Step 1 to World Cup done
AUSTRALIA's NBL-based Boomers will face Japan, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei in the first round of Asian Group qualifiers ahead of FIBA's 2019 World Cup in China.
Opals on the move to Phoenix
A CAMP was supposed to tip off in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday but instead the first Opals squad of 20-22 players will join new coach Sandy Brondello in the US next month now.
Now Sandy needs to select assistants
WE tipped it months ago, confirmed it on April 9 but Basketball Australia waited until today to reveal what most wanted, Sandy Brondello as our new Opals coach through to Tokyo 2020.
Good times ahead for our ladies
EXPECT a whopping great Easter present to arrive shortly for the WNBL in terms of a new, long-coveted and long-awaited television deal.
The synergy is right
THE 10-day competition window for the Boomers in the NBL’s late-November schedule opens a golden opportunity for the elite league to join forces with 3on3 specialists Champions League Basketball for the benefit of all of us.
Annie Hall, and Ian too
THE late, great Ian Davies and fellow Olympics star Annie LaFleur’s inductions into the NSW Basketball Hall of Fame only further add to its credibility.
Boomers to avert Summer League clash
REAPPOINTED Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis is looking at amending dates for his squad's July camp to offset clashes with the NBA Summer League.
NBA needs more Aussie coaches
AUSTRALIAN basketball doesn't need NBA coaches for its national teams - the NBA needs to look at more Australian coaches for The Show!
What's in a name? Erin's stands alone
WHEN Erin Phillips tomorrow night wins the – as yet – unnamed AFLW equivalent of the Brownlow Medal, the 2006 FIBA Women’s World Champion's name permanently should be engraved on it.


