62-579: The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Brisbane suburb of Boondall, Queensland , Australia. The centre is managed by ASM Global . The centre also houses a sporting complex and small function rooms which are available to hire for wedding reception and business functions. The centre's large audience capacity is mostly used for the staging of concerts and musical theatre shows. It has also staged ice-skating shows, including Disney On Ice . The Entertainment Centre
124-681: A 5–3 record, and finished the tournament in fifth place. This was Phil Smyth’s last World Championship appearance as a player Smyth, the teams long-time captain and point guard would play one last time for the Boomers in March 1995 in Game 4 of a 5-game series against the touring Magic Johnson All-Stars in front of a packed house (12,000) at the Sydney Entertainment Centre . The Boomers lost in both Adelaide and Brisbane and were ultimately swept 5–0 by
186-481: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Australian national basketball team The Australia men's national basketball team , nicknamed the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition. Since
248-594: A major international tournament until 1970 , when the team qualified for the FIBA World Championship for the first time. The team finished in 12th place, with their sole victory coming over the United Arab Republic . At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Australia changed its guards. Lindsay Gaze made his coaching debut, after he had played at the 1964 Summer Olympics . Australia again finished ninth, but close defeats to Czechoslovakia and Spain left
310-522: A ninth-place finish. In early 2006, Australia entered the first ever Commonwealth Games basketball competition in their home city of Melbourne and went through the tournament undefeated to claim the gold medal. Later in 2006 at the FIBA World Championship in Japan, Australia was led in scoring by Andrew Bogut, C.J. Bruton , and Jason Smith . Despite their efforts, the Boomers failed to qualify for
372-496: A roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as
434-548: A series of three sold-out shows in June 2012 as part of the Oceanic leg of her Born This Way Ball Tour (2012-2013). She had previously performed at the venue in March 2010 as part of The Monster Ball Tour (2009-2011) and later performed at the venue again in August 2014 as part of artRave: The ARTPOP Ball Tour (2014). American singer and dancer JoJo Siwa performed at the centre as part of
496-430: A synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
558-618: A three-match competition against the other regional power, the New Zealand Tall Blacks . Before the formation of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) in 1979, Boomers players were selected from state leagues around the country, with Victoria , South Australia , and to a lesser extent New South Wales the dominant states. After the formation of the NBL, players began to be selected almost exclusively from that competition during
620-805: A two-game sweep of the Wildcats 2-0 after winning the first game which was played at the Perth Superdome . In 1987, the Brisbane Bullets won their second NBL championship and their first at the Entertainment Centre with a 2–0 series win over the Perth Wildcats (the Bullets previous championship win in 1985 was at the Sleeman Sports Centre ). In 1990, the Brisbane Bullets hosted games 2 and 3 of
682-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
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#1732855492945744-536: Is the highest selling solo artist in the Centre’s history. In 2009 the P!NK Ladies Door 6 Female toilets were officially opened by P!NK to commemorate this outstanding achievement. Indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by
806-563: The 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome , Italy, Australia returned to compete at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games . The Australians improved on their position in Melbourne , to be ranked ninth at the completion of the games. After failing in their bid to qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , the Australians were left in international isolation . They did not play again in
868-472: The 1982 FIBA World Championship was held in Colombia . The Australians finished in fifth place. The Boomers were captained at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games by Phil Smyth, and introduced coach Lindsay Gaze’s 19-year-old son, Andrew Gaze , to the world stage. Australia advanced to the second round, following victories over Brazil and West Germany . A loss to Italy, and a 16-point win over Egypt , left
930-467: The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games , the Boomers looked to prove their fourth-place run at Seoul was no fluke. In the first Summer Olympic Games since the Soviet Union’s dissolution, and the first that FIBA allowed professional basketball players to play in, Australia played to a respectable 4–4 record and sixth place. The 1992 Olympics saw the return of NBA center Luc Longley for the Boomers. Prior to
