Andrew Bogut
Australian Basketball has truly exploded around the world in recent years and many of our best basketball players now play in the NBA, Euroleague and College on a regular basis. Names like Andrew Bogut, Patrick Mills, Matthew Dellavedova and Joe Ingles are well known within the Australian Basketball community however on our last count we had over…
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It was heartbreak in Beijing for the Boomers, as they fell to Spain, 95-88, in what could only be described as a battle of epic proportions. Ten minutes of extra basketball was required to separate the two nations, with Marc Gasol taking over in the second overtime to sink the Boomers gold medal hopes. “That…
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Australia survived a mighty scare to pull out a 108-92 victory on Sunday, though the scoreboard hardly paints the entire picture. It was a mix of the old and new standing up for the Boomers, with perhaps nobody shining brighter than Matthew Dellavedova, who finished with 24 points, showing off his much publicised new shooting…
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The 12-man Australian Boomers team that will compete at the FIBA World Cup and the lead-up games in Perth and Melbourne has been announced today, Wednesday, August 7. The team features two players who are set to make their national team debuts. Jonah Bolden and Xavier Cooks have been selected for the first time after…
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Sydney, NSW – Today is D-Day for the Sydney Kings. It’s the second game of their best-of-three semifinal series against defending champions Melbourne United. After last Thursday’s trashing in Melbourne, Sydney are ready to make up for it and make a statement at home. Game 1 is behind them now. The 95-73 loss…
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Sydney Kings superstar centre Andrew Bogut was named the Hungry Jack’s NBL Most Valuable Player in 2018/2019 at the NBL Awards Night in Melbourne overnight. The tight NBL MVP race came down between Bogut (83 votes) and Melbourne’s Casper Ware (77 votes), with only six votes separating the two stars. Perth’s Bryce Cotton placed…
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Andrew Bogut hasn’t been able to practice with Los Angeles since he was signed by the Lakers eight days ago, but it’s not due to any injury. It seems Bogut’s VISA is what’s keeping him on the sidelines this time. The process of acquiring a specific work visa required by foreign professional athletes takes about…
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Australian big man Andrew Bogut recently inked a one-year $2.3 Million veteran’s minimum deal with NBA glamour club Los Angeles Lakers. The championship-winning Aussie has not played since March, after suffering a season-ending left tibia injury during his short tenure with eventual champions Cleveland Cavaliers. Now that he’s been given a clean bill…
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All series long, fans anticipated seeing the Golden State Warriors turn to their greatest weapon, the small ball line-up referred to the ‘death line-Up’ by NBA media. The Warriors’ “death lineup” is arguably the most potent five-man unit in history. Featuring Draymond Green at center, with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and…
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On Wednesday it was made clear that Australian Boomers star Andrew Bogut won’t need surgery to repair his fractured left tibia, but he’s still going to miss the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016-17 campaign, including the playoffs. The team’s official release noted Bogut is undergoing a “non-surgical treatment and recovery plan” that should make him…
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