Australian Boomers v New Zealand Tall Blacks FIBA Oceania Championship Basketball

Hi all

Recently I attended the FIBA Oceania Basketball Championship in Brisbane. The second game, featured here, was a men’s fixture (for direct Olympic qualification) between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks. I’ve already shared my favourite photos in my Myspace blog here, so here are some extra pics:

Young point guard Matthew Dellavedova brings a smile to the Boomers' faces


National Anthem


The New Zealand Tall Blacks with their famous Haka


The Boomers respecting the Kiwi Haka


Mika Vukona shoots over Mattie Nielsen


Brad Newley, Casey Frank


Casey Frank, BJ Anthony, AJ Ogilvy


Boomers Matthew Dellavedova & Mark Worthington v Tall Blacks Mark Dickel & BJ Anthony


Patty Mills gets hooked up by Alex Pledger’s screen as he attempts to stay with Kiwi Veteran Mark Dickel


Strong Neck? - Break Dancing


Here’s my Smugmug photo gallery.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball
Brisbane Sports Photographer

Boomers Basketball Open Training Session, The Southport School, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; 28 July 2011

Hi all
Last week I attended an open training session for the Australian Men's Basketball Team , "The Boomers". Their immediate goal was to prepare for the Borislav Stankovic Cup, in Haining & Guanghou, China, the following week. (At the time of writng, the Boomers have qualified for the final after beating China in their final round match.) Here are some photos from the training session:

Former Portland Trailblazers guard Patty Mills doing some pregame drills



Boomers Head Coach, San Antonio Spurs Assistant Coach Brett Brown shares an easy moment with Patty Mills


Head Coach Brett Brown


Guard Matthew Dellavedova who subsequently scored 18 points (and was a perfect 2 for 2 outside the 3 point line) in the win over host nation China - here towering over Patty Mills.


Luke Nevill, Aron Baynes


Super pick pocket Adam Gibson with the clean steal against rookie Nate Tomlinson


Hugh Greenwood


Veteran Matt Nielsen shoots against Jesse Wagstaff


David Barlow, Hugh Greenwood


Former Chicago Bulls player Luc Longley enjoying himself as a mentor


Stephen Weigh at warm down / stretch time


Head Coach Brett Brown sees the lighter side of an intense session with his coaching panel including Marty Clarke, Andrej Lemanis, Ian Stacker & Luc Longley.


Here's my Smugmug gallery.

Here's my Photoshelter gallery (for Brisbane-sourced prints).

Here's a recent interview with young Boomers (& St Mary's) guard Matthew "Delly" Dellavedova (courtesy nbl.com.au)


Thanks for looking.

Regards

Des
http://disci.smugmug.com/Sports/Basketball
Brisbane Sports Photographer

Boomers - Open Training Session of the Australian Men's Basketball Team; Gold Coast, Qld; July 2011 - Images by Des Thureson