| 6/24/2011 |
| Waverleys Daniel Dillon Makes AUS team |
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Waverley's Daniel Dillon has made the final cut as Basketball Australia announced the 12 players who will line up for the Golden Star Australian Boomers against China in game one of the YouYi Games series (Friday 24th June, Challenge Stadium in Perth), before heading to Singapore for Sunday’s second and final match-up.
Headlining the team are David Barlow and Luke Nevill along with Aron Baynes and Damien Martin.
A 16-man Golden Star Boomers squad has been put through its paces in Perth since Sunday afternoon, with the coaching staff, led by head coach Brett Brown, making the announcement following the final session on Thursday.
Coach Brown said that he is excited by the team that has been assembled from the squad.
“This is early days in our own calendar and I like the group that we are playing China with,” he said.
“You go through it all and scrimmage to try and create game-type environments, but there’s nothing like a game and guarding different people. You put the uniform on, put a few thousand people in the stands and the whole thing changes. That’s the benefit of going through the camp, and it’s the final exam, and the exciting part.”
Friday night's game tips off at 8pm (local time). Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com.au.
ONE HD’s scheduled coverage of the YouYi Games
Game 1: Golden Star Boomers vs China, Friday 24 June, 2011 (Perth) OneHD Coverage commences at 11.10pm AEST
Game 2: Golden Star Boomers vs China, Sunday 26 June, 2011 (Singapore) OneHD Coverage commences at 12.00 midnight AEST
GOLDEN STAR BOOMERS TEAM, YOUYI GAMES SERIES
Damien MARTIN / 188cm / 91kg / Perth Wildcats
Ben MADGEN / 193cm / 83kg / Sydney Kings
Clint STEINDL / 201cm / 88kg / St Mary’s College
Daniel DILLON / 194cm / 90kg / Melbourne Tigers
Peter CRAWFORD / 193cm / 88kg / Townsville Crocodiles
David BARLOW / 205cm / 97kg / CAI Zaragoza, Spain
Daniel KICKERT / 208cm / 109kg / PGE Turow, Poland
Jesse WAGSTAFF / 203cm / 98kg / Perth Wildcats
Luke NEVILL / 216cm / 120kg / BC Triumph Lyubertsy, Russia
Anatoly BOSE / 201cm / 89kg / Sydney Kings
Aron BAYNES / 208cm / 118kg / EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Germany
Rhys MARTIN / 193cm / 79kg / Wollongong Hawks
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