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Two More Olympic Berths Set

Posted by admin on 02 Sep 2007 at 2:13 am under Asia Championships, Cape Verde, Eurobasket, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, Oceania Championships, Tournament of the Americas, afrobasket, angola, argentina, australia, brazil, cameroon, canada, china, new zealand, puerto rico, spain, usa

With the wins by Argentina (over Brazil) and the United States (over Puerto Rico) in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas, two more berths to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have now been determined.
Argentina and the United States have joined Afrobasket Champions Angola, Oceania Champions Australia, host nation China, surprising Asian-Champions Iran, and 2006 World [...]

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Boomers Stifle Tall Blacks 79-67.

Posted by admin on 25 Aug 2007 at 1:15 pm under Oceania Championships, australia, david andersen, glen saville, kirk penney, new zealand, sam mackinnon

The Australian National Team defeated the Tall Blacks today 79-67 in the Oceania Championships, bringing the Boomers one game away from qualifying for the 2008 Olympics. The Aussies used stifling defense to pull out the win. Leading the Boomers offensive attack was center and Euroleague star David Andersen with 20 points, Sam Mackinnon had 18 [...]

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