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 [...]

Russia’s size has worn down New Zealand, 78-56, in a tense Eight Final encounter at the FIBA World Championship, setting up an encounter with old rival the USA in the Quarter Finals. (Discuss Russia vs. New Zealand in our forum) Russia broke clear of the Oceania champions in the third quarter with Tall Blacks stars [...]

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 [...]

In preparation for the FIBA Oceania Championships, the Tall Blacks of New Zealand set out on a eight-game European tour. Unfortunately, they ended the stint with more questions than answers as the Tall Blacks dropped six of the eight games. Their six losses came at the hands of Estonia (2), Canada, Italy, Belgium, and Finland respectively. [...]

Kirk Penney became the first New Zealander ever to win the ANBL MVP. The shooting guard for the New Zealand Breakers was honored with the award in the tightest MVP vote in NBL history, with only 6 votes separating the top five vote-getters. Penney narrowly beat out Matthew Knight of the Sydney Spirit, by just [...]