Boomers team selected for China tour

And it contains ten players from the NBL...

Basketball Australia can announce the twelve athletes selected to represent the Boomers on a two match tour of China.

The Boomers will depart Sydney this Friday, June 26^th, and will be available to media at the Qantas International Check-in desk from 7:00am to 7:30am AEST.

The team was selected following the conclusion of a five day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and will contest matches against the Chinese men’s national team on June 28 and 30.

“The players selected displayed a combination of physical grunt and skill on a daily basis during the camp and I’m looking forward to getting on the road with the team and seeing the same effort and intensity in a game situation,” Head Coach Brett Brown said.

Following the tour to China a Boomers squad will undergo a second training camp in Sydney before tours of Argentina and Brazil.

After an eight day break a third and final camp for 2009 will be undertaken before Australia takes on New Zealand in the FIBA Oceania Championship in Sydney on August 23.




The Australian Boomers touring team to China:
Name / Most recent club / Junior Association / Age

Rhys CARTER / South Dragons / Sale, VIC / 25
Peter CRAWFORD / Townsville Crocodiles / Mt. Isa, QLD / 29
Oscar FORMAN / New Zealand Breakers (NZ) / Sturt, SA / 27
Adam GIBSON / Gold Coast Blaze / Launceston, TAS / 22
James HARVEY / Gold Coast Blaze / Perry Lakes, WA / 30
Brad HILL / Adelaide 36ers / Eastern, SA and Sturt, SA / 22
Jacob HOLMES / Adelaide 36ers / Sturt, SA / 25
Nathan JAWAI / Toronto Raptors (USA) / Cairns, QLD / 22
Matthew KNIGHT / Sydney Spirit / Burnie, TAS / 24
Aleks MARIC / CB Granada (Spain) / North Sydney, NSW / 24
Damian MARTIN / Sydney Spirit / Gloucester, NSW / 24
Stephen WEIGH / Perth Wildcats / Rockhampton, QLD / 22

Head Coach: Brett BROWN
Assistant Coach: Shane HEAL
Assistant Coach: Andrej LEMANIS
Physio: Steve EVANS
Doctor: Peter HARCOURT
Massage: Diana GLAZER
Manager: Nic MERCER

BOOMERS 2009 PROGRAM KEY DATES AT A GLANCE:


June 19-23     - Camp 1 – Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra ACT
June 26- Jul 1 - Tour to China (AUS v CHN: 2 games)
July 21-27      - Camp 2 – Sydney, NSW
July 30–Aug 4 - Tournament in Argentina (AUS v Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina: 3 games)
Aug 6-10       - Tournament in Brazil (AUS v Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina: 3 games)
Aug 18-22      - Camp 3 – Sydney, NSW
Aug 23           - FIBA Oceania Championship Game 1, AUS v NZ, Sydney
Aug 25           - FIBA Oceania Championship Game 2, AUS v NZ, Wellington
Aug 28-31      - Stankovic Cup, Kunshan, China (AUS v Turkey, Angola, China: 4 games)