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Years ago

NBL Prospects Camp

The NBL Prospects camp in Melbnourne is now underway:

Link: http://linky.com.au/390qs

2008 NBL Prospects Camp Participants

Name - Team - League
Bo Westover - Melbourne - Big V
Andrew Savige - Latrobe City - Big V
Anthony Olah - Gold Coast - QABL
Ben Hollis - Hornsby Spiders - Waratah
BJ Radcliffe - Tasmania
Brad Reid - South Australia - Under 20s
Brendan Newman - Wanneroo - WASL
Brendan Teys - Southwest Pirates - QABL
Brent Andrews - Caboolture Suns - QABL
Bryce Arnott - Victoria - Under 20s
Cameron Bairstow - Brisbane Capitols - QABL
Cameron Cranley - Bunbury - WASL
Cameron Mccallum - Diamond Valley - Big V Youth League
Chris Adkins - Bendigo - Big V Youth League
Chris Hogan - Bendigo Braves - SEABL
Chris Taylor - Sandringham - Big V Youth League
Dale Rohrmann - Sherbrooke
Dane Steinke - Diamond Valley - Big V
Daniel Lalic - Southern Tigers - Central ABL
Daniel Sepokas - Bankstown Bruins - Waratah
Elliot Carr - Coburg - Big V Youth League
Greg Hire - Wanneroo - WASL
Harri Harvey - South Australia - Under 20s
Harun Kansak - Hume City - Big V Youth League
Heath Gameron - Brisbane Capitols - QABL
Jacob Templeton - Cental Districts - SA
James MacCann - Norths Bears - Waratah
Jeff Reid - Latrobe City - Big V
John Taylor - East Perth Eagles - WASL
Josh Weir - Bunbury - WASL
Kevin Probert - Bendigo Braves - SEABL
Leon Kennett - Bulleen - Big V Youth League
Lincoln Garfirth - Diamond Valley - Big V Youth League
Lloyd Marshall - Chelsea - Big V Youth League
Luke Cann - Bundaberg Bulls - QABL
Luke Neilson - Sandringham - Big V
Luke Riches - Perry Lakes - WA State
Maalo Hicks - Darebin - Big V
Marc Goodwin - Latrobe City - Big V Youth League
Mark Linnett - Whittlesea - Big V Youth League
Matt Dubrich - South Australia - Under 20s
Matt Shmechtig - Wanneroo - WASL
Matt Sutton Forestville Eagles - Central ABL
Matt Turner - Sandringham - Big V Youth League
Nathan Crombie - Brisbane Capitols - QABL
Nemanja Kovacina - Parramatta Wildcats - Waratah
Nick Jones - Eltham - Big V
Pande Javanovski - Whittlesea - Big V Youth League
PJ Isaacson - Apollon - Greece A2
Reece Craigie - Deadly Program
Ricki De Haan - Chelsea - Youth League
Ricky Henderson - Ballarat Miners - SEABL
Sammy Gazzo - US College
Shaun Prendergast - Hume City- Big V Youth League
Simon Taylor - Brisbane Capitols - QABL
Steve Poulter - Tasmania
Steven Wiasak - Geelong - Big V Youth League
Tim Keating - Townsville - QABL
Tiri Masunda - Tasmania Under 20s
Tom Boyle - Minnesota State
Wol Wol Ngong - Coburg - Big V Youth League
Zane Reeves - Centrals Lions - Central ABL

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NBL MVP
Years ago

what will they benefit from this camp besides putting money into Stacker's bank account. Australia's own Phil Jackson AkA justin schueller is there as well.

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hustle
Years ago

How long does this camp go for? Anybody in the know?

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Bargain
Years ago

Maher and Sapwell charge something like $220 per kid to pack as many littlies as they can fit into Wayville for their camp over the holidays. Nothing wrong with that, there are similar camps all over Australia, its a good chance for your young joe blow to meet their idols.

This NBL prospects camp is not much more than Maher's camp and involves some of the best elite junior development coaches in the country like Dr Adrian Hurley, Ian Stacker and SJ Breheny, it works out some of the best players in the country against each other will have representatives from almost every NBL program present. The experience for those participating is outstanding.

Many of these kids have participated in state programs, done significant travelling with their clubs and their parents would have invested $10,000s on their basketball over the yrs. Considering the quality of coaching and the exposure they will get this is a relatively small cost.

I am sure there will be very few immediate signings out of this immediately but I dont reckon there will be many out of the other Wayville camps either ;) The athletes will be exposed to the NBL clubs and some ongoing contact and training opportunities will result in alot of cases. Its about the experience and who knows maybe this prospects camp might grow to something special. I am sure next yr they will run it earlier before the NBL teams have their rosters full.

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Camel
Years ago

Bargain, the camp cost doesn't include airfares and meals. Plus Rupert and bretts camp doesn't claim to provide some it can't.

The facts remain the same. The 10th - 12th spots on each team will always be a local. Due to the fact that these players don't earn enough to live away from their folks.

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Bargain
Years ago

Camel you are wrong. I can think of 3 examples out of SA without even trying where SA based players have filled spots 10-12 outside of SA.

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Nash2Stoudemire
Years ago

Hustle, its a 3 day camp.

Today I heard they did mainly strength and agility testing, similar to the AFL Draft Camp.

I'm hoping to go have a look 2morro or Weds and I'll post if I hear anything else.

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!
Years ago

Can we stop comparing this to Maher's and Sappwell's camp?

Isnt that for young children?

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Anonymous
Years ago

There apperars to be a very wide range of talent attending. A few realistic chances, many limited players and some that are way off the mark.

I think the idea is good but the timing does not suit teams preparing for finals this weekend!!

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JIm
Years ago

dosent mean anything, if a player is loking to head to d1 college he can not attend as he loose is illegebility, so pretty point less , i know personally a could of the vic boys are there even tho they have be invited

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JIm
Years ago

Nemanja Kovacina , is going to play in the nbl soon mark my words, was part of the skye , (sydney kings kev sqaud and laters the pigs dev squad, and i saw him play in syndey, imagain adreai kirelenko, but a lot more fast and smarter

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JIm
Years ago

Sammy gazzo???? what are they thinging inviteing this guy??? washed playing div3 Bigv( lowest level) and just sooks like a baby and shoots 27 shots a game

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