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 [...]

Australia center Andrew Bogut is building up a full head of steam before the 2010 FIBA World Championship with the seven-footer so dominant for the Milwaukee Bucks that he has been named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. (Discuss Andrew Bogut and Aussie basketball in our forum) The 25-year-old led the Bucks to [...]

Australia’s long time serving centre Chris Anstey and premier swingman Sam MacKinnon have both announced their retirement from basketball. (Discuss their retirements, Aussie Basketball in our forum) The two good friends play for the Melbournce Tigers and were very emotional at the press conference. Chris Anstey will finish the last two games of the season, [...]

(FIBA) – Joe Ingles put an exclamation point on his impressive debut season so far in Spain’s ACB at CB Granada by earning Player of the Week honors in the league. (Talk Joe Ingles in our Australian Basketball Forum) Ingles was back to his normal spot at small forward after having to fill in at [...]

Australia needs a healthy Patty Mills to make a big impact at this year’s FIBA World Championship in Turkey and the signs are good that that will be the case with the point guard having enjoyed a dream start to the new year. (Talk Patrick Mills and Aussie Basketball in our forum) Mills has fully [...]

This week’s quick roundup of the player performances around the world during the last few days. This week includes discussion about Aleksandr Marić’s monster month, Dirk Nowitzki to the 2010 World Championships of basketball, Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings’ amazing comeback over the Chicago Bulls and more… The Sacramento Kings found themselves down 33 points, [...]

It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the draw results that will determine the groupings for the 2010 world basketball event in Istanbul, Turkey. [...]