The Pick and Roll
Daniel Herborn, Ayush G, Matt Hickey, Jacob Doole, Adam Webster, Will Crouch, Lukas PetridisWe're all about Aussie hoops. Authentic, independent, objective analysis and commentary around Australian basketball. Read about our men and women in the NBA, WNBA, NCAA, Europe, national teams, NBL, WNBL, NBL1, junior prospects and more.
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The new Emus coach is aiming not just to succeed at the U18 FIBA Asia Cup for men, but to teach his young charges the habits and values that make a career.
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Australian basketball talent has never been greater, and we have long pursued our ambitions well beyond the shores of our land down under. Couple that sporting ambition with an appetitie for travel, and it is hardly surprising.
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Unwrapped: USyd Prepares for AUBL 2026
Adam chats to University of Sydney coach Jacob Jackomas and player Keanu Goehring as they prepare for their opening game of the 2026 Asian University Basketball League, held in China.
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Bourne for this: Inside the evolution of Issie Bourne
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Six standouts from the 2026 Under-16 National Championships
The next generation of Aussie basketball stars put on a show in Bendigo across a jam-packed week at the Under-16 National Championships.
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Sydney journalist and author. Women's basketball watcher. Former social basketball chucker. San Antonio Spurs true believer.
A basketball tragic who has cried multiple times with joy and sadness while watching the Boomers. Twitter: @mhickey23
Covering the NBL, Boomers and more with The Pick and Roll since 2019.
Host of the Podium Pod, NBL Roundtable, The Paceroos, and The Stingcast.
South Australian sports journalist and feature writer. Lifelong basketball tragic.
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