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China wins the second U19 tournament held in China

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Chinese and Australian U19 National Teams handed defeats to USA in the second of three tournaments that are held in China. Thanks to win in the game between both of them China won the tournament and was the best U19 team for the second time. Only defeat for the Chinese came at the hands of the lowly Brazil. Yang Hengyu ... Read More »

USA win the first tournament in China; hosts were the top U19 team

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A team of American college graduates won the first of three tournaments held in China which features U19 NT’s from China, Australia and Brazil. Two of those wins were narrow one point ones against China and Australia. Of the U19 teams, the hosts were the most successful team. They defeated Brazil by 16 points and Australia by 12. Among the ... Read More »

Australia Gems squad for tournament in China named

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Basketball Australia has announced twelve players who will be heading to China to play in a four team tourney with USA, China and Brazil. USA will not be playing with their U19 NT in the tourney as their trials are more than two weeks from now. Instead there will likely be some pros who aren’t did not get WNBA training ... Read More »

West Coast Waves re-sign five players

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Australian WNBL club West Coast Waves has announced they have re-signed five players – guard Melissa Marsh, point guard Shani Amos, center Zoe Harper, forward Lisa Wallbutton and center Natalie Burton. Read More »

Liz Cambage skipping WNBA, again

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Australian center Liz Cambage has decided to not head over to United States in order to play in the WNBA this season, too. She did the same thing last season, citing fatigue from the Olympics. Read More »