Australia National Basketball Team (Boomers)
The Australia men’s national basketball team, nicknamed the Boomers, represents Australia in international basketball. Governed by Basketball Australia, the team competes in FIBA competitions, including the Olympic Games, FIBA Basketball World Cup, and since 2017, the FIBA Asia Cup.
Major Achievements
- Olympic Games: Bronze medal – 2020 Tokyo (first Olympic medal)
- FIBA Basketball World Cup: 4th place – 2019 (best finish)
- FIBA Oceania Championship: 19 gold medals (only non-championship years: 2001 and 2009)
- FIBA Asia Cup: Champions – 2017 and 2022 (undefeated in both)
Year-by-Year Tournament Finishes
Olympic Games
- 1956 – 12th (Melbourne)
- 1964 – 9th (Tokyo)
- 1972 – 9th (Munich)
- 1976 – 8th (Montreal)
- 1980 – 8th (Moscow)
- 1984 – 7th (Los Angeles)
- 1988 – 4th (Seoul)
- 1992 – 6th (Barcelona)
- 1996 – 4th (Atlanta)
- 2000 – 4th (Sydney)
- 2004 – 9th (Athens)
- 2008 – 7th (Beijing)
- 2012 – 7th (London)
- 2016 – 4th (Rio de Janeiro)
- 2020 – Bronze (Tokyo) – Defeated Slovenia 107–93 in bronze medal match
- 2024 – 6th (Paris) – Lost to Serbia 98–95 in OT in quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball World Cup
- 1970 – 12th
- 1974 – 12th
- 1978 – 7th
- 1982 – 5th
- 1986 – 21st
- 1990 – 9th
- 1994 – 9th
- 1998 – 9th
- 2002 – 9th
- 2006 – 21st
- 2010 – 10th
- 2014 – 12th
- 2019 – 4th
- 2023 – 10th
FIBA Oceania Championship
- 1971 – 1st
- 1975 – 1st
- 1978 – 1st
- 1979 – 1st
- 1981 – 1st
- 1983 – 1st
- 1985 – 1st
- 1987 – 1st
- 1989 – 1st
- 1991 – 1st
- 1993 – 1st
- 1995 – 1st
- 1997 – 1st
- 1999 – 2nd (New Zealand won)
- 2001 – 2nd (New Zealand won)
- 2003 – 1st
- 2005 – 1st
- 2007 – 1st
- 2009 – 2nd (New Zealand won on aggregate)
- 2011 – 1st
- 2013 – 1st (aggregate win over New Zealand)
- 2015 – 1st
FIBA Asia Cup
- 2017 – 1st (Champions, undefeated)
- 2022 – 1st (Champions, undefeated)
- 2025 – Advanced to quarterfinals; scheduled to play the Philippines on 13 August 2025
Head Coaches (Men’s National Team)
- Ken Watson – 1956
- Keith Miller – 1964
- John Raschke – 1968–1970
- Lindsay Gaze – 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984
- Adrian Hurley – 1988, 1992
- Barry Barnes – 1996, 2000
- Brian Goorjian – 2001, 2004, 2021–present
- Brett Brown – 2012
- Andrej Lemanis – 2013–2019
Notable Players
Andrew Gaze, Luc Longley, Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, Aron Baynes, Dante Exum, Josh Giddey, Ben Simmons, Chris Anstey, Mark Bradtke, Andrew Vlahov.
