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Men's Asia Cup
Boomers 'Dash' toward World Cup qualification
Dash Daniels of Australia looks for an opportunity to drive during the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 Round of 16 game between Dominican Republic v Australia at Cooly Arena on July 3, 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo: Vianney Thibaut/FIBA via Getty Images
NBA calibre and NBL stars fill out elite Australian Boomers team chasing gold at 2025 Asia Cup
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17-year-old Dash Daniels has been named in the 12-player Australian Boomers team seeking automatic qualification into the 2026 FIBA Men's World Cup via the 2025 Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia starting on August 6, 2025.
Daniels, the younger brother of NBA star Dyson, joins an Australian Boomers team without any of its NBA stars but is still loaded with elite NBA Summer League and NBL players.
"We couldn’t be more excited about this group representing Australia and the dedication they’ve shown to the Boomers program," Australian Boomers head coach Adam Caporn said.
"It’s been a strong competitive start to camp, and we feel we’re building something special from these early foundations."
The average age of the team is just 23.8 years.
NBL25 Grand Final hero William "Davo" Hickey, Jack McVeigh, Reyne Smith and Jack White all logged minutes during the 2025 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in mid-July while Xavier Cooks and Jaylin Galloway have NBA experience.
Daniels is coming off a solid but not starring role for the Australian Emus at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Men's World Cup where the 6'5" wing averaged 8.1 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. How Caporn manages his minutes will be a key talking point of the tournament.
The Boomers play a warm-up match against against the University of Colorado Buffaloes at the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre on Thursday, July 31, 2025 before going to Jeddah to play their first game against Korea on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Team — FIBA Asia Cup 2025 announced by Basketball Australia
- Xavier Cooks
- Dash Daniels
- Owen Foxwell
- Jaylin Galloway
- Ben Henshall
- William "Davo" Hickey
- Will Magnay
- Sean MacDonald
- Jack McVeigh
- Reyne Smith
- Harry Wessels
- Jack White
How to watch the Boomers vs University of Colorado
The Gold Coast battle will go live on via ESPN / Kayo in Australia at 6:30 AEST on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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