992-522: The Australian national basketball team won the gold medal. The opening event for the centre was on 20 February 1986, featuring world champion British ice skaters Torvill and Dean . Ticket prices were adults $ 22.90 and juniors $ 15.90 In 1987, Michael Jackson performed during his Bad Tour for two sold-out shows on 27 and 28 November. On the 28th, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage and sang with Jackson. Lady Gaga performed for more than 31,000 fans over
1054-676: The New Zealand Breakers , Andrej Lemanis , was one of the favourites to win the job. On 24 April 2013, Lemanis was announced as the new head coach of the Boomers. By winning the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship , Australia qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Australia was drawn into Group D, alongside Lithuania , Slovenia , Angola , Mexico , and South Korea . After suffering an opening round 90–80 loss to Slovenia, Australia bounced back, stringing together three consecutive wins over South Korea, Lithuania and Mexico,
1116-637: The Soviet Union during group play kept the Boomers from advancing, and the team finished 17th. Due to a FIBA rule allowing one naturalised player per squad at the World Championship, American born point guard Cal Bruton made his Boomers debut at the age of 32. In 1987, the Boomers faced a home series against the Soviet Union (known as the Wang Superchallenge) and although they lost all 6 games,
1178-470: The United States . Despite Irving declining the offer to represent his country of birth, the Boomers entered the 2012 London Olympic Games with arguably their most talented roster since 2000, though they were missing their star centre Andrew Bogut, who was out with a broken ankle. Australia made the quarter-finals with a 3–2 win–loss record, but gold medallists United States put the Boomers away late in
1240-539: The "USA Stars" (made up of import players in the NBL) which was played on 4 July and was promoted as the " Independence Day Challenge". The Boomers won the game 149–132 with Andrew Gaze scoring 43 points. At the 1994 FIBA World Championship at Toronto , Andrew Gaze starred for the Boomers, leading the tournament with an average of 23.9 points per game. In victories over Puerto Rico , South Korea , and Cuba, Gaze scored 34, 31, and 30 points, respectively. Australia finished with
1302-646: The 1980s and 1990s. Occasionally players were selected from outside the NBL. Mark Bradtke made his Boomers debut in 1987 while attending the Australian Institute of Sport ( AIS ) before he entered the NBL. Luc Longley made his debut in 1988 while playing college basketball in the United States. Other Australian players enter the Euroleague and the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) in
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#17328554929451364-638: The 1992 Olympics, the Boomers played in a 3-game home series against a visiting "All-Star" team headlined by NBA and NCAA college basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . The Boomers won the series 2–1, including attracting a then Australian basketball record 15,000 fans to the National Tennis Centre in Melbourne. The Boomers also played in the 1992 NBL All-Star Game at the AIS Arena in Canberra against
1426-501: The 2014 World Cup squad. Australia has participated in the Olympic men's basketball tournaments 15 times. The Boomers won a bronze medal against Slovenia in the 2020 Olympic Games, making Australia the first team from outside the Americas and European regions to ever win a medal at the event. Australia has also participated in 13 FIBA World Cups without winning a medal, making Australia
1488-550: The 3rd quarter of their game against the Philippines for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) , Filipino player Roger Pogoy hit Chris Goulding with a hard foul causing teammate Daniel Kickert to retaliate with an elbow strike which sparked a full-scale brawl between the Australians and the Filipinos. Suspensions and fines were handed off to those involved including players from both teams, Filipino coaches and
1550-547: The AIS or in the US college basketball system. Some players (e.g. Longley) made the senior national team while at US schools. By the early 21st century, almost half of the squad played outside Australia. For the 2012 London Olympic Games , only two members of the Australian squad were based in the country – Peter Crawford and Adam Gibson , with the latter being the only Australia-based member of
1612-656: The All-Stars (who included former NBA stars Magic Johnson and Mark Aguirre ), they pushed the visitors all the way in Game 3 at the National Tennis Centre, while Games 4 (Sydney) and 5 ( Perth Entertainment Centre ) went into overtime. The series however saw the Boomers without 4 of their usual starting 5 with only Andrew Vlahov who captained the side playing all 5 games. Missing for the Boomers were Andrew Gaze (playing in Greece ), Shane Heal , Mark Bradtke and Luc Longley who
1674-523: The Australians equaled their best ever performance by reaching the semifinals and losing their bronze medal playoff with Spain by one point. In August 2015, FIBA announced Australia would be joining the Asian basketball zone for future tournaments, starting with the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup . The Boomers were victorious in their inaugural Asia Cup appearance and turned their attention to 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers against Asian opposition. In July 2018, during
