Australian Boomers: Takeaways from the FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers

Despite sending an understrength side to Japan, the Boomers claimed three emphatic wins to start their World Cup qualifying campaign with a bang.

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For Australian basketball fans, 2021 was the year of the Australian Boomers. Led by a bevy of NBA talent and the NBL’s top players, Australia’s men’s side won their first ever Olympic medal in Tokyo and wrote their names into the history books. Patty Mills was named in the tournament’s All Star Five, Matisse Thybulle was a revelation in his …