Australia & Oceania
FIBA World Cup 2014: End of Group Stage
A full schedule on the last day of the FIBA World Cup 2014’s group stages brought another round of exciting action as the best hoops nations in the world continued the festival of Basketball that has been week 1 of the competition. Fans in host country Spain and beyond were treated to the full bag…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy to La Bruixa d’Or
La Bruixa d’Or Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) is reinforcing its frontcourt with the addition of Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) this 2014-15 season. AJ has dual citizenship from Ireland and Australia. He has also been a member of the Australian national team from 2008-09, 2011 and 2013. Ogilvy spent the 2013-14 season back home playing…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 4
Day 4 of the FIBA World Cup 2014 saw a full round of action through the groups as each nation in the tournament took to the hardwood to compete. The group’s leaders confirmed their dominance, while the chasing pack jostled for position below. With one eye on the qualification places, the Basketball became even more…
Read MoreAleks Maric added by Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) is bringing in veteran Australian player Aleks Maric (211 cm, Nebraska’08) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old Maric played for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) over the last couple of seasons. In 2013-14 he played 23 games for them during their run in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and was able to…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 3: Groups C & D
There was only action from Group C and D during Day 4 of the FIBA World Cup 2014, with twelve nations taking to the court in another round of frenetic action. The tournament has started at a fantastic pace and the quality of the Basketball continued to wow the crowds around Spain. Hoops fans around…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 2
In Day 2 of the FIBA World Cup 2014 a few teams remain hot, garnering back to back wins and riding their momentum from Day 1. Seven teams are still undefeated with 2-0 records and the day’s action was highlighted by a showdown between two European gold-medal contenders from Group A. Here is a recap…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 1
The FIBA World Cup 2014 is underway in Spain and here is all the action from day 1. Group A 2006 World Cup champions Spain got their 2014 campaign off to a good start by thrashing Iran 90-60 on home soil. The Spanish started the game well, pouring in 27 points during the first frame…
Read MoreU17 USA team wins World Championships
The U17 USA team defended the FIBA U17 World Championship in Dubai by downing Australia for the second consecutive final, emerging with a 98-92 victory. During the 2012 tournament the US team marched to victory over the Aussies in the final, taking a 95-62 win to claim the gold. This time it was different and…
Read MoreFIBA U17 final: USA and Australia to meet
The final of the The final of the FIBA U17 World Championships in Dubai has been decided and it will be a repeat of the trophy game from 2012. Tournament favourites the USA along with Australia will contest the final on Saturday, while Spain and Serbia will meet to decide the third and fourth places.…
Read MoreU17 World Championships quarter-final results
The quarter finals of the U17 World Championships took place tonight and decided which nations would progress to the final four. The action was exciting as Australia passed a tricky encounter against Puerto Rico, Serbia continued its run by downing Canada, Spain scraped past France, and the USA continued to dominate. Australia vs. Puerto Rico,…
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