1736-540: The Boomers at 297 international games. Gaze also holds the record for the most points scored by a Boomer. The Australian National Basketball Team defeated the United States Team 98–94 in Melbourne, 24 August 2019, for the first time. A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia NB: This competition was known as the FIBA World Championship through the 2010 edition. Roster for
1798-464: The Boomers in a must-win situation against Spain , to advance to the medal round. Spain went up big early in the first half, but the Boomers fought back, ultimately losing by a score of 101–93, ending their medal hopes with an Olympic best seventh-place finish. Following the 1984 Olympics, Adrian Hurley took over as team coach from Lindsay Gaze. The 1986 FIBA World Championship was a bit disappointing for Australia. Losses to Uruguay , Angola , and
1860-544: The Boomers showed up in Greece, for the 1998 FIBA World Championship with high hopes. Shane Heal and Andrew Gaze both finished among the top five scorers, with averages of 17.0 and 16.9 points per game, respectively; but a loss to the United States knocked Australia out of medal contention. The Boomers finished the tournament respectably with wins over Canada and Brazil, and walked away with ninth place. The 2000 Summer Olympic Games projected to be an extremely exciting affair for
1922-481: The Boomers, as they played as host in Sydney . Despite losses in both of their first two games, Australia recovered nicely, and won their next four games over Russia , Angola , and Spain , to propel them into the quarter-finals, where they defeated Italy . But Australia’s first basketball medal was not to be, as France won the semi-final match, and Lithuania captured the bronze medal game. Although their goal of medalling
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1984-469: The Boomers’ fourth-place finish was their best ever result at an Olympic Games (or World Championship) and solidified their status as a rising team. Australia flew off to Buenos Aires for the 1990 FIBA World Championship . Led by Andrew Gaze’s 24.3 points per game, fourth most in the tournament, the team defeated China , Brazil and Argentina (twice) on their way to a respectable seventh-place finish. At
2046-565: The Gateway Motorway, patrons can catch a Queensland Rail City network service to Boondall railway station , on the Shorncliffe railway line , or travel by taxi. There are 4,000 car parking spaces. Buses do not run to the centre even on event nights. The centre has 11,000 tiered seats and a maximum concert capacity of 13,601 making it the largest indoor live entertainment arena in Brisbane and
2108-717: The NBL in 2016–17 and will again play some games at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The venue was the main home court for netball side the Queensland Firebirds , who won premierships in the ANZ Championship at the venue in 2015 and 2016. In 2019, the club moved all of their home matches to the newly constructed venue dedicated to netball, Brisbane Arena . The facility co-hosted the FIBA Oceania Championship in 2007 and 2011. Both times,
2170-793: The National Basketball League Grand Final series against the Perth Wildcats, setting a new NBL attendance record for the time in Australia of 13,221 for game 2. In 2007, the Brisbane Bullets won their third and last NBL championship when they defeated the Melbourne Tigers 3–1 in their best of five-game series. The Entertainment Centre was used due to a date clash with the Bullets then home, the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre . The Brisbane Bullets returned to
2232-840: The U.S. The Boomers's roster for the 2014 World Cup included five NBA players: Cameron Bairstow with the Chicago Bulls , Aron Baynes with the San Antonio Spurs , Matthew Dellavedova with the Cleveland Cavaliers , and Dante Exum and Joe Ingles with the Utah Jazz . Three other players who were ruled out of the World Cup due to injury also played or would later play in the NBA, namely Andrew Bogut , Ben Simmons and Patty Mills . Several players on youth national teams are student athletes at
2294-596: The USA in a warm up game. The game, played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City , was won 118–77 by the USA, though Heal topped all scorers with 28 points including hitting 8 of 12 three pointers . Heal had a running battle with NBA superstar Charles Barkley during the game with the two almost coming to blows at one point, though they hugged in mutual respect on-court after the game. Following their exciting run at Atlanta,
2356-558: The absences of fit key players Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles led to allegations that Australia deliberately lost their game against Angola in order to finish third in their group, and as a result, avoid the United States until the semi-finals, with Slovenian basketballer Goran Dragić posting "Basketball is a beautiful sport, there is no room for fixing the game like today Australia vs Angola!! @FIBA should do something about that!" on Twitter. However, these claims were denied by Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis. On 26 November 2014, Australia
