Congratulations to Coach Don and the Big Bangs/Sudanese All-Stars for taking out the Canberra Classic B Trophy on the 24th of January, 2010!
Dominating their opponents throughout the 3-day tournament, the team was joined in the semi-finals by another Big Bangs team, who unfortunately were beaten by eventual finalists, the CPL Diesel.
Playing unselfish team basketball and running at every opportunity, the new-look side came away with a well-deserved win after an undefeated tournament.
Our sincere thanks to all of the teams, officials and friends involved.  We’re looking forward to next year’s tournament!
Special …

Ladies and Gents!
Last year we had 3 players make it on to the CPL All-Star Ballot… this year we have 6!!
So congratulations to the following:
Div 1 North: Brian Familar Matt Goodwin Raff Webb
Div 1 South: Wayne Peoples
Div 2 North: Pierre Johannessen Beau Lloyd
The voting is limited to ONLY CPL PLAYERS – so if you haven’t yet, make sure you get your votes in by heading to the Canberra Player’s League website at www.canberraplayersleague.com and follow the instructions on how to vote!
Voting ends on Australia Day, 26th of January, so …

The Canberra Players League have been supporters of the Big Bangs since we first began operations in Australia, so they could be forgiven for taking a couple of weeks off from anything Big Bang related… but no.
Fresh from “Big Bangs Donation Week”, where players from the CPL generously donated jerseys, shorts, shoes and basketballs for our upcoming tour of the Philippines, the CPL then held a 3×3 Charity Tournament to raise more funds for our local and overseas programs.
Being a Big Bangs board member means you spend a lot of …

It’s incredible how quickly time flies when there’s a lot of work to do… in just over a week, 5 of the boys from Australia will be flying to Bayug, Philippines, to run camps for 5,000 kids in 6 days.
That’s a lot of kids, and not much time…
The schedule is packed, our donations are being finalised, and all the boys are eagerly awaiting the trip, especially since this will be the first time all bar one of us is going to meet our Big Bangs Philippines team, who have proven …

Hey B*B family, friends and ballers!
Great news! The Canberra Players League (CPL) are hosting a 3 on 3 charity basketball competition in affiliation with Big Bangs! All proceeds made from the day will go towards Big Bangs, so get behind us and the CPL, start practising your jumpshots and organise your team ASAP.
The Canberra Grammar School has been kind enough to hold this tournament in their basketball hall (near Monaro Cr & Golden Grove) and is open to the first 20 teams that nominate.
Nomination & Cost
Flyer is below and whilst this …

And the streak continues… after a huge previous week, Big Bangs Australia followed up their win against hte Regulators with a victory against the Wingmen.
Fighting off some pretty play by Scotty, the Big Bangs rallied around lots of hustle by Wayne, Ingmar and Brian on the defensive end, with some strong inside play from the bigs Raff and Ilya.
The game was close throughout, one of the key differences coming from Rieuk; after putting in a lot of hours this week in training, Rieuk drained 2 free throws and ended the …

Wow.  The Big Bang Ballers just spent the morning with none other than Australian cricketing great, Adam Gilchrist.
Gilchrist, Chairman of the National Australia Day Council, met with Pierre at the Civic Youth Centre in Canberra as part of the Australian of the Year Awards.
Pierre was nominated by our good friend and Canberra Players League representative, Dean Brown, who also volunteers his time and efforts to the Big Bang Ballers. A big thank you to Dean and the CPL for their kind words and nomination. The Big(STAR)Bangs are proud to participate and support the Canberra Players …

Congratulations to Raff Webb, a late addition to the South Team, for playing so well and helping the South take out the 2nd Annual CPL All-Star Game.
Pierre, on the losing North Team, has not spoken to Raff since…
All joking aside, congratulations to the CPL for an incredibly well-run event.  All competitors and even spectators had a great time, with plenty of highlights throughout the day and lots of good-natured trash-talking.
The All-Star game comes straight off the back of an epic performance by the Big Bangs at last Thursday’s CPL Game, …

Congratulations to Pierre Johannessen on making the All-Star Team, representing the North!
Congratulations also to Seiji Armstrong, who will be competing in the 3pt contest!  Make sure you make it to the event to cheer for both Big Bangs members at this year’s CPL All-Star game!
Canberra Players League All-Star Game:
Saturday, 1st August, 3pm @ the AIS, Bruce.

From our friends at the Canberra Players League:
ALL STAR LINEUPS
The players of the CPL have spoken, the voting has been taken, and we present to you your starting 5s for the North & South All-Stars:
 
Per the norm, the bench is selected by the CPL Committee to round out the 8 man squad and is as follows:
 
Div1 North
Ryan Webeck (Hawks), Pierre Johannessen (Big Bangs), Andy McGee (Dragons)
Div1 South
Abel Miles (Regulators), Apeec Nhial (Spartans), Gabe Ojeah (Wingmen)