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Boomers and Opals to play in Adelaide

Story is behind a paywall, so thats all I know.

Anyone got more details?

First time the Boomers have played outside of Victoria (in Australia) since 2019.

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Knowall  
Yesterday

Received this from an nz contact today
May this year, our 2degrees Tall Ferns and Tall Blacks are taking part in a series of double-header games against Australia, dubbed the Trans-Tasman Throwdown.

The series will be played across both Aotearoa and Australia with games in Adelaide, Sunshine Coast and Kirikiriroa, on 7, 9 and 11 May 2025, respectively. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for our teams to play one of our finest rivals in front of their home fans. The 2degrees Tall Ferns haven't played in Aotearoa for five years, while the Tall Blacks haven’t hosted the Boomers at home in nearly ten years.

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Perthworld  
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Post above provides more succinct details than the article itself but I hacked the paywall so here it is anyway:

Revealed: Australian Boomers and Opals to play internationals v New Zealand in South Australia

Adelaide is set to host the first Australian men's basketball internationals outside Victoria since 2019, with both the Boomers and Opals set to hit South Australia later this year.

by Michael Randall
February 3, 2025 - 9:24PM
News Sport Network

The Boomers and Opals are set to descend on Adelaide.

Code Sports has learned Australia’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams will each play games in the City of Churches, facing off against traditional rivals New Zealand in May.

There has been some frustration in the Australian basketball community in recent years that international games have been concentrated on the country’s hoops epicentre, Victoria.

Melbourne has hosted the last three major Boomers events, while several games have been held across regional Victoria, with a pair of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers slated in country town Traralgon, later this month.

Neither the Opals, nor the Boomers, have played outside of Victoria since 2023, when the women won Asia Cup bronze in Sydney.

The last Boomers games outside of Victoria were way back in August 2019 when, the Aussies played two World Cup warm ups against Canada at Perth’s RAC Arena.

The arrival of international basketball in the state is a massive boon, given an exploding participation rate and a growing obsession with the Adelaide 36ers - where young Boomers leader Josh Giddey began his professional career as a Next Star.

Despite a six-year playoff drought, the 36ers have become results proof, topping 6000 members this season and selling out all 14 home games at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

Depending on off-season opportunity, the likes of Sixers stars Dejan Vasiljevic and Isaac Humphries could suit up for the Boomers, while Adelaide Lightning Paris bronze medallist Izzy Borlase could rep the Opals.

Latest AusPlay stats reveal there were more than 100,000 active basketballers in South Australia, last financial year.

South Australia has produced some of Australia’s greatest men’s and women’s basketballers.

Tokyo bronze medallist Joe Ingles, one of the NBA’s great stories, was born in Happy Valley, while past greats like Mark Bradtke and Brett Maher began their basketball journeys in the state.

Legendary Opals names like Jan Stirling, Rachael Sporn and Michelle Brogan all hail from SA, as do Paris Olympic bronze medallists Tess Madgen and Cayla George.

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