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Our Top 10 #AussieHoops stories for 2018
Damian Arsenis
1st Jan, 2019
With 2018 now behind us, it is only fitting that we showcase the Top 10 #AussieHoops stories as determined by our loyal supporters based on viewership across the past 12 months.
NCAA Women: Smith, Johnson each explode for 30
Lachy France
27th Dec, 2018
Alanna Smith shows no signs of slowing down, following up her ESPN National Player of the Week award with a stat line seen just three times in a road game this century. Meanwhile, Jade Johnson continues to light it up from outside for St. Francis.
NCAA Men: George Blagojevic in career-best form
Damian Arsenis
21st Dec, 2018
George Blagojevic is in a rich vein of career-best form for Hartford as he earned America East Player of the Week honours, while Jesse Hunt, Kouat Noi and Dejan Vasiljevic maintained their momentum across the past week in college basketball.
NCAA Women: Alanna Smith named ESPN’s National Player of the Week
Lachy France
20th Dec, 2018
Alanna Smith once again showed why she is in contention for Player of the Year awards this season, leading Stanford to victory over undefeated heavyweights Baylor and Tennessee, whilst also picking up ESPN's National Player of the Week award.
NCAA Men: Jordan Hunter sparks Gaels to fourth straight win
Damian Arsenis
13th Dec, 2018
Forward Jordan Hunter provided the spark that help power Saint Mary's to a fourth straight win, while Cameron Healy, Jesse Hunt and Kouat Noi also maintained their consistency to open the college basketball season. However it was not all good news this week, with Deng Gak ruled out for the season with a serious knee injury.
NCAA Women: Ortlepp fires, Woods out for season
Lachy France
12th Dec, 2018
There was plenty to be happy about given the performances of Australians this week, including South Australian pair Jade Johnson and Taylor Ortlepp. However, that optimism was tempered following the loss of Northern Illinois senior and Cheryl Miller Award nominee Courtney Woods to an ACL injury.
NCAA Men: Cameron Healy and Jesse Hunt deliver scoring punch
Damian Arsenis
6th Dec, 2018
One of the most eye-catching Aussies in Division I basketball this season is freshman guard Cameron Healy, providing a youthful Albany side with some much-needed scoring punch, while at the other end of the spectrum, Eastern Washington's senior forward Jesse Hunt is enjoying a career year.
NCAA Women: Ahlise Hurst rewrites New Mexico’s record books
Lachy France
5th Dec, 2018
A lot of great Aussies have come and go through New Mexico basketball, but none have had the kind of scoring night that Ahlise Hurst produced against Oklahoma, with the freshman racking up a massive 39 points to rewrite the Lobos' record books.
NCAA Women: Mangakahia picks up ACC Player of the Week
Lachy France
28th Nov, 2018
The stars were certainly on parade this week as Tiana Mangakahia secured the ACC's Player of the Week award, whilst Alanna Smith dominated for Stanford on their trip to Hawaii with 55 points across two games.
NCAA Women: Giant Aussie class makes it official during early signing period
Lachy France
26th Nov, 2018
A mammoth early signing class of no less than 23 Aussies have put pen to paper with various colleges around the US as 2018's class size of 30 players looks set to be obliterated by the 2019 class with still five months until the regular signing period in April.
NCAA Men: Hunt, Vasiljevic and Healy lighting it up
Damian Arsenis
22nd Nov, 2018
A trio of Aussie men have been lighting up the box scores in US college basketball over the past week, with Jesse Hunt, Dejan Vasiljevic and Cameron Healy all compiling some big scoring games.
NCAA Women: Nakkasoglu shines despite Florida’s struggles
Lachy France
21st Nov, 2018
Funda Nakkasoglu will have one eye on her records in future games as her streaks of three-point shooting and twenty-point games both continue to roll on in the face of Florida's struggles to start the season.
Josh Green offically becomes an Arizona Wildcat
Damian Arsenis
17th Nov, 2018
Josh Green is Australia' next basketball superstar, with the dynamic wing from New South Wales signing his national letter of intent so attend Arizona on his 18th birthday after verbally comitting to the Wildcats back in October.
NCAA Women: Queensland quartet fires as Froling returns
Lachy France
15th Nov, 2018
Jess McDowell-White, Haylee Andrews, Tiana Mangakahia, and Alicia Froling were all among the stars this week, whilst Courtney West's block party looks to be back for another season.
NCAA Women: Woods dominates, newcomers fire in season openers
Lachy France
10th Nov, 2018
A stacked Aussie freshman class has already shown its wares in the first two days of the women's college season, whilst upperclassmen such as Courtney Woods and Funda Nakkasoglu also showed out in their season openers.
NCAA Women: Smith and Mangakahia shortlisted for Wooden Award
Lachy France
9th Nov, 2018
Australian pair Alanna Smith and Tiana Mangakahia have been named to a 30-player selection consisting of the best in women’s college basketball as the preseason Wooden Award watchlist was unveiled this week.
NCAA Men: Jack White is the perfect ‘glue-guy’ for the Blue Devils
Damian Arsenis
8th Nov, 2018
A number of old and new faces made a positive impression on the opening day of the 2018/19 NCAA Division I basketball season, with all eyes on Australian Jack White who stepped out as co-captain of one of the most famous college basketball programs in the US.
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