2011/12 NBL Season/off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

The stream has started national anthem at the moment:

http://freezone.iinet.net.au/player/fre ... 13559.html

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Qtr time

Aus 20
Greece 15

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Half-time

Aus 45
Greece 32

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3 Qtr time

Aus 62
Greece 42

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Final

Australia 87
Greece 60

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Game 1

Australia 87 (Mills 21, Maric 17, Baynes 16) def Greece 60 (Pappas 17, Bogris 15, Katsivelis 11)

Australia lead the series 1-0

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The 36ers have announced they will play an exhibition game against the travelling US college Nicholls State at Adelaide Arena on Saturday the 4th August.

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The Boomers just got over the line in Knox tonight.

Game 2

Australia 91 (Ingles 17, Worthington 15, Newley 13) def Greece 51 (Pappas 10)

Australia lead the series 2-0

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Game 3

Australia 79 (Dellavedova 12, Ingles 11, Newley 11, Crawford 10) def Greece 58 (Bogris 16, Pappas 16, Katsivelis 11)

Australia won the series 3-0

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The Melbourne Tigers have announced they've re-signed Bennie Lewis for next season.

[Gozu]

The saga around the Gold Coast Blaze has gotten even bigger now with the team releasing all four of their contracted players from their deals including coach Joey Wright making them free agents!

Boomers Mark Worthington & Adam Gibson along with Anthony Petrie and Chris Goulding are now on the market.

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/201 ... blaze.html

Supposedly the Blaze intend to field a cheap budget team next season.

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Supposedly new Tigers coach Chris Anstey will be playing for Victoria in Tuesday nights EJ Whitten Legends game.

[Johno6]

yeah i saw he was named for them, will be interesting to see if he can actually play or not

[Gozu]

yeah i saw he was named for them, will be interesting to see if he can actually play or not

Too true, will be weird seeing a 7 foot bloke out there. Pretty sure Anstey was a pretty talented junior tennis player and I think has been playing grade cricket since retiring but no idea if he can play footy.

[Gozu]

Unfortunately for the Breakers their hopes of a three-peat next season have taken a hit with Gary Wilkinson leaving the club to take up a contract in Estonia.

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Looks like former Perth Wildcats centre Luke Nevill will be playing for the Orlando Magic's Summer League team.

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Basketball Australia have announced a young Australian team that will compete in the Stankovic Cup in China tomorrow night.

The proper Boomers team are preparing for the Olympics.

Australian men’s team for Boris Stankovic Cup

Players

Hugh Greenwood #9

Jason Cadee #5

Dane Pineau #7

Clint Steindl #10

Mitch Norton #6

Todd Blanchfield #13

Owen Odigie #8

Daniel Trist #4

Cody Ellis #12

Matt Andronicos #11

Shane Harris-Tunks #15

Cameron Bairstow #14

[Gozu]

The Sydney Kings have already announced their second import in Darnell Lazare a 6'8" PF who had been playing in the D-League.

[Keefy]

Basketball Australia have announced a young Australian team that will compete in the Stankovic Cup in China tomorrow night.

The proper Boomers team are preparing for the Olympics.

Australian men’s team for Boris Stankovic Cup

Players

Hugh Greenwood #9

Jason Cadee #5

Dane Pineau #7

Clint Steindl #10

Mitch Norton #6

Todd Blanchfield #13

Owen Odigie #8

Daniel Trist #4

Cody Ellis #12

Matt Andronicos #11

Shane Harris-Tunks #15

Cameron Bairstow #14

Russia currently playing Tunisia in the 3 v 4 playoff with Tunisia leading by 22 with 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd.

Australia play China in the final afterwards.

Both games live on Fox Sports 1 with Boomers game on around 11pm

[Johno6]

how did australia go in the end.
i fell asleep after abut 10 mins of the first term.