Tag: Australia

Olympic Hoops: Patrick Mills drops 42 as Australia takes home the bronze

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: He carried the flag for Australia at the opening ceremony in Tokyo and Patty Mills has made history by helping deliver the Boomers their first ever Olympic Games medal with a performance for the ages in a big win over Slovenia for the bronze medal. Mills was simply a man possessed at Tokyo’s Saitama Super Stadium on Saturday night to close the basketball tournament at the Olympic Games. At his fourth Olympics, he was not going to let Australia remain medalless in men’s basketball. The newly-signed Brooklyn Nets…

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Australia announces final Olympic roster

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Seven players will debut in the Olympic Games for Australia By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net The Australian national team is set for the Olympic Games when it comes to roster selections and the Federation announced the 12-man squad that will participate. Name  Age  Olympic Games  Aus Hometown  State  Postcode  Aron Baynes  34  3rd (2012, 2016)  Redlynch  QLD  4870  Matthew Dellavedova  30  3rd (2012, 2016)  Marybrough  VIC  3465  Dante Exum  25  Debut  East Melbourne  VIC  3002  Christopher Goulding   32  2nd (2016)  Brisbane  QLD  4000  Joshua Green  20  Debut  Sydney  NSW  2000  Joseph Ingles …

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Boomers squad named for FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: Basketball Australia have named a 24-man Boomers squad for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup qualification games. The Boomers face New Zealand in Brisbane at Nissan Arena on February 20 before playing away to Hong Kong in their second game on February 23. The squad is headlined by 2019 FIBA World Cup team members Chris Goulding, Mitch Creek, David Barlow, Cam Gliddon and Nathan Sobey alongside emerging NBL stars including Will Magnay, Kouat Noi and Sunday Dech. Players from teams participating in the NBL Finals will not be named…

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How Australia defeated Team USA

Brandon King

Written for nbl.com.au by Liam Santamaria Moments after the Boomers pulled off their historic victory over the USA on Saturday, Andrew Bogut looked his teammates in the eye and addressed them. That was a massive win, he told them, and we made history today, but we can go one of two directions from here: let’s stay focused on the ultimate goal. It’s a message each of the Boomers would echo during their postgame media commitments. Of course, it makes sense for the Boomers to keep a lid on what went…

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Australia shocks USA 98-94

Brandon King

From Bleacher Report: The United States men’s basketball team suffered its first loss while using NBA players in nearly 13 years Saturday morning, as Australia pulled off a 98-94 upset in a FIBA Basketball World Cup warm-up game at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. “They wanted it more than us tonight,” Team USA guard Kemba Walker told reporters. “Lesson learned for us.” It marked the end of a 78-game winning streak for the U.S. senior men’s national team. Patty Mills, who plays for U.S. head coach Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio…

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