natwhereyouat
Years ago

SEABL imports that played NBL?

I put this out on Twitter today... How many imports have played in the SEABL before they made an NBL roster? (I'd actually like to have a list on the NBL Wiki site..)
Got some good answers:
Mike Kelly
Matt Reuter
Jason Sedlock
Damon Lowry
Eric Cooks
Shawn Redhage
James Smith
Dave Gruber
McCowan
Tory de Vries
David Biwer
Kevin Ratzch
Thalo Green
Sidney Goodman
Mike Spears
Andre LaFleur
Willie Jennette
Billy Fikes

Can anyone else name some players? Imports only..

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Sorry, SEABL & other Aus leagues like QBL etc as well.

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HO  
Years ago

Good names there, would be good to get the story for the unusual ones. Damon lowry I think started in the old old NSW state league playing for Nowra??

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BobbyO  
Years ago

Damon played with Horsham Hornets then Ballarat Miners!

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Not Me Again!  
Years ago

Mark Davis played for South Adelaide after playing in NZ, before being a replacement import for the 36ers

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Didn't know that (Davis!)

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Happy Days  
Years ago

Chris Sneed ex Dandenong and Cairns played for Townsville Suns on a short term contract.Now lives in Florida working in real estate and runs a charity.

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The_Champ33  
Years ago

That's a great fact about Chairman of the Boards Mark Davis. I did not know that and I like learning of that. Cheers mate.

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Big Sexy  
Years ago

Leory Loggins played for West Adelaide

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ineedmore  
Years ago

Didn't Ron Nunnelly crack a game or two?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Rick Sharp (Broadmeadows), Bruce Bolden (Gippsland), Eric Bailey (Gippsland), John Rasheed (Oakleigh VBA)

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

@ineedmore RE: Ron Nunnelly, not to my knowledge. And i can't find any NBL stats on him (also searched Ronald)

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BJF  
Years ago

Nunnelly never played NBL

Loggins played for West Adelaide when they were in the NBL

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Who did Matt Reuter and Allen McCowan play for in NBL?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Reuter played for Melbourne Tigers

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ray Shirley - Bulleen CBA = Geelong NBL

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fstos  
Years ago

Damon Lowery certainly did play for Shoalhaven Tigers (Nowra) before SEABL teams. Bob Turner also played for them. Did he play NBL? Herb McEachin started his career in Aus at I think Ryde Eastwood in what may have been the Sydney Conference at the time. Hawks imports Don Bickett also did the same for Manly (?) Gerry Steurer played for Sutherland(?)from memory, but I am almost certain that they played in lower level leagues before the NBL.

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Some great finds!! Adding them to the list

Also if you want to know updates on the upcoming Wiki site you can like the FB page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NBL-Wiki/285890598103899

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Panther32  
Years ago

Another from South Adelaide recently was Sidney Goodman. Got picked up by Perth in 1999 for a few games when Ricky Grace was injured from memory.

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Panther32  
Years ago

Oh whoops, didn't see him on your original list, sorry!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ken Henry went from Wangaratta Superdeckers in the CVIBL to Illawara as a short term replacement for Norman Taylor in the early 90's/late 80's.

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Ken Henry? Nice pick up!

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HO  
Years ago

The Wangaratta Superdeckers. the best nickname in the history of Australian sport!! I remember them running around in the CVIBL.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

McCowan I think played a season for the Hunter Pirates

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PeterJohn  
Years ago

Goorjian started with the Tigers in 1977, a couple of years before the NBL started, and played with them in their first 2 seasons in the NBL (1984 and 1985). I'm not sure whether he played as an import or as a naturalised player in those NBL seasons.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What year Ken Henry? Thats questionable.

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2012 Champs  
Years ago

Who did Billy Fikes play for the NBL?
Thought he only played ABA for Rockets....

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Very Old  
Years ago

Les Riddle played NBL - and I think also in the precursor to SEABL - the South-East conference which was NSW,ACT and some Vic teams in the early 1970's?

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Billy Fikes played briefly for the Cannons in the late 90s/early 00s..

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Young Gun  
Years ago

Could try Bruce Palmer

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Anonymous  
Years ago

at anon, Ken Henry left Wangaratta just prior to finals in 1991 from Hawks website "Lindstrom brings in American Ken Henry before sacking him and re-uniting Patric Fairs and Norman Taylor."

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yes sotty, I lloked for Ken, he is listed as Kenneth ;) 1991 7 games Hawks.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Does anyone think Paul Davis and Brandon Brown at t Gambier this year are a chance to get NBL offers?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

no.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Kent Lockhart went fromSandringham (VBA) to Eastside Spectres

Cal Bruton, Al Westover all played in the SEC which became SEABL

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Rangers have 1 quality import. Thunder 1. Maybe Biwer can play NBL again, he suited up for the Spectres again over the weekend.

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fletch  
Years ago

Cecil Exum played for Bulleen in the old CBA, then Tigers.

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Point guard  
Years ago

OK what about nbl imports thats finished career in SEABL... Bill Jones, Adelaide captain played for Gippsland.

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natwhereyouat  
Years ago

Thanks heaps guys!

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Bronco Dominator  
Years ago

DEAN UTHOFF
Played for: Iowa State - DANDENONG - SYDNEY KINGS
School:
Iowa State
Height:
6-11
Position:
Center
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, IA
High School:
Jefferson High School
Ranked among the nation's leading rebounders in 1977 (T23rd), 1978 (3rd) and 1979 (17th)
Leading rebounder in the Big Eight Conference for four consecutive seasons
Did not play in NCAA Tournament or NIT
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs in sixth round of 1980 NBA draft (129th pick overall, did not play in league).

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Uthoff originally played for Spectres.

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