Patty Mills, Nick Kay and Role Acceptance - Brian Goorjian has set Australia up to contend ..read more

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Adam and Tom are joined by Melbourne and Boomers coach Dean Vickerman to discuss Summer League, Dean’s Boomers series in Japan, NBL25 and the Paris Olympics ..read more

Photo Credit: FIBA They’re the words every athlete dreams of hearing. “You have made the team.” As Sandy Brondello delivered a version of that message to to the twelve women comprising the Opals Olympic team named for Paris, they all shared some form of the same feeling. For the first timers, it was the moment a lifetime of work instantly paid off. For others, it was reinforcement they belonged amongst the world’s best basketballers. Selection is induction into a special sisterhood, and a lifetime entry into sport’s most exclusive club. It’s acknowledgement, endorsement, and affirmation. Ba ..read more

Adam and Tom cover the Australia Opals loss to Canada 77-74 in Segovia overnight. Jade Melbourne had 23 points, Alanna Smith 12 points. The Opals now look to their first group game at the Paris Olympics against Nigeria on Monday July 29 at 7pm (AEST). The Podium Pod is bought to you by our latest partner, Team Feet. Team Feet offers premium athletic socks for modern teams, however they compete. With sweat wicking cotton, arch support, ventilation panels and compression stitching, Team Feet socks are built to outperform. Whether your team is tiny or thousands strong, choose Team Feet to unit ..read more

Adam and Hayley cover the Opals’ victory over Spain in their first of two Olympic warm up games this week, with strong performances by Sami Whitcomb and Alanna Smith. The Podium Pod is bought to you by our latest partner, Team Feet. Team Feet offers premium athletic socks for modern teams, however they compete. With sweat wicking cotton, arch support, ventilation panels and compression stitching, Team Feet socks are built to outperform. Whether your team is tiny or thousands strong, choose Team Feet to unite and excite your players and supporters ..read more

The Australian Sapphires completed their 2024 U17 FIBA Women’s World Cup campaign yesterday, with a heart-stopping 67-64 win over Japan to claim fifth spot. It was a strong finish to a campaign that had ups and downs, but a fifth-placed finish is encouraging considering the cutthroat nature of World Cups, where one bad game can be the difference between a podium finish and leaving without a medal. That one bad game came against Spain in the quarter-finals, when the Sapphires had no answers for Sara Okeke, while shooting a woeful 25.9% from the field themselves. More on that later - let’s start ..read more

Spain FIBA world ranking: 2 Roster: Alex Abrines, Santi Aldama, Dario Brizuela, Lorenzo Brown, Alberto Diaz, Rudy Fernandez, Usman Garuba, Juancho Hernangomez, Willy Hernangomez, Sergio Llull, Xabi Lopez Arostegui, Jaime Pradilla vs Boomers: Saturday July 27, 7:00 PM AEST Spain has long been a thorn in the side of the Boomers, and the two rivals will come together once again to open the Olympic tournament. For Australian fans, that could dredge up some uncomfortable memories. Who could forget the bronze medal game at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, where our hearts were broken with one late whistle ..read more

The 2024 Paris Olympics get underway next week and for Australian basketball fans, the next two weeks promise to provide plenty of late nights and some early mornings. Image credit: FIBA For the Australian Opals, they head into the Olympics as the third-ranked nation in the world, behind only the USA and China, and with some real momentum after a third-placed finish at the most recent major tournament; the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Obviously, a lot has changed over the past two years for every team, and Australia is no different. For the Opals, those changes – highlighted by development ..read more