Australia & Oceania
Basketball Australia statement on Toowoomba Mountaineers tragedy
Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Kristina Keneally and Chair of the BA Board Scott Derwin have expressed BA’s sympathy following the tragic deaths of Queensland basketballers Stacey Richter and Stephanie Mylonas yesterday afternoon. The pair, who played for the Toowoomba Mountaineers, were travelling back from their team’s final game of the Queensland Basketball League season…
Read MoreU17 Women’s World Championship – Day 3
Group A Korea – Mali 76-61 Korea: H.Kim 19, Park 19, Shin 9 Mali: Dakouo 13, Maiga 11, Diallo 11, Fomba 10, Keita 9 USA – Italy 83-43 USA: Greenwell 16, Reimer 12, Harper 11, DeShields 11, Turner 11 Italy: Marangoni 8, Pan 7, Zandalasini 6 Canada – Belgium 50-45 Canada: Wolfram 12, Nurse 9,…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2
FIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2 Group A USA – Canada 86-47 USA: Deshields 29, Davis 14, Reimer 10 Canada: Nurse 8, Jardine 7, Orum 7, Potter 7 Italy – Mali 71-31 Italy: Peresson 14, Pan 11, Ercoli 9 (20 Rebounds) Mali: Maiga 9, Keita 8 Belgium – South Korea 84-53 Belgium: Ben…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships tips off in Amsterdam
The first day of the women’s FIBA U17 Worlds is in the books with the following games being played Fri., Aug 17th. Group A Mali – Belgium 45-81 Mali: Maiga 14, Fomba 12, N’Diaye 9 Belgium: Ben Abdelkader 25, Lemmens 11, Mpoyi Wa Mpoyi 9 Canada – Italy 55-68 Canada: Nurse 20, Potter 8, Orum…
Read MoreQBL: Weekend Wrap-Up: Round 13
Australian Basketball (Men)
36ers
Oct. 7
Tigers
Taipans
Oct. 6
Crocodiles
Breakers
Oct. 5
Wildcats
Hawks
Oct. 5
Kings
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Round 21 (Regular Season)
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Read MoreMelbourne signs Kevin Braswell
Kevin Braswell (188 cm, Georgetown’02), 33, a point guard with silky skills, excellent ball handling and very good floor vision has signed in Australia with the Melbourne Tigers. Braswells career has included playing in the NBA D-League before progressing to the top divisions of Europe, including France, Greece, Russia and Turkey. Australian basketball fans may…
Read MoreFenerbahce signs Andersen
Turkish club Fenerbahce has signed Australian David Andersen to a two-year deal. Last year Andersen played in Italy for Siena and before that in the NBA for the Houston Rockets.
Read MoreBig V: Coach & Player of the Month – July
Skyer Bowlin of the Ringword Hawks has been named the SCM Player of the month behind a 19.8ppg average and the Cam Lloyd of the Eltham Wildcats has been named the SCM Coach of the Month.
Read MoreHawks cruise to victory against N. Colorado Univ.
The Wollongong NRE Hawks cruised to a 87-63 victory over the Northern Colorado Bears Sunday afternoon in front of another great crowd at the Snakepit, the spiritual home of basketball in the Illawarra. The Hawks had five players score in double-digits with both Dave Gruber and Oscar Forman leading with 16 points a piece. It…
Read MoreAustralia women win Olympic bronze with win over Russia
Lauren Jackson wouldn’t let Australia leave the Olympics without a medal. The 6-foot-5 Jackson scored 21 of her 25 points in the second half to help Australia beat Russia 83-74 on Saturday and win the womens basketball bronze medal. It is the fifth straight Olympics that Australia has won a medal. The Australians had won…
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