Goulding was a revelation last season. Always in the action and tough as nails. One of the reasons why GC are a great side to watch. Where did he spend the off season?

Jorden Page - a knee injury curtailed his sophomore year for Saint Mary's when he was ready to go off! He is one of our better pg prospects for 3 or 4 years down the track.

Good call rohant16. Some might call Jorden Page a 'poor mans Patty Mills' in that he is clearly a scoring point guard. As long as his knee is back to 100% he should get a good run at St Mary's this season now that Mickey McConnell has graduated. He should make an awesome combo in the backcourt with Matty Dellavedova.

On St Mary's, I think they will really live to regret not giving their one scholarship spot to Hugh Greenwood. They missed a big fish there!

Unfortunately for Greenwood Vart the Gaels are loaded at the 1/2 spot they have 4 guys Delly, Page, Stephen Holt and Paul McCoy who could be starters. That's how good they are with guard depth this season.

No doubt Greenwood would have been a valuable addition but unfortunately New Mexico was a more appealing fit for Greenwood.

Watching the Gaels a lot the last few years I really like Page's chances of being a future Boomer. He really has that athleticism that we lack in our guards at the moment.

You're right rohant16. I guess it just seems strange to not have an incoming freshman pulling on the Gael's jersey this year.

On Page, I reckon you're right about that one. I remember watching the Emus play here in Melbourne prior to the 2009 Junior Worlds, we had Dellavedova, Cadee, Page and Greenwood on the same team. That was quite the guard combination!

The only concern that I have regarding Page becoming a Boomer, is that as I mentioned above, he really is a very similar player to Patty Mills (ie. a scoring point guard) so I'm not sure he gives you the different type of player that you ideally want in your back-up. That would be the only thing that I think would hold him back, certainly not a lack of ability.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Page goes this year, and I can't want for college basketball to get started.

Vart - stand by for the "Aussie Watch" NCAA thread for the 2011/12 season. I will launch it later this month.

You can check out the thread that was running for last season here: Australian "NCAA Div 1 College Watch" - 2010/11

Awesome stuff LC. I'll check it out for sure.

Based on last nights game, Anatoly Bose will be a Boomer at OG or WC level for sure. And if he gets back to his very best, Aaron Bruce's name will come up again. Our PG stocks are quite a bit deeper than when he went to Japan in 2006, but as his best he is an 'A' grade player.

I think if he can keep hitting the three the way he is this pre-season, Bruce is an outside chance to move back into contention.

The Boomers need shooters, and while I think Brown is pretty close to set on his team for London, beyond that there is a chance for Bruce IF he can consistently produce the game that made him such a standout in his younger years.

Totally agree Paul. Once our strength, our perimter shooting is now arguably our weak point.

Bruce has always been a stand-out three-point shooter. He hit 39.4% last NBL season, which really is spectacular when you consider he come in half way through the season, having not played competitively in over a year.

When he made the 2006 WC team, I was really excited about him being the Boomers starting point guard for the next decade. If he can get back to that sort of form the Sydney Kings will be rapt, and he will come into Boomers contention again.

Don't think anything to do with his play in Adelaide this past season is a fair reflection on his true ability at peak form and fitness.

Time will tell I suppose.

Bruce is a big loss for the Sixers, he definately was not used to his strengths here IMO.
Let's hope it doesn't come back to bite us.

It will DB5.

I think it will as well. Really cannot believe all the hate he received here.

I'm with you all too - AB will be back better than ever IMO now that he no longer has any major off court distractions

Ryan Broekhoff is averaging 15.2ppg and 9.2rpg in NCAA Division 1 for Valparaiso.

Off the top of my head, those types of numbers in points and rebounds would be the best by an Aussie since Aleks Maric. Considering Ryan is a 6-7 guard/forward, they are pretty amazing stats.

Check out his full profile at - http://t.co/2jHtV7vE

Brock Motum is averaging 15.3ppg and 6.4rpg in NCAA Division 1 for Washington State.

Check out his full profile at - http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/motum_brock00.html