2013/14 NBL Season + Off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

Wollongong Hawks announce they've signed Brad Hill from the Kings to a 2-year deal.

[Gozu]

Basketball Australia today have named a preliminary 17 man Boomers squad for next month's World Cup:

Australian Boomers Extended Squad - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

David Andersen – Strasbourg (France)
Cameron Bairstow – Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Aron Baynes – San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Angus Brandt – Sydney Kings (NBL)
Ryan Broekhoff – Besiktas (Turkey)
Matthew Dellavedova – Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Dante Exum – Utah Jazz (NBA)
Adam Gibson – Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
Chris Goulding – Melbourne United (NBL)
Joe Ingles – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Nathan Jawai – Galatasaray (Turkey)
Damian Martin – Perth Wildcats (NBL)
Brock Motum – Bologna (Italy)
Brad Newley – Gran Canaria (Spain)
Ben Simmons – Montverde Academy (USA)
Lucas Walker – Melbourne United (NBL)
Mark Worthington – Melbourne United (NBL)

[Freo HeaveHo]

After an impressive year here helping the Wildcats win the title and playing some solid games so far in the summer league james Ennis signs a contract with the Miami Heat.

[Gozu]

A few big signings with the NZ Breakers announcing they've brought back former league MVP import Cedric Jackson on a 2-year deal who played last season in Slovenia also the Perth Wildcats have re-signed import Jermaine Beal to a 1-year deal with an option for another year and as well the Wollongong Hawks have re-signed naturalised David Gruber and have announced the Hawks are under new ownership now owned by telecommunications entrepreneur James Spenceley.

[Gozu]

Wollongong sign another former 36er in Adam Ballinger to a 1-year deal.

[Gozu]

The NZ Breakers have announced the signing of Tai Wesley a PF from Guam who can play in the NBL as a local he's been recently playing in the NZ league.

[Gozu]

Sydney Kings just announce they've signed their first import in Kendrick Perry a 6'0" guard straight from college at Youngstown State and he just played for the Orlando Magic in the NBA Summer League.

Also forgot to mention Melbourne have lost Chris Goulding who has signed with CAI Zaragoza in Spain where he will be teammates with former NBL MVP Kevin Lisch and David Barlow used to play for them too.

[Gozu]

Basketball Australia today announced the Boomers team for the World Cup:

Airbnb Australian Boomers Team – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

David Andersen – Strasbourg (France)
Cameron Bairstow – Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Aron Baynes – San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Ryan Broekhoff – Besiktas (Turkey)
Matthew Dellavedova – Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Dante Exum – Utah Jazz (NBA)
Adam Gibson – Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
Chris Goulding – CAI Zaragoza (Spain)
Joe Ingles – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Nathan Jawai – Galatasaray (Turkey)
Brock Motum – Bologna (Italy)
Brad Newley – Gran Canaria (Spain)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Andrej Lemanis
Assistant Coaches: Luc Longley and Trevor Gleeson
Mentor Coach: Dr Adrian Hurley
Technical Assistant Coach: Mick Downer

http://www.basketball.net.au/airbnb-boo ... world-cup/

[Gozu]

Confirmed today the 36ers have lost Daniel Johnson to Poland, a very big hole to fill and Townsville have announced they've re-signed Greg Vanderjagt.

[Johno6]

Gozu,

Did adel just sign an import or are about to sign an import or something?
thought I heard something about it,

[Gozu]

Gozu,

Did adel just sign an import or are about to sign an import or something?
thought I heard something about it,

Yeah not official yet but looks set to be Daequon Montreal a 6'8" PF from the SEABL league. Not overly thrilled with the decision.

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/montreal-c ... dimension/

[Gozu]

Another 36er gone with Rhys Carter signing with the NZ Breakers to a 1 year deal.

[Gozu]

Officially announced former 36er import Gary Ervin will be returning to Wollongong where he won the league MVP award in 2010.

http://www.nbl.com.au/article/id/1qn6ql ... dp39hqyvod

[Gozu]

The Cairns Taipans today announced the signing of import Torrey Craig a 6'6" SF straight out of college from USC Upstate.

[Gozu]

Also Melbourne United have re-signed Auryn Macmillan.

[Grahaml]

Early mock drafts for 2016 are putting Thon Maker, a 7'1 centre and Ben Simmons, 6'10 forward as #1 and #2 picks. With Exum having just gone 5 as a guard, could those guys for the core of a genuine threat to the US? The talk of what Maker could be is incredible. Just a shame Irving picked the US.

[Gozu]

The Boomers played their first World Cup warm up game in a tournament in Lithuania last night with an entertaining come from behind win against Finland thanks to some clutch threes from Joe Ingles late.

Australia 100 (Motum 17, Newley 15) def Finland 95

Tonight the Boomers play Ukraine and then Lithuania on early Tuesday morning.

[Gozu]

A more comfortable win for the Boomers over Ukraine last night in Lithuania.

Australia 75 (Exum 14, Andersen 13, Ingles 10, Newley 10) def Ukraine 60 (Kravtsov 11)

[Gozu]

A couple of pre-season results against the touring college team Eastern Kentucky, on Friday night the Sydney Kings beat them 76-65 with Angus Brandt recording 20 pts & 18 reb and Josh Duinker and Kevin White each scoring 15 and then last night the Wollongong Hawks defeated them 106-99 in OT Tim Coenraad had 32 pts & 10 reb and Oscar Forman scored 18, Tyson Demos 18 and Brad Hill 17.

[Johno6]

The Sydney Kings sign former NBA player Josh Childress.

Wow, decent get