Aussies Abroad
“I think we waste so much negative energy on what can’t happen instead of what is and where we can take it” – John Rillie regarding the current state of the NBL John Rillie is no doubt one of the greatest shooters in NBL history. With 1323 three-pointers made and shooting 47% from the field,…
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Nathan Jawai may have had a tough time adjusting to his new team in his first game for FC Barcelona Regal but after the siren sounded Big Nate spoke to his Spanish fans about growing up as an indigenous kid in Cairns, how it shaped his life and his basketball goals for the future. …
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The first round of the NBL begins this week with Basketball fans across Australia chomping at the bite. The same holds true for Spanish basketball fans who this week saw the ACB, the Spanish Basketball League kick off their season. Joe Ingles and Nathan Jawai are two men who play a big part in shaping…
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Mark Worthington may not have been lucky enough to make an AFL team list after his flirtation with the West Coast Eagles earlier in the year but he has made up for it by leading new team Radnicki Kragujevac to early success in Serbia. Radnicki Kragujevac became the winner of an international pre-season tournament…
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Spanish media have reported that Australian Boomers player Joe Ingles “continues to receive offers from the NBA”. It is believed that many teams have remained in contact with Joe since his break-out Olympic performance, but so far have only offered non-guaranteed contracts and invitations to training camps. Ingles clearly wants to play in the NBA,…
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A press conference to welcome Australian Boomers big man Nathan Jawai to his new team Regal FC Barcelona was held yesterday. Jawai told reporters he is “excited” to be at part of FC Barcelona and he feels that this latest stop on his already impressive resume is one which offering a “great opportunity” for him….
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Young Aussie Tyro Mirko Djeric is currently trialling with Serbian superclub KK Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague and is the most successful basketball club in Serbia. KK Partizan is the defending Serbian basketball champion and currently holds 19 league titles, having won the last eleven of them consecutively. It has been the breeding…
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Australia’s brightest basketball talents are littered across various basketball leagues all over Europe. From the sunny beaches of the Canary Islands to frosty port side towns of Poland. Let’s take a look at where the Australia’s best basketball players are plying their trade across the European Continent. Joe Ingles (FC Barcelona Regal – Spain) He was possibly the most talked…
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THOUGH HE’S FAIRLY NEW TO THE GAME—AND THE MEDIA HYPE, AND THE COUNTRY—NEW ZEALAND NATIVE STEVEN ADAMS IS POISED TO ACCOMPLISH BIG THINGS. It doesn’t take much of a conversation with Steven Adams to realize that his accent might be the least unusual thing about him. OK, the accent is pretty unusual. …
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Andrew “A.J.” Ogilvy has signed with the German Bundesliga most successful team, the Brose Baskets Bamberg. Brose Baskets are the most successful team in Germany. The team features Stanford grad and former NBA player Casey Jacobsen and has won five German League titles since 2005, including having won the past three titles in a row. The also…
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