Interbasket had the pleasure of sending a few questions over to Nathan Jawai and the 6-10 center from Australia was nice enough to answer. The 23-year old, nicknamed “Aussie Shaq,” is the first Indigenous Australian player to play in the NBA, after being drafted 41st overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2008 NBA draft. [...]

I ran across this Andrew Bogut interview on HoopsHype and found a couple greattidbits of information that I’d like to share: HoopsHype: Now there’s more international flavor in Milwaukee. Do you like it? Andrew Bogut: Yeah, I think it’s good for me, I’m an international player too. (Carlos) Delfino is a winner, he knows how [...]

Kunshan, China - The Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in China. This year’s continental basketball championship features four teams: last year’s champions Angola, hosts China, Turkey and Australia. The 2009 Stanković Cup is set for August 28-30. I wonder how Turkey is going to participate in both the Efes Pilsen World Cup [...]

Wellington – Playing at home and needing to win by seven or more points, New Zealand blasted Australia 100-78 to claim the 2009 Oceania Championships. (discuss the 2009 Oceania Championships) With the win, New Zealand not only gains a higher seeding in the 2010 World Championships, but takes home the Al Ramsay Shield, the all-important [...]

Sydney, Australia- Playing in a home-and-away series, Australia defeated New Zealand 74-67 in the first game of the 2009 Oceania Championships. Australia went into the fourth quarter trailing by three points, but Joe Ingles would catch fire and score ten straight points in 90 seconds to help the Aussies take control of the game. The [...]

Title: FIBA Oceania Championships 2009 Location: Canberra, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand Discuss: Oceania Championships Description: The Oceania championships features major players Australia and New Zealand, and very rarely smaller, island countries such as Guam, French Polynesia, American Samoa, and New Caledonia. This year, Australia and New Zealand will once again be the only countries [...]

With the news that Yao Ming will miss the entire 2009-10 NBA season and Dikembe Mutombo officially retiring the other day, the Houston Rockets have brought in Aussie big man and Euroleague star David Andersen to help fill the hole they have at center. “I’ve spoken with the coach and the general manager (Daryl Morey) [...]