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The stakes have never been higher for the St Laurence Geelong Supercats and the Roderick Geelong Lady Supercats this weekend as they face two of the toughest games of the year. Starting off on Saturday night, the teams will travel to the new State Basketball Centre for the first time to take on South Conference…
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The Australia Men’s basketball team lost a nail biter in their first game of Olympic Competition 75-71 to Brazil, a team which boasts four NBA players in Leandro Barbosa (Indiana), Anderson Varejao (Cleveland), Nene Hilario (Washington) and Tiago Splitter (San Antonio) and has experts predicting them as medal chance. NBA Superstars Kobe Bryant and…
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Written by Kevin Pelton During Sunday’s exhibition game between the USA men’s national team and Argentina, NBA TV’s duo of Steve Smith and Larry Smith repeatedly noted that Argentina is ranked third in the world. But what does that mean? FIBA’s rankings are based on performance over a two-Olympic cycle, which means that Argentina’s lofty ranking–behind…
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@kirkpenney “Signed to play in Ankara, Turkey” Former NBL MVP and New Zealand Breakers star Kirk Penny announced via Twitter today that he has signed with Turkish club Ankara Kolejliler after severing ties with his Spanish club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. Penney joins a team on a high in the Turkish capital as Ankara Kolejliler earned promotion to…
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Download and listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn On the latest episode of Aussie Hoopla Matt Smith and Dan Boyce got heated when discussing Kobe Bryant stating that this years USA Olympic Basketball could defeat the Original “Dream Team”. The comments sent every media outlet across the world into a…
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On the latest episode of the “Hyping the Hoopla” podcast Matt Smith and Dan Boyce got heated when discussing who was better Team USA 2012 or the Original “Dream Team”. Dan Boyce put the challenge down “I think the Australian online basketball community agrees with me that this years team would beat the 1992 team”….
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Subscribe to Aussie Hoopla on iTunes and listen to our Hyping the Hoopla fortnightly podcast, where we break down all the latest NBL player moves and signings, performances both here and overseas and the important issues which Australian Basketball currently face… The voice of Aussie Hoopla, Dan Boyce and co host Matt Smith, holder of 100…
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BALLARAT Miners import Reggie Larry hopes to use the SEABL season as a springboard to the NBL. He has only been in the country a month, but is already turning heads from within Australia’s highest level. Between games for the Miners, last week Larry found himself among 25 talented young players in Wollongong, fighting for a chance to play in the NBL. ‘‘I really don’t know what my chances…
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David BARLOW, 28, will continue to play for UCAM Murcia next season after signing a two-year contract extension with an option on the second year. Last season Barlow averaged a respectable 8.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg through 34 games in Spanish League where fellow Australian Boomers Joe Ingles (FC Barcelona) and Brad Newley (Valencia…
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In the same sense that Twenty20 is creating resurgence across the cricket world, FIBA have introduced a 3×3 format to international competitions in order to capitalise on the 250 million players worldwide. Basketball is ranked among the most played recreational sports on the planet and the idea behind FIBA’s 3×3 concept is to develop it…
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