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Rising coach set to lead Boomers at Asia Cup Qualifiers

HAVING earned his stripes as an assistant coach in the National Basketball League (NBL), Jacob Chance will be at the helm of the Australian Boomers at the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Tournament. Chance is currently an assistant coach at Melbourne United and has spent time on the coaching staff of the Tasmania JackJumpers […]

All out assault as Aussies bring home Asia Cup

THE Australian Emus have secured gold at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup after defeating New Zealand by a whopping 63 points in Jordan overnight. The two sides clashed in the title match for the second time, with the 2018 decider seeing Australia take out its first U18 Asia Cup title. That result was repeated […]

Emus set up title rematch against NZ

THE 2024 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup is finishing with an Oceanic clash, after the Australian Emus defeated Jordan in emphatic fashion to book a spot in the gold medal match overnight. The Emus will face off against their Trans-Tasman neighbours in New Zealand for the ultimate prize later tonight, having cruised through the remainder of […]

Emphatic Emus complete clean sweep towards quarterfinals

THE Australian Emus produced their most dominant performance at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup on Wednesday night, defeating the Chinese Taipei by a whopping 65 points at Arena Complex in Jordan. The result sees the Emus complete the group stage with a perfect record of three wins from three games to sit comfortably at […]

Emus go two from two after besting Lebanon

THE Australian Emus have continued their perfect start at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup this week after defeating Lebanon by 32 points at Prince Hamza in Jordan on Tuesday night. It was the second match of the group stage for the Aussies, who came into the game in some serious form after defeating Mongolia […]

Emus off to excellent start at Asia Cup

THE Australian Emus have started their campaign at the 2024 FIBA Asia Cup in perfect fashion, recording a huge win over Mongolia in their first clash of the tournament at Arena Complex on Monday night. It was an emphatic display from the Emus in their first outing, sending a big message to the remainder of […]

Ezi’s excellence helps Opals secure bronze

THE Australian Opals defeated Belgium to bring home a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics on the back of a career-best performance from Eziyoda Magbegor. After being bested by the eventual gold medalists in Team USA a couple of days prior, the Opals still had a chance to bring home some silverware in the […]

Opals off to semis after Serbia smashing

A DOMINANT performance from the Australian Opals has seen them book a spot in the semi-finals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, after defeating Serbia by 18 points on Wednesday night. A disastrous start to their 2024 campaign with a loss to Nigeria saw the Opals with their backs against the wall for much of […]

Serbia stunner sees Boomers bow out

IT seems to the be the end of an era for the Australian Boomers, with their 2024 Paris Olympic campaign ended by a stirring Serbia comeback overnight, as the Aussies suffered a five-point defeat in the Quarterfinals. The Boomers led by 24 points in the second quarter, having complete control of the contest behind a […]

Boomers must bring their best against Serbia

IN an elimination clash tonight at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Australian Boomers will need to be firing on all cylinders if they are to defeat Serbia in the Qualifying Final, which kicks off at 10:30pm AEDT. It may not have been a textbook journey to secure a spot past the group stage, but the […]

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