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Basketball Australia

For broader coverage of this topic, see Basketball in Australia.

BA Limited, trading as Basketball Australia,[1] is a not-for-profit company[2][3] promoting basketball in Australia at all levels.[4] It is recognised by FIBA as the national body organising international basketball in Australia.

BA Limited
SportBasketball
JurisdictionAustralia
AbbreviationBA
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
AffiliationFIBA
Affiliation date1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Regional affiliationFIBA Oceania
HeadquartersState Basketball Centre, Wantirna South, Victoria
ChairmanJohn Carey
CEOMatt Scriven
Official website
australia.basketball
Australia

Basketball Australia operates the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and the Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra.

History

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In 1939, the National Federation of Basketball was formed, which later became known as the Amateur Basketball Union of Australia. This body did not become fully effective until 1946, when the first Australian Championships were held.[5] The organisation eventually changed its name to the Australian Basketball Federation.[6] In 1949, Australia became the fifty-second affiliated member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[5] The Basketball Australia trading name was registered in 1996.[2]

National Teams

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Team Competition World Cup Year Olympics Year
Boomers Men 4th 2019 4th 2016
Opals Women 2nd 2018 5th 2016
Rollers Wheelchair Men 3rd 2018 6th 2016
Gliders Wheelchair Women 9th 2018 DNP 2016
Emus U-19 Men 9th 2019 DNP 2014[a]
Gems U-19 Women 2nd 2019 DNP 2014[a]
Crocs U-17 Men 6th 2018 N/A
Sapphires U-17 Women 3rd 2018 N/A

Each national team and their performance at the most recent international events are listed above.

  1. ^ a b The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was the last in which full-court basketball was contested. From 2018 forward, the only form of basketball contested is the half-court 3x3 variant.

Leagues

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Main article: Basketball in Australia

Partnerships

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Since 2018, there has been an ongoing partnership with the Japan Basketball Association.[7]

In August 2023, Basketball Australia announced a major partnership with Ford Australia. As part of the multi-year deal, the Ford logo will feature on the jerseys of the Australia men's national basketball team and the Australia women's national basketball team.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Unregistered trading name of BA Limited see https://abr.business.gov.au/
  2. ^ a b Australian Securities and Investments Commission registers https://www.asic.gov.au
  3. ^ BA Limited constitution April 2022, https://australia.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BA-Constitution-Effective-April-2022.pdf
  4. ^ "About BA – Basketball Australia". australia.basketball.
  5. ^ a b "History of Victorian Basketball". basketballvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Basketball in Australia – A Brief History". spalding.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ Basketball Australia makes high-level appointment and renews partnership with Japan Duncan Mackay (Inside the Games), 27 April 2021. Accessed 30 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the team, Ford!". Basketball Australia. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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