Reliving the Emus' 2003 gold medal run

We look back on the last men's team to strike gold at a World Championship or Olympic event.

Over the past decade, Australian men’s basketball teams have made several deep runs at Olympic and World Championship events, but the gold medal has eluded them. The 2012 Under-17 squad, led by Dante Exum and Ben Simmons, went all the way to the final at the FIBA Under-17 World Championships. They were soundly beaten by the United States, with a 95-62 s…