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Asia Cup Final: Opals add Gold to BA treasure trove
ASIA CUP WOMEN: Powered by a double dose of Alex power, Australia tonight claimed its historic first Asia Cup crown, denying Japan its seventh 88-79 in the Gold Medal Final in Shenzhen, Fowler and Wilson outstanding, the former also winning All Star Five and tournament MVP honours.
Asia Cup Semi: Opals into Gold Medal showdown
ASIA CUP WOMEN: Australia tonight withstood the customary and traditional Korean long-range assault, advancing to tomorrow's Asia Cup gold medal decider off an 86-73 win in Szenchen, Opals captain Cayla George leading the way with a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double.
Asia Cup G3: Opals erase Japan scare
ASIA CUP WOMEN: A rampaging 20-8 final quarter tonight in Szenchen rescued Australia from a potentially embarrassing loss to former tormentor Japan, Zitina Aokuso the lynchpin as the Opals pulled away for a 79-67 victory and first place in Group B, likely avoiding Group A leader China in the semi finals.
Asia Cup G2: Opals march on easily
ASIA CUP WOMEN: At 2-2, Lebanon appeared vaguely competitive with Australia tonight in Shenzhen, but at 19-2 it was clear another inferior Asia Cup opponent was about to be polished off by the Opals, Chloe Bibby again at the forefront as eight players scored in double figures.
Asia Cup G1: Opals sizzle in record rout
ASIA CUP WOMEN: IN what surely was as historic a start to an international tournament as the Opals have ever unleashed, Australia tonight smashed the Philippines 115-39 in a devastating performance led by Miela Sowah but which also again reinforced the chasm between Asia's best ... and the rest.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Taking it On the Street
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THIS week on our Time Out–NO FLOP ZONE podcast, the basketball talk goes deeper than ever. In a raw and powerful moment, Joey Wright opens up about the personal impact his coaching career had on his family, especially during his time in Adelaide coaching the 36ers.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: How to build a winning culture
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WHAT does it take to build a winning culture? In fact, how do you even define a winning culture? This week on our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast, Joey Wright and I discuss exactly that, plus a whole lot more, including the Boomers-Tall Blacks "sell-out" in Adelaide.
Lorraine Eiler Medal honours our original G.O.A.T.
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SHE was the first Australian - male or female - to win a US college sports scholarship and instrumental in initiating basketball for women in the 1950s. And that is barely the tip of the iceberg of what the late great Basketball SA Hall of Fame Legend Lorraine Eiler achieved in an outstanding and unrivalled sporting career, her name now forever enshrined in our folklore.
Brad&Boti: Big news week as Spirit clinch crown
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WHAT a week this has been, fuelling our Brad&Boti podcast with so much ball for Brad Rosen and I to disseminate, starting with Bendigo winning its third WNBL championship, closing with Tyler Harvey's game-winner and with a ton of stuff in-between, including Adam Caporn's Boomers appointment!
Last link to our first Games team dies at 94
COLIN Burdett, the last remaining player who suited for Australia at its 1956 international debut as host nation for the Melbourne Olympic Games, has died, aged 94, closing the book on our link to that first team of part-timers who launched the Boomers tradition 69 years ago.
