Author: Dan Boyce
The Tokyo Olympic Games are less than two months away, is focused and the Australian Boomers and set to face Team USA once again. Just two years ago, Australia hosted the United States Men’s team for two exhibition games at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, culminating in a historic upset over the United States, which fielded a team…
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Basketball is booming in Japan, and the NBL is starting to feel its impact. Earlier this month, the Brisbane Bullets announced head coach Andrej Lemanis will coach in Japan instead of re-signing with the team. The Japanese deal is expected to be close to double his previous salary and one no NBL team could match….
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Aaron Grabau played 405 games with the Cairns Taipans, was the only player to be a part of both the team’s inaugural roster in 1999 and the teams first NBL Finals appearance (2011). He became a Taipans legend and to date is the only player to have his jersey retired by the club (twice, which…
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Robbie Heath grew up on the outskirts of Melbourne, in the basketball hotbed of Whittlesea, around 40 minutes from the CDB. Much like Ben Simmons, Dante Exum and even Kyrie Irving, Heath is a product of one of the many US imports who came to Australia in the 1980s and 1990s to play basketball. His…
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Head Coach of the New Zealand National Men’s basketball team Pero Cameron, joins Dan Boyce on this episode to talk about his time in the NBL, Steven Adams chances of joining the squad in the future, how New Zealand basketballers aspire to play in the NBL and his plans for the Tall Blacks next international…
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On the same day that NBL Next Star Josh Giddey declares for the NBA Draft we see another NBL next star officially make his way into the NBA. The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed guard Didi Louzada to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, the terms of the deal were…
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While it shouldn’t be a surprise to many, Adelaide 36ers dynamic young point guard Josh Giddey will officially declare for the NBA draft today. The news was made public by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski after discussions with Giddey’s agents Daniel Moldovan and Alex Saratsis of Octagon Sports told ESPN on Tuesday. ESPN Story: Josh Giddey – a…
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Melbourne United rookie Jack White had just begun a fantastic rookie season when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against the Cairns Taipans in April. Jack now faces 12 months of rehabilitation to get back onto the court and in uniform for United. White grew up playing basketball in Traralgon, a small country town in…
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Adam Gibson is set to join an elite club, the 450 Club. The South East Melbourne Phoenix co-captain will play his 450th NBL game on Sunday in Brisbane, something only 28 men have ever done before. “A lot. It was kinda like football back in the early days. A lot more contact and that was…
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Junior basketball development is where it all starts prior to achieving the Australian hoops dream. Playing in the NBL or even better for Australia starts at your local association. When it comes to developing talent however some associations seem to do better than others. Over the years we see more and more rookies enter the…
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