vomma
Years ago

Christian Salecich to be Blaze 11th man

Huge hype on this guy. Can play 1-3 spots, 6'4 and strong with good bball brain/shooting.

Fresh from a stint with St Louis NCAA div 1, he is currently starting 5 for the table topping Gold Coast Rollers in the QLD ABA. Anyone know much about him?

Apparently Blaze see him as the long term roster replacement for James Harvey when he hangs up the shoes. Probably not as potent on offence but an all round better player. Not yet 21 either, that comes in September. Big talent despite having a lower profile than other AUS college guys.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Played against him and he has huge upside!

He really could be a solid NBL players in a few years, might be good for him to play in SEABL next off season to ensure he develops as the gulf in NBL to QBL standard is to great.

Otherwise this is a smart recruiting move by the blaze

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paul
Years ago

Excellent news if true, always good to see some of the best young players in the NBL. Christian started for the Emus in 2009 and provided steady ballhandling, good decision making, ok shooting and strong defence. Could certainly develop into a very solid NBL player in time.

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vomma
Years ago

Nothing wrong with the rollers mate. training with Adam Gibson, Scott Mcgregor, Adam Darragh etc every night.

Rival QBL teams have quite a few imports + guys like coenraad, garlepp, broom, goulding, gleeson, behrendorff, cedar brothers, brebner etc. the list goes on.

Anyone know why Salecich didnt go back for another year @ St Louis?

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Anonymous
Years ago

ahhhh....RICK MAJERUS threatened to smother him in BBQ sauce and eat him as an appetiser.

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LC
Years ago

Salecich fell out of favour at Div I Saint Louis and had actually had his transfer to Div II school Missouri Southern approved.

Salecich made 31 starts his freshman year but only four last season. Salecich averaged 6.4 points and 2.3 rebounds as a freshman and 2.3 points last season.

Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus: "Salecich will play a more meaningful role at Missouri Southern..."

This is great news for Salecich and the NBL in general if it turns out to be true. Salecich is not a flashy player and does all the small fundamental things well in bringing a team together.

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vomma
Years ago

Rollers starting 5 is:

Mcgregor
Aucoin
Gurney
Salecich
Gibson

guys like tom, nillson, darragh coming off then bench so not bad!

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Anonymous
Years ago

Ohh Darragh and Mcgregor, those are some names i wish i could forget from the NBL. I remember for years how the NBL media tried to make Mcgregor into a 'star player', he just wasnt that great....period.

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