Anonymous
Years ago

Fiba u16 Asia teams announced

http://basketball.net.au/australian-crocs-and-sapphires-named-for-2017-fiba-u16-asia-championships/

Girls
Heal
Amoore
Melbourne
Palmer
Poa
Nnopu
Potter
Pollerd
Hollingsworth
Anstey
Hannan
Rees

Boys
Wigness
Herbert
Madden
Rantall
Travers
Capetola
Buluk
Clarke
Jackson
Meakes
Williamson
Tsapatolis

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Girls Cut
Riley
Vidmar
Stratford
Fowler
Hank
Johnson

Boys cut
Armstrong
Woodford
Griffin
Richards
Adebayo
Crowe

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Anonymous  
Years ago

No Riley and no Griffin is surprising.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

think they might be in for a bit of a shock to the system with this new format, they wont get the easy 100pt wins against the likes of Japan and China, like they have done every year at Oceania champs

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Too many bigs.
Hollingsworth, anstey, Hannan and Rees?
With Nnopu, Potter and Pollerd who have all been playing as pfs.

Not sure the big centres will be able too keep there 5'10 man in check.
Would have taken 1-2 bigs less and taken another perimeter shooter.

Apart from Potter, Nnopu and Pollerd, not a great defensive unit.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

No Griffin isn't really a surprise given the gap between the '01 and '02 boys. The only '02s to make it were clearly outstanding. I think the boys are pretty much as expected after the squad was named, the surprises were all in who was left out of camp.

I agree with #715, it's going to be a big step up from Oceania, especially for the boys.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Looking like...

Girls
PG
S.Heal 5'6 01
G.Amoore 5'6 01
CG
LT.Poa 5'10 01
SG
5'9 I.Palmer 01
5'9 J.Melbourne 02
SF
5'11 A.Nnopu 01
6'0 G.Potter 02
CF
6'2 O.Pollerd 02
PF
6'2 E.Hollingsworth 01
6'3 I.Anstey 01
C
6'3 A.Hannan 01
6'5 K.Rees 02

Boys
PG
5'10 T.Wigness 02
6'1 L.Herbert 01
CG
6'1 H.Madden 01
SG
6'2 J.Rantall 01
6'4 L.Travers 01
SF
6'5 J.Capetola 01
6'5 H.Clarke 01
CF
6'5 W.Swaka Lo Buluk 01
PF
6'5 L.Jackson 01
6'6 H.Meakes 01
C
6'6 K.Williamson 01
6'8 P.Tsapatolis 02

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Pop  
Years ago

Think we could standardise on metric heights, since we haven't legally used imperials for how many decades now?

Take it from me [I've done it] ... say to a kid of this age - and a good measure of the wider society - that they need to step off their 'man' by a foot, or a yard, or that someone is an inch taller or shorter than them and they literally won't know what you are saying.

I know basketball is an American sport, but this is Australia.



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Anonymous  
Years ago

And yet every single one of the kids listed would be able to tell you his/her height in feet and inches

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Anonymous  
Years ago

2015/2016 vs 2017/2018? team comparison

Sapphires
A.Cubillo 5'3 / 5'6 G.Amoore
M.Conti 5'5 / 5'6 S.Heal
J.Shelley 5'9 / 5'9 J.Melbourne
M.Goodchild 5'9 / 5'9 I.Palmer
C.Mclean 5'10 / 5'10 LT.Poa
J.Simmons 5'11 / 5'11 A.Nnopu
S.Simons 6'0 / 6'0 G.Potter
K.Rowe 6'0 / 6'2 O.Pollerd
R.Pizzey 6'3 / 6'2 E.Hollingsworth
L.Mcspadden 6'4 / 6'3 I.Anstey
E.Magbegor 6'4 / 6'3 A.Hannan
L.Cochrane 6'5 / 6'5 K.Rees


Crocs
L.Dent 6'0 / 5'10 T.Wigness
K.Zunic 6'1 / 6'1 L.Herbert
S.Macdonald 6'1 / 6'1 H.Madden
D.Elkaz 6'4 / 6'2 J.Rantall
K.Stattman 6'4 / 6'4 L.Travers
P.Bines 6'6 / 6'4 J.Capetola
T.Fullarton 6'7 / 6'5 H.Clarke
M.Johns 6'7 / 6'5 W.Buluk
K.Bowen 6'7 / 6'5 L.Jackson
C.Dalton 6'8 / 6'6 H.Meakes
S.Froling 6'10 / 6'6 K.Williamson
M.Colina 6'10 / 6'8 P.Tsapatolis

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What's the story with the location for the tournament?

Boys games start 5th October and they haven't even announced the venue...
Also not up on fiba website.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Playing the FIBA waiting game...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The BA Calendar shows the U16 Asia Championships is either 5-12 October or 2-12 November so you would think the later would be more realistic.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Lebanon t looks like.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Been changed to Malaysia. 5-15th

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Anonymous  
Years ago

LOL at the amateur scheduling.

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Anon  
Years ago

Good luck to all, hopefully some great showings

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Womens Nz squad announced

Aon New Zealand Under 17 Women:
• Ella Bradley (Waikato Basketball Council)
• Isabelle Cook (Taranaki Country Basketball Association)
• Tayla Dalton (North Harbour Basketball)
• Charlisse Leger-Walker (Waikato Basketball Council)
• Paris Lokotui (Wellington Basketball Association)
• Jordyn Maddix (North Harbour Basketball)
• Helen Matthews (North Canterbury Basketball Association)
• Kyra Paniora (Brisbane, Australia)
• Sharne Pupuke-Robati (Auckland Counties Manukau)
• Briarley Rogers (Tauranga City Basketball Association)
• Rosalia Samia (Basketball Hawkes Bay)
• Tessalonia Talo-Tomokino (North Harbour Basketball)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Aussie teams look good.
Both should qualify although I'm not sure they are guaranteed to win.
Not sure how good the Japan/china women's team is or the china/Korean men's.

Think there will still be a few changes come next year.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u16women/2017/news/australian-sapphires-set-sights-on-bengaluru

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Anstey (our best center) is out. injured?

Fowler comes in to replace her.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

http://basketball.net.au/sapphires-prepared-for-2017-fiba-u16-asia-championships/

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Anonymous  
Years ago

1st game tomorrow afternoon.
Aus vs nz

http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u16women/2017/videos

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Sapphires win first match in 61-43 against nz.
Shooting was terrible and too many turnovers.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Sapphires beat Chinese Taipei 88-60

Korea next. A win will seal top spot in group A.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Sapphires overrun Japan in the 4th and hang on to get the gold by 1 point

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Amazing game.

Both teams easily in the top 5 next year.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Good to win gold but lack of good shooters and not our best players on the floor.
Just saying some overrated players!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yeah I reckon, 2-3 changes needed.

A shooter, a slasher and I'm sure Anstey will come back into the side.
All need to be quick and play good d.


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Anonymous  
Years ago

So many good teams will be at the WC

A medal will be hard to get.

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