Sami Whitcomb chose to be an Australian and she can’t wait to stand tall for her nation at the FIBA Women’s World Cup starting on Thursday night.
Sydney will host the world’s best female basketballers for 10 days starting from Thursday as the FIBA Women’s World Cup begins with Lauren Jackson,Breanna Stewart and a host of other stars on show.
Over the next week,the Blicavs siblings will be standing tall on the sporting stage:Sara playing for the Opals,Mark chasing an AFL premiership with Geelong,and brother Kris playing in a 3x3 basketball event in Cairo.
Josh Giddey is ready for the new NBA season after a long off-season and he is also excited about the fellow Aussie Dyson Daniels who will start his NBA career with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Lauren Jackson is just a few weeks from taking her place in Australia’s team at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney later this month. But her comeback has had some injury scares - including one that Jackson feared would send her back into retirement.
Lauren Jackson isn’t just coming back to play in the FIBA women’s World Cup in Sydney,she has signed with the WNBL’s Southside Flyers for the upcoming season.
Lauren Jackson has declared she is ready to have an impact off the bench when she returns to the Australian Opals at next month’s Women’s World Cup in Sydney.
Brian Goorjian has hailed the leadership of Matthew Dellavedova as his inexperienced Boomers look to complete the first round of FIBA World Cup qualifying with a win over China on Sunday.
The return of Opals royalty Lauren Jackson to the national squad after a nine-year absence is a boon for a team seeking to rebuild a winning culture.
The Opals will host Japan’s Olympic silver medal-winners in three friendly matches ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Sydney this September.
The Australian Opals will on Monday name their preliminary squad for next year’s FIBA World Cup in Sydney and Liz Cambage will not be named.