2418-401: The decisive match. The Boomers went through the group stage undefeated, and Mills would be named to the tournament All-Star 5. Additional Australian player were drafted into the NBA with first round draft picks including 2019 pick 20 Matisse Thybulle , 2020 pick 18 Josh Green , 2021 pick 6 Josh Giddey and 2022 pick 8 Dyson Daniels . Andrew Gaze holds the record for most appearances with
2480-611: The first time in 16 years that Australia had won 3 consecutive matches at the FIBA World Cup. However, in their next match Australia suffered a 91–83 loss to Angola, which came despite leading by 15 points in the middle of the third quarter. This result, combined with Lithuania's 67–64 win over Slovenia, meant that Australia finished third in their group, qualifying for the knockout stage of the tournament. Because Australia would finish third by losing, and that finishing third would benefit Australia more than finishing second, combined with
2542-479: The game, ending their run with a seventh-place finish again. Following the London Olympics, Brett Brown announced his decision to step down as Boomers head coach, citing his desire to spend more time with his family in the United States. As of December 2012, Basketball Australia was yet to announce his replacement, although one of his assistants, dual National Basketball League championship winning coach with
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2604-574: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
2666-510: The late 1980s, Australia has placed among the world elite teams, as the Boomers have reached the semi-finals at both Summer Olympic Games and FIBA World Cup on many occasions. Originally a member of the FIBA Oceania region, Australia nowadays competes at the FIBA Asia Cup where the Boomers were the dominant team at their first appearance. The FIBA Oceania Championship mostly consisted of
2728-454: The nation with the second-most appearances at the tournament without winning a medal, behind Puerto Rico (15). Australia debuted on the international stage at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games held in Melbourne . Australia did not fare well in the competition, as they defeated only two sides ( Singapore and Thailand ), finishing 12th. The seeds were sown for Australia to become a regular team in international events. After not qualifying for
2790-432: The opening nights of the 2020 leg of her D.R.E.A.M. The Tour , on January 10 and 11. American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish performed at the venue from 17 September 2022 to 19 September 2022 as part of her Happier Than Ever Tour . Eilish will return to the centre for her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour , performing on February 18, 19, 21 and 22 February, as part of the opening nights of the 2025 leg of said tour. P!NK
2852-541: The performance and the size of its audience. The general seating arrangements are end stage mode, "in the round" and intimate mode, which only uses half of the arena. From 1986 to 1997, the BEC was home to former National Basketball League Australia (NBL) team the Brisbane Bullets . The Bullets won the 1987 NBL championship against the Perth Wildcats , and secured their second NBL championship at this venue as they completed
2914-494: The playoff rounds, and finished tied for ninth place. The Boomers entered the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with one of their more talented rosters to date, which included Andrew Bogut, C.J. Bruton, Captain Matthew Nielsen , and Patty Mills , in his international debut. Despite his youth, Mills had a hot hand, scoring over 20 points on several occasions, and leading the team with an average of 14.2 points per game. Australia made
2976-519: The quarter-finals, but gold medallists United States put the Boomers away late in the game, ending their run with a seventh-place finish. The Boomers qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey and placed 10th overall. In 2011, Melbourne-born number one NBA draft pick Kyrie Irving considered declaring his international allegiance to Australia in order to compete in the 2012 Olympics, but eventually opted to wait for international selection for
3038-405: The quarter-finals, where they defeated Spain in a closely fought game, by a score of 77–74, sending the Boomers to their first ever semi-finals. They were beaten by Yugoslavia in the semi-final, and then lost to the United States (including future Hall of Fame player David Robinson ), who ended Australia’s dream run with a 78–49 victory in the bronze-medal playoff. Despite the disappointing loss,
3100-468: The referees for failing to control the game. After qualifying for the 2019 FIBA World Cup , Australia reached the semi-finals for the first time and finished the tournament in fourth place. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics , led by veterans Patty Mills and Joe Ingles , the Boomers managed to claim their first ever international medal, defeating a Luka Dončić led Slovenia , 107–93. Mills would score 42 points in
3162-455: The second largest permanent indoor arena in Australia behind only the 21,000 capacity Sydney Super Dome (it is smaller than the 14,820 seat Rod Laver Arena and the 14,856 seat Perth Arena , though both of those venues have a retractable roof ). It cost $ 71 million to construct. The arena has an array of seating plans which facilitate the comfort of its users, subject to performance. Specific seating plans are usually allocated, depending on
