Australian Boomers
With Adam Caporn taking over as head coach of the Australian Boomers, the national team enters a critical phase in its evolution. A student of both Brian Goorjian and Andrej Lemanis, Caporn intends to build on their foundations, blending their distinct philosophies to create a balanced, adaptable, and high-performing team. In a recent interview with…
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The Australian Boomers have reportedly found their next leader, with Washington Wizards assistant coach Adam Caporn set to take over as the national team’s head coach. The news, broken by SEN’s Andy Maher and Andrew Gaze, suggests that Caporn has been selected from a strong shortlist that included Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder, former…
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Eleven months ago, during the Australian national team’s final practice match before flying out to compete at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Jock Landale went down with an ankle injury that changed the course of the Boomers’ medal hopes. Prior to that game against South Sudan, pundits considered that tournament to be the Boomers’ first chance to win a…
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The Boomers defeated France today in their toughest warmup game on paper as they prepare for the FIBA World Cup, which kicks off in five days’ time. After being blown out and seeing France take a double-digit lead in the first few minutes, Australia clawed back to close the gap to eight points before the…
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The Australian Boomers got their FIBA World Cup preparations off to a flying start with a convincing 97-41 win over Venezuela in Melbourne. After starting the game shooting 10/11 from the field to lead 27-16 at quarter time, the Boomers blew the game open across the second and third quarters, outscoring Venezuela 48-11 as their…
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THE 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup kicks off in just 18 days, and the Australian Boomers have already begun making their potential roster clearer ahead of the start date on August 25. The countdown to the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup has begun, and the Australian Boomers are finalizing their potential roster for the upcoming…
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The FIBA Basketball World Cup is in less than a month, and members of the Boomers squad are all vying for their spot on the Boomers roster at the ongoing selection camp in Cairns. With the squad featuring ten NBA rostered players – the most in Boomers’ history – selection will be more difficult than…
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Those following Ben Simmons on Instagram will have seen he is back in the gym and working toward his return to the court. In recent weeks, Simmons has posted images of him working out both at HSS Training Center in Brooklyn and the University of Miami gym, but none of him on the court. He…
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Lucas Walker played a decade in the NBL, won a championship with the Wildcats and earned a commonwealth games gold medal in 2018 playing for the Australian Boomers. Walker was a player forever the underdog and one who many thought his NBL career was over multiple times before finally calling it a day in 2020….
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The Australian Boomers have won their first ever medal at a major international tournament, beating out Slovenia for the bronze 107-93 on the back of an inspired 42 points by Patty Mills. I promised in the bio I wrote for Aussie Hoopla well over five years ago that I may just cry if the Boomers…
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