World Cup looms for Boomers

The Australian Boomers have cut their squad from 18 down to 15 ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup later this month, with three more to go.

Keanu Pinder missed out, but Patty Mills and William McDowell-White were still in the mix as the squad left the north for Melbourne this week, ready to play exhibition games against Venezuela, Brazil and South Sudan next week.

In the end only 12 players will be chosen to ‘boom’ in World Cup games to be played in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from 25 August to 10 September – the 32 participating teams will play 92 games over the 16 days.