Smith, Stattmann Ready For Boomers Showdown
26 Feb
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Kenfrost Homes Cairns Taipans duo Kody Stattmann and Reyne Smith will both represent the Australian Boomers on Thursday for their upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup Asia qualifiers.
Stattmann and Smith will represent Australia in fixtures against Guam at the University of Guam on Thursday night at 7pm (AEST) before travelling to Manila to face the Philippines on Sunday night at 9:30pm (AEST).
Both fixtures will be broadcast on ESPN and Kayo Sports.
Cairns born-and-bred Stattmann will be hoping for minutes on the floor for his Australian Boomers debut, following a breakout campaign with the Taipans where he concluded the season with a career-high 20 points against the Breakers.
Meanwhile, Smith returns to the Australian side after the Tasmanian sharpshooter suited up in green and gold last year at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The 23-year-old averaged 9 points and 3.2 rebounds across five games to help Australia win their straight gold medal.
As an 18-year-old, Smith made his senior Boomers debut back in 2021 with a 81-52 victory against New Zealand in a FIBA Asia Cup qualifier hosted in Cairns.
He racked up an astonishing 22 points and six three-pointers made in the win.
Fixtures
Guam v Australia - 7pm (AEST) Thursday, 26 February
Philippines v Australia - 9:30pm (AEST) Sunday, 1 March

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