Brown backs Boomers to end Olympic hoodoo

Former Boomers coach Brett Brown believes Australia will finally end their wait for a first-ever Olympic basketball medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

With nine Australians playing in the NBA, including rookie superstar Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brown, who was involved in three Olympics with the Boomers, insists the future is bright.

"I think the next Olympic Games will be the best chance to win a medal," Brown told AAP in London ahead of his side's NBA clash with Boston Celtics.

"There are some great kids coming out of high schools in the United States that are Aussies.

"And if you look at the WNBA and the volume of women that play, there are over 160 NCAA Australian athletes littered…