Australia outlasted New Zealand 81-64 in a gripping FIBA Oceania Championship clash to secure their place at the London Olympics with a 2-0 series lead. The Boomers – who finished fourth at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and finished 7th in Beijing – capitalised on the constant foul trouble of Mika Vukona and Thomas [...]

Last night in a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers, the Buck’s big Aussie center Andrew Bogut dropped a soft behind-the-back pass to a cutting Carlos Delfino. Watch the video below: Bogut doesn’t always get the chance to display his passing skills (2.0 assists a game), but that was Arvydas Sabonis-esque. Bogut’s [...]

Aussie center Andrew Bogut took advantage of a decimated Magic squad lacking superstar center Dwight Howard, all-star guard Jameer Nelson, and sharpshooter J.J. Redick, all out with a stomach virus. (Discuss Andrew Bogut’s NBA season in our Australian forum) In the Buck’s 96-85 win, the 7-0 pivot scored a season-high 31 points by hitting 13-20 [...]

David Andersen sank two free throws Saturday to give Australia a come-from-behind 76-75 victory over Jordan in its opening match at the basketball world championship. (Discuss the Australia-Jordan match in our World Championships forum) Andersen finished with 22 points and center Alex Maric led Australia with 23, while forward Zaid Abbas led Jordan with 20 [...]

Are you looking to watch Greece take on China, or Lithuania vs. New Zealand in the first day of World Championships? Follow all the group play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created individual game threads so you find out where to watch the game, comment on the game, and follow [...]

Aleksandr Marić has changed his mind. Despite having declared that he will not compete with Australia in the upcoming World Championships of Basketball, he will be in Turkey with his native afterall. (Discuss Australia’s chances in our World Championships of Basketball forum) The deciding point probably was the injury of Andrew Bogut, as he is now [...]

Andrew Bogut, the 7-0 Aussie center for the Milwaukee Bucks, was quietly putting together a career season when trying to brace his fall from a dunk dislocated his elbow. Bogut will have season-ending surgery today, ending a great season in which the former #1 overall pick was having his best NBA season. Bogut and his [...]