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FIBA Oceania U19 C'ships 2014 in Fiji

The final tournament recap is now up on pickandroll.com.au while there remains nothing on BA's website which seems a little strange.

FIBA Oceania U19 Championships – Recap + A look at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship

To cap off this eventful week of Aussie Hoops, we take a look back at each team’s journey toward qualification – as well as what we can expect from these squads for their respective 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship campaigns

U19 WC's here we come!

Great win by both teams - but how about Vasiljevic's gamewinner!!!

Emu's Recap: Emus qualify for World Championship behind Vasiljevic’s gamewinner

Vasiljevic's game-winner (Vine): The gamewinning shot

Gem's recap: Aussie Gems Qualify for World Championships after defeating New Zealand

Any Perth and NZ scouts at the tournament?

It will be a big test of character for the Emus, if the Tall Blacks don't choke we will have big problems, but over confidence may not be one of them...

Destiny castro could even score against our aussie girls. Guam are so small no wonder the score was that bad they managed 4 points from the field and 4 from the foul line. Our guards didnt even move out of first gear it was basically slight pressure on ball carrier Guam coighed ball up one of the guards scooped it up and passed it down crt usually to Montana farah seaton who has a field day cherry picking if you watch the live stream or they just passed it in to a big. The standard is terrible and whilst I can see how this event can be beneficial to those oceanic areas why can they not just let them have a tournament and the top two then come play Australia and new zealand to qualify.and from what I am hearing the facilities our athletes are dealing with are really poor with a lot of them being ill from it.

BOB911 should really check his facts before posting such rubbish. If our teams didn't go then they wouldn't qualify for the WC. I am not certain, however, I am pretty sure USA don't have to go to a qualifying tournament due to the fact they are reigning champs, I could be wrong though.

Hey bear man, you need to get your hand out of cooke jar, this is a disgrace and waste of money. B.A should be enbarassed by sending our elite athletes over to fiji for a holiday. Would the USA,or other European countires do this, no way, they wouldn't waste there time.

There is always room for considerations to improve such things, however if you were involved with a FIBA Oceania event personally and spoke with these young adults and kids who play against us and NZ you would understand that it is as much a cultural and personal experience for them as important the competition result is to us.

They absolutely look forward to an opportunity to play the big boys from Aus and NZ, they aren't that worried about the score, that's not the point for them, it is being able to play against the best oceania has to offer.

I think it is what makes Oceania unique, so I wouldn't change it by limiting the opportunity for island nations to experience playing against us, just to try to even up some results, it goes against the spirit of Oceania I think...

hi bear, it is difficult, we all want to improve the standard in oceania, but lop sided scores against world ranked teams will not achieve this result. A tournament without Aust and NZ i think would be more beneficial for these immerging countries.

A short tour to Australia or NZ with a couple of games against teams of their standard could be awarded to the winner of the tournament. This would cost less than sending out teams to Fiji for games that are of no benefit and reap better results.

@Observer, while your point about results is not avoidable, this tournament is more than just about us and NZ qualifying for worlds, it is also about the game in the Oceania region.

Nonethless, results kind of won't change, how can small island nations compete with our population, facilities, expertiese and money??

many thks, but Wow looking at the results, is this tournament worth having??

Should go back to the old selection, Aust V NZ best of 3

The Australian reports that Gordie today was named the new coach of Wollongong Hawks for the 2009/10 season.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25499992-5013449,00.html