Australia & Oceania
Basketball Australia announces broadcast deal
Basketball Australia announced a multi-year broadcast deal with PERFORM Media that will allow all National Basketball League games to be broadcast live via an NBL.tv subscription service. The subscription will allow fans to watch NBL games on the Internet, on their mobile phones, tablets and IPTV. Games and highlights of previous games will also be…
Read MoreBasketball makes inroads into Fiji’s rugby schools
For 19 year old Isoa Tuwai, rugby is life. It was the only sport he played until lately when basketball was introduced to him and his colleagues at Queen Victoria School. The boys from Vulinitu are known for their rugby skills but yesterday they showed potential to be equally good in basketball. The QVS under-19…
Read MoreShane Edwards sign for Skytrans Cairns Taipans
The Australian NBL team Skytrans Cairns Taipans are pleased to announce the completion of the 2012/13 contracted playing roster, with the signing of 25 year-old, American-born forward, Shane Edwards. Edwards, 201cm and 100kg, has had a notable college and pro-career, and will add depth and athleticism to the Taipans front court, along side Alex Loughton,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreSkytrans Cairns Taipans re-signs Kerry Williams
THE Skytrans Cairns Taipans are pleased to announce the re-signing of Cairns local and Far North fan favourite Kerry Williams for the 2012/13 season. The 5’11” point guard played in all 28 games for the Snakes last season after missing the entire 2010/11 season due to a serious knee injury he suffered in a pre-season…
Read MoreLance Hurdle signs with Wollongong
Lance Hurdle (188 cm, Miami’09) has signed with Australian team Wollongong Hawks. Hurdle played the last three season in the D-League.
Read MoreQuarterfinals are set in the U17 World Championships for Women
The quarterfinal bracket is set in the U17 World Championships for Women. The United States came out seeded first in Group A and will face Australia (fourth in Group B), Canada (third in Group A) will match up with the Netherlands (second in Group B), Italy (second in Group A) will square off against Spain…
Read MoreQBL: Weekend Round Up – Round 14
QBL: Weekend Round Up – Round 14 Cairns Dolphins – Northside Wizards 58-84 (W) The Dolphins held a narrow lead in the first quarter but lost it soon into the second term, with the Wizards proving too strong, stealing the lead and running away with it for the remainder of the match. Northsides Taylor Lilley…
Read MoreTownsville sign Curtis Withers
Curtis Withers (203 cm, UNC Charlotte’06) has signed in Australia with Townsville Crocodiles. The experienced Wither last played in the D-League and before that in China, France, Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Venezuela.
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