The Mount Druitt club behind South Sudan’s Olympic stars

The Mount Druitt club behind South Sudan’s Olympic stars

South Sudan’s first Olympic basketball team was built on courts in North America and Australia. Meet the Sydney club breeding the next generation of Olympians.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo

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The painful,war-torn road that delivered Brisbane a three-time champion

The painful,war-torn road that delivered Brisbane a three-time champion

He endured two years of injury carnage in an area ravaged by war. But an American star returned to Australia to deliver the success which has followed him.

  • byNick Wright
Phoenix burning:NBL coach goes after 0-5 start

Phoenix burning:NBL coach goes after 0-5 start

Five losses to start the season was enough for the Phoenix to part ways with Mike Kelly,a one-time coach of the year in the Australian league.

  • byJasper Bruce
Carmelo Anthony:The dark side of NBA,dress codes and LeBron

Carmelo Anthony:The dark side of NBA,dress codes and LeBron

NBA legend Carmelo Anthony – one of the 75 greatest players of all-time – is selling the NBL to the world as part of a new role with the Australian league.

  • byRoy Ward
Things to do in Brisbane on the King’s Birthday long weekend

Things to do in Brisbane on the King’s Birthday long weekend

From sports and shows to concerts and movies,here’s our guide to the long weekend in the River City.

  • byNick Dent
‘You don’t coach forever’:Goorjian wants Kings job to be his last

‘You don’t coach forever’:Goorjian wants Kings job to be his last

Brian Goorjian led the Kings to three consecutive NBL titles before they were dissolved. Now’s he back - and all is well with Sydney basketball.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
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The unbeatables,the snubbed star and coaching turmoil

The unbeatables,the snubbed star and coaching turmoil

The 2024-25 National Basketball League season tips off on Thursday night,and there’s one team many consider to be the championship favourites.

  • byJon Pierik
Craig Hutchison to sell NBL’s Perth Wildcats for $40m

Craig Hutchison to sell NBL’s Perth Wildcats for $40m

Craig Hutchison’s embattled media and sports business has sold NBL franchise the Perth Wildcats for $40 million.

  • byCalum Jaspan
She’s played at four Olympics,but this hoops legend has never felt so much pressure

She’s played at four Olympics,but this hoops legend has never felt so much pressure

She might be an all-time great,but Lauren Jackson has never felt so much pressure as she did before Australia’s Olympic basketball teams for Paris were announced. Like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles,she’s off to her fifth Games.

  • byRoy Ward
‘We have to earn it’:How Opals,Boomers could realise their Paris medal dreams
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‘We have to earn it’:How Opals,Boomers could realise their Paris medal dreams

Australia will head to Paris with dreams of stunning the USA and winning gold. But with world basketball growing ever-stronger,the Opals and Boomers will be tested like never before.

  • byRoy Ward
Late NBA draft twist as Melbourne prospect realises dream,former United player chosen with final pick
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Late NBA draft twist as Melbourne prospect realises dream,former United player chosen with final pick

The NBA dream of Melbourne-born Johnny Furphy has been realised,but only after another shock move during the second round of the NBA draft on Friday morning.

  • byJon Pierik andRoy Ward