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Australia debuted on the international stage at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games held in Melbourne.Australia did not fare well in the competition, as they defeated only two sides (Singapore and Thailand), finishing 12th.
LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
Australian Olympic Team Uniforms unveiled for Rio 2016 Australian Olympic athletes in 1932 wearing the traditional uniform of a dark green blazer trimmed with yellow, still in use at the London 2012 opening ceremony. [1] Australia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games, as well as every Winter Olympics except 1924–32 and 1948.
The National Basketball League's (NBL) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1996 season , after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [ 2 ]
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936.
Through the 2016 Olympics, Australia qualified for the Olympic Games through competing in the FIBA Oceania Basketball Championship held each four years in the year preceding the games. [32] Typically, this tournament featured either a two or three-game series between Australia and New Zealand .
The National Basketball League (NBL) Grand Final is the championship series at the conclusion of the NBL to determine the NBL champion. Between 1979 and 1986, the league used a single game to determine the champion. From 1986 to 2003, the league used a best-of-three series format. The 2004 series saw a switch a to best-of-five format.
The men's and women's champion from each ABA conference alongside a number of wildcard teams competed at the ABA National Finals every year between 1981 and 2008 except for 2001 when the event was cancelled due to the collapse of Ansett Airlines. [1] [2] The ABA National Finals were known as the Australian Club Championships (ACC) in 2007 and ...