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The next FIBA World Cup is almost upon us and for the first time in history is to be hosted by multiple countries, the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The World Cup begins Friday August 25 and will be broadcast on ESPN and Kayo in Australia.

Spain are the defending champions having beaten Argentina in the 2019 final and the Boomers finished fourth, our equal best result at the WC, after losing to France in the Bronze Medal Game coming off the back of our heartbreaking loss in the Semi-Finals to Spain in double OT.

Group A - Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Italy
Group B - South Sudan, Serbia, China, Puerto Rico
Group C - USA, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand
Group D - Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, Lithuania
Group E - Germany, Finland, Australia, Japan
Group F - Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Venezuela
Group G - Iran, Spain, Ivory Coast, Brazil
Group H - Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, France

Australia's group stage games in Okinawa City, Japan:

Friday 25 August - Australia vs Finland
Sunday 27 August - Australia vs Germany
Tuesday 29 August - Australia vs Japan

1-3 September - Second Round

5-6 September - Quarter Finals

8 September - Semi-Finals

10 September - Medal Games

The Boomers are also playing four warm-up games, three in Melbourne and one in Japan leading into the WC, starting tomorrow night. All four games will be broadcast on 9Gem and 9Go.

Monday 14 August - Australia vs Venezuela, 7pm (9Gem)
Wednesday 16 August - Australia vs Brazil, 7pm (9Gem)
Thursday 17 August - Australia vs South Sudan, 7pm (9Go)
Sunday 20 August - Australia vs France, 2pm (9Go)

Basketball Australia announced a 13 man squad on August 9 which will need to be trimmed to 12 for the World Cup as Jock Landale rolled his ankle in camp and although he won't play in the warm-up games he's expected to be ready in time for the start of the WC.

13 man squad:

Xavier Cooks - Washington Wizards
Dyson Daniels - New Orleans Pelicans
Dante Exum - Dallas Mavericks
Josh Giddey - Oklahoma City Thunder
Chris Goulding - Melbourne United
Josh Green - Dallas Mavericks
Joe Ingles - Orlando Magic
Nick Kay - Shimane Susanoo Magic
Jock Landale - Houston Rockets
Patty Mills - Atlanta Hawks
Duop Reath - Al Riyadi Club Beirut
Matisse Thybulle - Portland Trailblazers
Jack White - Oklahoma City Thunder

Basketball Australia have announced the Boomers game against Brazil on Wednesday has been brought forward to a 5pm tip-off now so as not to clash with the Matildas World Cup soccer SF game.

https://www.australia.basketball/news/3 ... ure-update

Nice start with the Boomers leading 27-16 at quarter time.


Duop with a couple of jams early.

Reath did look very good and Giddey almost a triple double too. Next up Brazil on Wednesday at 5pm.

Australia 97 (Reath 26, Giddey 14, Ingles 12) def Venezuela 41 (Sojo 12)

The Boomers got a bit of a wake up call tonight against a plucky Brazilian team. Next up we play South Sudan tomorrow night.

Brazil 90 (Caboclo 20, Benite 17, Dias 14, Meindl 10) def Australia 86 (Giddey 20, Mills 11, Kay 10, Reath 10)

Solid bounce back win by the Boomers. Next up France in Tokyo on Sunday.

Australia 88 (Thybulle 17, Reath 15, Cooks 11, Mills 11) def South Sudan 67 (Shayok 15)

Jock Landale injured his other ankle tonight and has all but been ruled out of the World Cup with coach Brian Goorjian saying he won't travel with the team to Japan tomorrow, that he expects Landale to be ruled out of the tournament so we will go with the remaining 12 players in the squad.

https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/story/ ... outh-sudan

Started very slow then went bang! I’m a Duop fan now.


How bad was the picture quality though, it was like I was watching through rain. Really enjoying watching these games though.

Brodlach wrote:Started very slow then went bang! I’m a Duop fan now.


How bad was the picture quality though, it was like I was watching through rain. Really enjoying watching these games though.

Agree, should make it an annual thing during the NBA off-season. Fun to see them all playing together.

Losing Landale is a big blow, don't have the frontcourt depth of previous Boomers teams.

Basketball Australia have now confirmed Jock Landale is out of the World Cup and no other changes to the 12 man team.

https://twitter.com/BasketballAus/statu ... gr%5Etweet

Also the Boomers warm up game against France tomorrow has been moved to the main 9 channel and starts at 1:30pm.

One final warm up game against Georgia has been scheduled for Tuesday but at this stage doesn't appear it will be televised, perhaps a closed door scrimmage.

The Boomers had a good win over France today and next play Georgia on Tuesday in our final warm up game.

Australia 78 (Giddey 12, Kay 12, Exum 11, Mills 11, Reath 11) def France 74 (Fournier 29, Cordinier 12, Yabusele 10)

The Boomers beat Georgia in a game behind closed doors last night 86-81. Top scorers for the Boomers were Nick Kay with 17, Chris Goulding with 13, Duop Reath 10 points and Xavier Cooks, Dante Exum and Matisse Thybulle scored 9 points each.

The FIBA World Cup begins on Friday, times for our group stage games:

Friday August 25 - Australia vs Finland @ 5:30pm

Sunday August 27 - Australia vs Germany @ 6pm

Tuesday August 29 - Australia vs Japan @ 8:40pm

Patty Mills and Joe Ingles have been announced as our Co-Captains for the tournament.

https://www.australia.basketball/news/3 ... -world-cup

Great times for us

All of the Boomers games, USA games, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and medal games will be live on Kayo Freebies

Hope we meet the Philippines

After a very slow start, we beat Finland 98=72

A very good win first up for the Boomers ahead of the big clash against Germany on Sunday night.

Australia 98 (Mills 25, Giddey 14, Ingles 13, Exum 10) def Finland 72 (Markkanen 19, Salin 13)

Currently watching Germany playing Japan (leading by 24 in the third)

They will be quite a handful.

Germany were too good tonight we need to bounce back against Japan on Tuesday night.

Germany 85 (Schroder 30, Lo 20) def Australia 82 (Mills 21, Giddey 17)