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Boomers squad packed to the rafters with talented list

WITH the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few months away, the Australian Boomers announced their initial 22-player squad for the basketball component of the world’s biggest sporting event. Australian basketball has been thriving over the past four years since the most recent Olympics, and the Boomers appear poised to deliver their most talented team […]

Tall order for Boomers as Olympic groupings released

THE 2024 Pairs Olympics are getting closer, as evidenced by the recent announcement of the groups in the Men’s Basketball competition, with the Australian Boomers set to face off against some National Basketball Association (NBA) superstars. The Boomers were placed into Group A, in what is being touted as the ‘group of death’, named after […]

Former NBL stars shining at top level

WITH the NBA Draft less than 24 hours away, the next crop of young guns are set to join the competition and take the league to new heights. The 2023 draft is stacked full of potentially generational talent, and the anticipation surrounding the upcoming group of players is the highest it has been in years. […]

Boomers announce World Cup squad stacked with NBA talent

WITH the World Cup approaching at a rapid pace, the Australian Boomers have announced their extended squad for the tournament, boasting one of the most talented lists the country has seen in quite some time. Recently, FIBA held the official draw for the 2023 World Cup, with the Boomers set to face the likes of […]

Boomers’ draw revealed for FIBA World Cup

THE 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup is edging closer and closer, with the tournament set to kick off in just 112 days. The World Cup will take place in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, and ahead of the first game taking place on August 25, the Official Draw took place earlier this week. The teams […]

Aussies set to face off against contenders

THE 2023 FIBA World Cup is set to take place later this year, and over the past few days, the seeding for the tournament was revealed. The format of the competition sees 32 teams qualified to compete at the World Cup, including the two host nations in the Philippines and Japan. The teams were placed […]

Giddey brings the Thunder against old side

THE Adelaide 36ers could not produce consecutive wins against NBA sides in the U.S. on Friday afternoon, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder in convincing fashion, as the latter claimed a 131-98 victory. The 36ers could not produce another blistering shooting performance as they did against the Phoenix Suns a few days earlier, as they […]

NBL Young Gun Focus – Ousmane Dieng

THE National Basketball League (NBL) has announced itself as a successful pathway for young basketball talents to take their journey to the next level. With quality talent spread across the league making for a tough competition, many young players see this as an opportunity to prove their worth against a more experienced league than the […]

NBL Young Gun Focus: Mojave King

THE National Basketball League (NBL) has announced itself as a successful pathway for young basketball talents to take their journey to the next level. With quality talent spread across the league making for a tough competition, many young players see this as an opportunity to prove their worth against a more experienced league than the […]

Three Aussies added to NBA Global Academy and Centre of Excellence

THE National Basketball Association (NBA)’s Global Academy (GA) has announced two new additions to its scholarship program, as it look to expand its reach and find the best young talent the world has to offer. This time it is two young Australian basketball guns who have made the cut, with the nation’s basketball system continuing […]

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