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Brad&Boti: Opals to feast in Turkey, NBL down to 4

THE NBL is on the threshold of its 2026 best-of-three semi finals, giving Brad&Boti podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I plenty to discuss, but before we even do, over in Turkey our Australian Opals are in action against Argentina, Japan, Hungary, Turkey and Canada.

Opals now out of the Woods in Turkey

THERE is no shortage of players unlucky to be omitted from Sandy Brondello's Australia Opals team competing in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Turkey from Wednesday but perhaps none moreso than Courtney Woods. Hot off leading Townsville to the WNBL championship, Woods claimed the Rachael Sporn Medal en route!

Elijah peppers in qualifiers, now for NBL

BOOMERS form in FIBA World Cup qualifiers shown by Perth's Elijah Pepper and Melbourne pair Tanner Krebs and Tom Wilson would have NBL fans excited on the eve of the playoffs, Pepper averaging 25.5ppg in road wins over Guam and the Philippines - including five threes in both outings.

Philippines push NZ, now for the Boomers

WITH a fairly impressive Tall Blacks line-up only squeezing past the Philippines 69-66 in Manila last night, the stage is set for a torrid time on Sunday for the Boomers, who only took the second quarter to KO Guam in their FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier in Mangilao Village, Tanner Krebs the match star.

Basketball rallying for great cause Saturday

Bigger than Basketball brings greats together

THE biggest names in Australian basketball - greats such as Andrew Gaze, Phil Smyth, Mark Bradtke, Cal Bruton, David Andersen and Ricky Grace - always showed up when it mattered and they're back together again next month for a cause "bigger than basketball".

Old pals back for Opals' World Cup prep

THE latest incarnation of an Australian Opals squad was released last week, a comfortable cluster of 19 players for coach Sandy Brondello, a no-risk, no-gambles group of familiar faces providing for a relaxed build-up to the 2026 FIBA World Cup, Townsville guard Miela Sowah selected on her sizzling WNBL form.

Brad&Boti: Han Xu elevates WNBL a notch

HAN Xu in one game already has changed the face of the Perth Lynx and, more importantly, the world view of our WNBL. Brad Rosen and I are back behind the microphones and this week's Brad&Boti podcast has it all, from the Boomers-Tall Blacks to the NBL and much more.

Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Boomers, Tall Blacks, trades and Bryce

CIRCUMSTANCES beyond our control meant the coach, Joey Wright, and I missed a week last round but we've got all the NBL from Round 10 covered, along with a look forward and even an insight into the Australia-New Zealand clash, waiting now at our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast.   

'Davo' leads Boomers with his three-sweep

CAN William "Davo" Hickey score a match-clinching three when you need it? Better yet, can he produce a match-WINNING three when you need it? Those two questions have been answered, the latter earlier tonight, the former last week as Australia stopped New Zealand twice in FIBA World Cup qualifying thrillers.