Australia national basketball team 4178047 225710225 2008-07-15T00:51:50Z X96lee15 1536919 clean up, Replaced: C.J. Bruton → C. J. Bruton using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox national basketball team| country=Australia| logo=Boomers.jpg| nickname=Boomers| joined_fiba = 1947| fiba_zone=FIBA Oceania| national_fed=[[Basketball Australia]]| zone_championship=[[FIBA Oceania Championship|Oceania Championship]]| fiba_ranking=T-9<sup>th</sup>| coach=[[Brian Goorjian]]| color1=282| color2=fb2| oly_appearances=12| oly_medals=None| wc_appearances= 9| wc_medals=None| zone_appearances=16| zone_medals=''Gold:'' 1971, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005<br>''Silver:'' 2001| h_pattern_b=|h_body=282|h_shorts=282| a_pattern_b=|a_body=fb2|a_shorts=fb2| }} The '''Australian National Basketball Team''' (nicknamed the '''Boomers''') is the men's [[basketball]] side that represents [[Australia]] in international competitions, including the [[FIBA Oceania Championship]], the [[FIBA World Championship]], the [[Commonwealth Games]], and the [[Games of the Olympiad]]. Selected by [[Basketball Australia]], the team draws its players primarily from the country's domestic league, the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]], though it also has featured Australians playing in European leagues, the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and [[college basketball|U.S. college basketball]]. Several other sides are similarly-styled: the [[Australia women's national basketball team|women's national team]] (named the ''Opals''), the men's national teams for players aged under 21 and under 19 (the ''Crocs'' and ''Emus'' respectively), the women's national team for players aged under 21 and under 19 (the ''Sapphires'' and ''Gems'' respectively), and the [[wheelchair basketball]] men's and women's national teams (the ''Rollers'' and ''Gliders'' respectively). ===2008 Beijing Olympics Team=== {| class="wikitable" ! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| # ! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Player ! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Position ! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Born ! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Current Club |- | 13 || [[David Andersen]] || Forward/Centre || [[23 Jun]] [[1980]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona]] |- | 4 || [[Chris Anstey]] || Centre || [[1 Jan]] [[1975]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Tigers]] |- | 24 || [[David Barlow]] || Guard/Forward || [[22 Oct]] [[1983]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Tigers]] |- | ? || [[Andrew Bogut]] || Centre || [[28 Nov]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee Bucks]] |- | 9 || [[C. J. Bruton]] || Guard/ || [[13 Dec]] [[1975]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[New Zealand Breakers]] |- | 20 || [[Joe Ingles]] || Guard/Forward || [[2 Oct]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[South Dragons]] |- | 5 || [[Patrick Mills]] || Guard || [[11 Aug]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Saint Mary's College of California]] |- | 8 || [[Brad Newley]] || Guard || [[18 Feb]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panionios BC]] |- | 14 || [[Matthew Nielsen]] || Forward || [[3 Feb]] [[1978]] || {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lietuvos Rytas]] |- | 23 || [[Shawn Redhage]] || Forward || [[21 Jan]] [[1981]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Perth Wildcats]] |- | 12 || [[Glen Saville]] || Guard/Forward || [[17 Jan]] [[1976]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wollongong Hawks]] |- | 11 || [[Mark Worthington]] || Forward || [[8 Jun]] [[1983]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[South Dragons]] |- Head Coach: {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Goorjian]] ==Notable figures== * [[David Andersen]] * [[Andrew Bogut]] * [[Ray Borner]] * [[C. J. Bruton]] * [[Martin Cattalini]] * [[Andrew Gaze]] * [[Lindsay Gaze]] * [[Brian Goorjian]] * [[Ricky Grace]] * [[Shane Heal]] * [[Leroy Loggins]] * [[Brett Maher]] * [[Patrick Mills]] * [[Matthew Nielsen]] * [[John Rillie]] * [[Paul Rogers (basketball)|Paul Rogers]] * [[Tony Ronaldson]] * [[Glen Saville]] * [[Larry Sengstock]] * [[Jason Smith (basketball)|Jason Smith]] * [[Phil Smyth]] * [[Andrew Vlahov]] * [[Brad Newley]] ==Competitons== ===Performance at Oceania Championship=== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|Host |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1971]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1971]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1973]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1973]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1975]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1975]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1977]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1977]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1979]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1979]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1981]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1981]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1983]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1983]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1985]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1985]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1987]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1987]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1989]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1989]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1991]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1991]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1993]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1993]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1995]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1995]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[1997]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1997]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#D9D9CC" | [[1999]] || - || [[Oceania Championship 1999]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | [[2001]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2001]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[2003]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2003]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[2005]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2005]] || |- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8" | [[2007]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[FIBA Oceania Championship 2007]] || |} ==External links== *[http://www.nbl.com.au Official National Basketball League website] *[http://www.aussiebball.com AussieBBall] *[http://www.basketball.net.au Basketball Australia] {{fb start}} {{International basketball}} {{FIBA Oceania teams}} {{fb end}} {{Australia national teams}} [[Category:National basketball teams]] [[Category:Basketball in Australia]] [[Category:Australia at the Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:National sports teams of Australia|Basketball]] [[de:Australische Basketballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de baloncesto de Australia]] [[fr:Équipe d'Australie de basket-ball]] [[hr:Australska košarkaška reprezentacija]] [[it:Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Australia]] [[he:נבחרת אוסטרליה בכדורסל]] [[lt:Australijos vyrų krepšinio rinktinė]] [[ja:バスケットボールオーストラリア代表]] [[ru:Мужская сборная Австралии по баскетболу]] [[sh:Košarkaška reprezentacija Australije]] [[tr:Avustralya Millî Basketbol Takımı]]