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The Australia men's national basketball team, nicknamed the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition. [ 2 ] Since the late 1980s, Australia has placed among the world elite teams, as the Boomers have reached the semi-finals at both Summer Olympic Games and FIBA World Cup on ...
As the governing body of basketball, FIBA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether a basketball player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognized international competitions. Any player with legal nationality the country they seek to represent are generally eligible to play for ...
The final roster was announced on July 10, 2024 after the release of Thomas Scrubb, Phil Scrubb and Mfiondu Kabengele. [ 11 ] Canada Men's National Basketball Team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments includes teams whose rosters consists of 12 players; a team may opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules in their roster. Player ages are as of 29 June 2021, the first day of the tournament.
The basketball competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, were held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. [1] Preliminary 5x5 basketball matches occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Bercy Arena (not referred to as the Accor Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.
Australia women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [32] Team roster. The roster was announced on 26 May 2021. [33] Liz Cambage withdrew before the tournament on 16 July 2021 and replaced by Sara Blicavs. [34]
Australia won the bronze with a 107–93 win over Slovenia, winning its first medal in men's basketball after a series of losses in bronze medal games. [ 5 ] The medals for the competition were presented by IOC vice-president Anita DeFrantz and the medalists' bouqets by FIBA first vice-president Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani.
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [ 1 ] Australia men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster