Cairns Taipans forward Ron Dorsey nailed an incredible three-point fade away to send game two of the 2011 NBL Grand Final series into double overtime, the first time this had occurred in NBL history.
He joins this episode of the podcast to talk about his time in Cairns, how close the team came to winning it all, and, of course, gives us a play-by-play of the aforementioned shot.
He also tells up about playing alongside Patty Mills at the Melbourne Tigers in 2011/12, a season which ended up tumultuous, to say the very least.
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Ron Dorsey played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Cairns Taipans and the Melbourne Tigers. He averaged 12.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 61 NBL games.
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Podcast topics include;
- Growing up in Detroit (2:00)
- Following in Joe Dumars footsteps (6:00)
- Beginning his pro career in Finland (9:00)
- An NBA try-out with the San Antonio Spurs (12:00)
- Signing with Cairns and their run to the NBL Grand Final (15:30)
- Dorsey, Ayinde Ubaka and Daniel Dillon all leave Cairns for the Tigers (27:00)
- Patty Mills joins the Tigers (29:00)
- Winning a title in the New Zealand NBL (35:00)
- Wrapping up his career and then retiring from pro basketball (36:30)
- Life after basketball – The RD Hoops Academy (38:00)
- The highlights and challenges from his hoops journey (41:00)
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