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#17328554929453224-481: The second round of the tournament for the first time, on their way to an eighth-place finish. In 1978, the Boomers headed to the Philippines for the 1978 FIBA World Championship . Australia played their most successful tournament to that time, defeating Czechoslovakia , the Dominican Republic , the Philippines (twice), and playing eventual gold medallist Yugoslavia , losing 105–101. The Boomers advanced to
3286-422: The semi-final round, and placed seventh. In the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games , the Boomers played their best Olympic tournament to that date, equalling their 1976 finish of eighth place. The Boomers defeated eventual silver medallist Italy , 84–77, in the preliminary round, but due to a three-way tie with Italy and Cuba , the team failed to advance to the final round, despite 5 wins and 2 losses. Two years later,
3348-462: The team included Andrew Gaze, Damian Keogh , Darryl Pearce , Ray Borner , and future Chicago Bulls triple NBA Championship winning centre, 7'2" (218 cm) Luc Longley who was attending the University of New Mexico . The Boomers breezed through the first round, losing only to gold medallist Soviet Union and silver medallist Yugoslavia. Finishing third place in their group, Australia advanced to
3410-487: The team just a few baskets away from advancing to the second round. Eddie Palubinskas was the holder of the second highest scoring average of the tournament. At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games , Eddie Palubinskas finished as the top overall scorer, and set three Olympic scoring records, including the most points scored in a single Olympics to that time, with 269 points. The Boomers defeated Mexico , 120–117, in an overtime game, and defeated Japan , 117–79, as they moved to
3472-571: The team, with all players drawn from the NBL other than Australian Institute of Sport attendee, 6'10" (208 cm) centre / power forward Mark Bradtke who was making his debut for the Boomers as a 17 year old (Bradtke would make his NBL debut in 1988 with the Adelaide 36ers ). Motivated by the 1986 FIBA World Championship , Australia showed up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games with quite possibly its most talented roster to that date. Captained by Phil Smyth,
3534-414: The wire, as forward Tony Ronaldson hit a 3-pointer to win the game, and advance Australia to the semi-finals. There they met the United States, who were powered by a roster of professional NBA players, and the Boomers were defeated 101–73. Lithuania would defeat Australia in the bronze medal game, and the Boomers equalled their 1988 fourth-place finish. Just prior to the 1996 Olympics, the Boomers played
3596-467: Was also the filming venue for all three series of the original Australian series of Gladiators in 1995. The Brisbane Entertainment Centre was built by the Brisbane City Council opened on Thursday 20 February 1986 with the first event being ice dancers Torvill and Dean . On 1 July 2002, the ownership was transferred to Stadiums Queensland. It has been operated since 1986 by ASM Global (formerly AEG Ogden Brisbane Pty Ltd). Located in Boondall, just off
3658-438: Was cleared of tanking by FIBA. Australia met World No. 7 Turkey in the knockout stage of the tournament. Australia suffered a 65–64 loss to Turkey, ending their World Cup campaign, meaning that for the 11th World Cup, Australia would return home empty handed. Leading into the 2016 Rio Olympics , Australia saw a surge in locals being drafted into the NBA. Along with former number 1 NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut , Dante Exum
3720-402: Was not achieved, the Boomers gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about, on their way to a fourth-place finish. After failing to qualify for the 2002 FIBA World Championship , the Boomers came into the 2004 Athens Olympic Games hungry for victory. Captained by Shane Heal, and featuring future NBA Draft first pick Andrew Bogut in his international debut, Australia fought hard on their way to
3782-423: Was playing for the Chicago Bulls . The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games were another solid showing for Australia. Led by Andrew Gaze, and featuring Shane Heal , the team rolled through the early competition, losing only to eventual silver medallist Yugoslavia, and scoring over 100 points in every other preliminary game. In the quarterfinals, the Boomers played a hard fought game against Croatia . The game came down to
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#17328554929453844-413: Was taken with the fifth pick in the 2014 NBA draft and Ben Simmons was selected with the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft , adding to already established Australian NBA players in Patty Mills , Matthew Dellavedova , Joe Ingles and Aron Baynes . Forward Thon Maker was also drafted with the 10th pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Despite Exum, Maker and Simmons electing not to compete in the 2016 Olympics,
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