USA Basketball Men’s National Team head coach Gregg Popovich has expressed his excitement at the size of the crowd that will await his USA team when they play the Australian Boomers in Melbourne on Thursday 22 August (7:30pm) and Saturday 24 August (2:00pm).
The Australian Boomers have bolstered their coaching staff with the appointment of assistant coach David Patrick, an Australian who has spent several years in the US Collegiate system with the University of California (UC) Riverside.
The Australian Boomers will take on Canada Basketball at Perth’s RAC Arena on Friday 16 August and Saturday 17 August, with both teams set to feature some of the biggest names in the sport.
Following the 2019 FIBA World Cup draw over the weekend, Basketball Australia and the Boomers coaching staff are continuing their preparations for the tournament to be held in China from August 31-September 15.
The 2019 FIBA World Cup draw has been held with the Australian Boomers being selected into Group H alongside Lithuania, Canada and Senegal.
On July 3 2015, Tom Wilson left the court in the Under-19 FIBA World Cup Quarter-Final against Turkey with a potential knee injury and his dreams of representing his country dashed.
The Australian Boomers have concluded their FIBA World Cup qualifying campaign on a sour note, falling to Iran 74-85.
Australian Boomers head coach Andrej Lemanis will return home prior to the final game of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in order to prepare for the NBL playoffs.
It was a new-look team for the Australian Boomers but the result was the same as they made light work of Kazakhstan, succeeding 81-60, to begin the final window of FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
The Australian Boomers will welcome ten new faces for the sixth and final FIBA World Cup qualifying window when they visit Kazakhstan and Iran next week.
Over the weekend, Australian Boomers favourite Matthew Dellavedova returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA via a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards.
The Australian Basketball Players’ Association and Basketball Australia (BA) today announced the inaugural National Teams Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ensuring wide-ranging improved conditions for Australia’s elite players.
A process more than a year in the making, the Boomers have qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Cup and Jason Cadee is now determined to ensure Australia are the best team coming out of Asia.
The Australian Boomers have completed the fifth window of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers with a perfect home record after running out 51-point winners over Qatar, 110-59.
Following the Australian Boomers' victory over Iran on Friday night at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, which saw them officially book a place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, the Boomers now host Qatar on Monday at 7.30pm in their final qualifier at home.
After more than a year of qualifiers, the Australian Boomers have officially booked their place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup with a 29-point victory over Iran.
Boasting a long line of alumni, the Australian School Championships has seen many current day stars compete such as Ben Simmons, Lauren Jackson, Patty Mills and new Australian Boomer, Daniel Johnson.
One change has been made to the Australian Boomers team for the fifth window of FIBA World Cup qualifiers with Nate Jawai (Cairns Taipans) brought in to replace Angus Brandt (Perth Wildcats).
