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Lithuania would defeat Australia in the bronze medal game, and the Boomers equalled their 1988 fourth-place finish. Just prior to the 1996 Olympics, the Boomers played the USA in a warm up game. The game, played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City , was won 118–77 by the USA, though Heal topped all scorers with 28 points including hitting 8 ...
Geelong United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Geelong, Victoria. United compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and will play their home games at Geelong Arena starting in 2024. Beginning as the Bulleen Boomers in 1984, the team underwent a name change in 2013 to Melbourne Boomers. In 2024, the Boomers ...
Jack McVeigh (born 27 June 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2015 to 2018. McVeigh started his professional career ...
Nick Kay. Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Metro State Roadrunners before beginning his professional career in the National Basketball League (NBL). He won two NBL championships with the Perth Wildcats ...
Adrian Hurley OAM (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian former basketball player and coach. His major achievements include establishing the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) basketball program and leading the Perth Wildcats to the NBL title in 1995. [1] He coached the Australian Boomers at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics and at the 1986 and 1990 ...
NBL.com.au. The NBL All-Star Game was a special event basketball game that has run in the past as part of the Australian National Basketball League. When held, the All-Star game has been between two teams composed of star players from that season. The first NBL All-Star Game was held in 1982 at the Apollo Stadium in Adelaide with the East ...
Al Ramsay Shield. Al Ramsay Shield is an annual international men's basketball series played between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks. The competition is played in conjunction with the FIBA Oceania Championship . The trophy is named after Australian basketball legend Alastair Ramsay, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame ...
After averaging a then career high 20.3 points for the 36ers in the 1999–2000 NBL season, Cattalini made his Olympic Games debut for the Australian Boomers at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, helping the team to 4th place. He was also part of the Boomers squad for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, though the team fell to 9th place. Personal life