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Boomers keen to avoid booby prize

Paul Zalunardo A quarter-final meeting with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and company is the booby prize awaiting the Boomers should they fail to beat either Brazil or Russian during the pool stage of...

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Mills will make a statement: Brown

Lee Gaskin Australian coach Brett Brown is banking on a more focused and mature Patty Mills to ''make a statement'' when the Canberra product spearheads the Boomers at the London Olympics.

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Mills at best for Olympic hoopla

Roy Ward Australian Boomers coach Brett Brown believes point guard Patty Mills is in career-best shape heading into the London Olympics.

Mills, Jackson named for Olympics

Patty Mills and Lauren Jackson spearhead the Australian men's and women's basketball teams for the London Olympics named today.

Ingles angling for spot in starting line-up

Jon Pierik Joe Ingles is ready for some bigger challenges, writes Jon Pierik.

Boomers lose Bogut for Olympics

Roy Ward Australian NBA star Andrew Bogut has officially withdrawn from the Boomers' London Olympic campaign.

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Jawai lands basketball deal with Raptors

Nathan Jawai from the Cairns Taipans is headed for the NBA in a big way after signing a two-year guaranteed deal with the Toronto Raptors.

Boomers crash to Greece at Acropolis

The Australian men's basketball team has suffered a heavy defeat to hosts Greece, going down 89-69 at the Acropolis tournament.

Ingles stars for Boomers in Croatia

Rising star Joe Ingles' bid to claim a berth in the Olympic men's basketball team was boosted by a starring role in Australia's win over Croatia in Rijeka.

Boomers' Andersen still has NBA hopes

James Dampney The NBA is still on the cards for Australian basketball standout David Andersen, but right now his focus is solely on the Beijing Olympic Games.

Boomer star signs with Barcelona

Australian Boomers star David Andersen has signed a three-year deal to play for European basketball powerhouse Barcelona.

Boomers coach laments absence of stars

Justin Chadwick Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says the absence of Andrew Bogut and David Andersen until mid-July will hurt the national team's preparation for the Beijing Games.

Goorjian to make cuts after Perth clash

Justin Chadwick The Beijing Olympic basketball dreams of up to four Boomers will be on the line when Australia clash with Iran in Perth on Monday night.

Boomers learning to combat big centres

Justin Chadwick Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says the three-match series against Iran will help his team deal with the behemoths of the game during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Former Bull bypassed by Boomers

James Dampney The Olympic dream of former Chicago Bulls centre Luke Schenscher is over after he was among six players cut from the Australian men's basketball team.

Boomers best back for Beijing Games

By James Dampney Brian Goorjian can barely contain his excitement at finally getting commitments from all the players he wants for Australia's basketball team for Beijing.