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NBA: Ben Simmons wins Rookie of the Year
Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (208 cm, LSU’16) has been named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2017-18. The 21-year-old Australian player beat out Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Boston’s Jayson Tatum. He was drafted by the Sixers first overall in the 2016 NBA draft but Simmons was unable to make his debut in 2016-17…
Read MoreArmani Moore pens with Breakers
Armani Moore (193 cm, Tennessee’16) is a recent addition to the roster of the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL) this June. Moore spent his rookie campaign as a pro with Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-PLK) in 2016-17. In 2017-18 he played nine games for them in the Basketball Champions League and posted averages of 6.1 ppg and…
Read MoreMitch Creek signed by Wuerzburg
Mitch Creek (195 cm) will be reinforcing the roster of S.Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL) for the 2018-19 season. He is a 26-year-old Australian international basketball player who has been with the Australian National Team since 2017. Creek started the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL) and averaged 14.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He later moved…
Read MoreBryce Cotton returns to Wildcats
Bryce Cotton 185 cm, Providence’14) has secured a deal to play for the Perth Wildcats (Australia-NBL) in 2018-19. Cotton played 30 games for them in 2017-18 before heading to Europe where he inked with Germani Basket Brescia (Italy-Serie A) in April. He ended up playing 11 games for Brescia and averaged 12.3 ppg and 1.9…
Read MoreAndrew Bogut resumes career with Sydney Kings
Andrew Bogut (213 cm, Utah’05) is coming home. The 33-year-old Australian big man has been signed by the Sydney Kings (Australia-NBL) this April 2018. Bogut has had a rocky run in the NBA, with him being plagued by various injuries, often keeping him sidelined for large portions of the season. Bad luck? On some level,…
Read MoreAustralia Bags Gold at Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia – The Australian Boomers took home the gold medal for men’s basketball at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games on Sunday . They completely outplayed and outclassed the Canadian squad in an 84-47 blowout victory. The Canadians may have been clear underdogs in this game, but they did muster up some valuable momentum…
Read MoreMitch Creek signed by Goettingen
Mitch Creek (195 cm) has been picked up by BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL) this April 2018. He is a 25-year-old Australian International Basketball player who has been a member of the Australian National Team since 2017. This will be his first stint with a European club, marking a new chapter in his career. Creek appeared in…
Read MoreIsaac Humphries pens with FMP
Isaac Humphries (216 cm, Kentucky’17) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 as a new member of the frontcourt rotation of FMP Beograd (Serbia-KLS). Humphries is a 20-year-old Australian international player who was a former member of the U19 Australian National Team. This will be the first time that the Kentucky product will be…
Read MoreJerome Randle inks with Sydney Kings
Jerome Randle (175 cm, California’10) is taking his game Down Under after reaching an agreement to play for the Sydney Kings (Australia-NBL) this 2017. He is an American international basketball player who also holds a Ukrainian passport. Randle suited up for the Ukrainian National Team in 2015. The 30-year-old guard is moving to the Kings…
Read MoreAlan Wiggins pens with Adelaide 36ers
Alan Wiggins (206 cm, USF’07) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 season with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). This will be a big change in scenery for Wiggins, who spent the 2016-17 season playing in Japan for the Aomori Watts (Japan-B League D2). He logged a whopping 60 games for his former team and…
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