…
Read MoreBrawl Mars AUS-PHI Game At FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
Things got ugly in the Group B game between Australia and the Philippines in the Asian region of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. A massive bench-clearing brawl took place and 13 players were ejected. It spilled over into the area behind the basket and a chair was even thrown at a player in the melee.…
Read MoreS. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read MoreNBA: Ben Simmons wins Rookie of the Year
Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (208 cm, LSU’16) has been named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2017-18. The 21-year-old Australian player beat out Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Boston’s Jayson Tatum. He was drafted by the Sixers first overall in the 2016 NBA draft but Simmons was unable to make his debut in 2016-17…
Read MoreArmani Moore pens with Breakers
Armani Moore (193 cm, Tennessee’16) is a recent addition to the roster of the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL) this June. Moore spent his rookie campaign as a pro with Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-PLK) in 2016-17. In 2017-18 he played nine games for them in the Basketball Champions League and posted averages of 6.1 ppg and…
Read MoreMitch Creek signed by Wuerzburg
Mitch Creek (195 cm) will be reinforcing the roster of S.Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL) for the 2018-19 season. He is a 26-year-old Australian international basketball player who has been with the Australian National Team since 2017. Creek started the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL) and averaged 14.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He later moved…
Read MoreBryce Cotton returns to Wildcats
Bryce Cotton 185 cm, Providence’14) has secured a deal to play for the Perth Wildcats (Australia-NBL) in 2018-19. Cotton played 30 games for them in 2017-18 before heading to Europe where he inked with Germani Basket Brescia (Italy-Serie A) in April. He ended up playing 11 games for Brescia and averaged 12.3 ppg and 1.9…
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