The Boomers will take on USA’s PAC-12 College All-Stars
The biggest names in Australian basketball are set to go head-to-head with the best of American college basketball for two matches in Melbourne, when the Australian Boomers take on the USA Pac-12 College All-Stars as part of the Australian Boomers Olympic campaign, as announced by the Minister for Major Events, Sport and Tourism, John Eren today.
Melbourne’s Hisense Arena will stage the 2016 Australian Boomers Farewell Series on Tuesday July 12 and Thursday July 14.
The games will give fans the opportunity to see the final Boomers team for Rio, and arguably the greatest team Australian basketball has ever assembled, facing off against some of the best college basketball talent out of the United States led by heralded NBA and Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach, Mike Montgomery.
http://www.basketball.net.au/australian-boomers-take-usas-pac-12-college-stars-melbourne/
The Pac-12 College All-Stars Team
Name Position Height College Status College
Tra Holder Guard 6’1” Sophomore ASU
Jordan McLaughlin Guard 6’1” Sophomore USC
Kadeem Allen Guard 6’3” Junior Arizona
Stevie Thompson Guard 6’4” Freshman OSU
Lorenzo Bonham Guard 6’4” Junior Utah
Dorian Pickens Guard/Forward 6’5” Sophomore Stanford
Matisse Thybulle Forward 6’5” Freshman UW
Stephen Domingo Forward 6’7” Junior CAL
Wesley Gordon Forward 6’9” Freshman COLO
Drew Eubanks Forward 6’10” Freshman OSU
Josh Hawkinson Forward 6’10” Junior WSU
Chance Comanche Centre 6’11” Freshman ARIZ
The biggest names in Australian basketball are set to go head-to-head with the best of American college basketball for two matches in Melbourne, when the Australian Boomers take on the USA Pac-12 College All-Stars as part of the Australian Boomers Olympic campaign, as announced by the Minister for Major Events, Sport and Tourism, John Eren today.
Melbourne’s Hisense Arena will stage the 2016 Australian Boomers Farewell Series on Tuesday July 12 and Thursday July 14.
The games will give fans the opportunity to see the final Boomers team for Rio, and arguably the greatest team Australian basketball has ever assembled, facing off against some of the best college basketball talent out of the United States led by heralded NBA and Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach, Mike Montgomery.
http://www.basketball.net.au/australian-boomers-take-usas-pac-12-college-stars-melbourne/
The Pac-12 College All-Stars Team
Name Position Height College Status College
Tra Holder Guard 6’1” Sophomore ASU
Jordan McLaughlin Guard 6’1” Sophomore USC
Kadeem Allen Guard 6’3” Junior Arizona
Stevie Thompson Guard 6’4” Freshman OSU
Lorenzo Bonham Guard 6’4” Junior Utah
Dorian Pickens Guard/Forward 6’5” Sophomore Stanford
Matisse Thybulle Forward 6’5” Freshman UW
Stephen Domingo Forward 6’7” Junior CAL
Wesley Gordon Forward 6’9” Freshman COLO
Drew Eubanks Forward 6’10” Freshman OSU
Josh Hawkinson Forward 6’10” Junior WSU
Chance Comanche Centre 6’11” Freshman ARIZ
