Thespacejamdude
Years ago
With the Adidas Nations being held in LA next week I was just wanting to know if anyone knows who is in the Australian teams. Noticed nothing has been posted on basketball Australia yet about team selections!
T
Years ago
Abi Akintola VIC - COE
Jonah Bolden NSW
Kyle Clark TAS
Harrison Froling QLD
Jayden Hodgson NSW
Isaac Humphries NSW
Gerard Martin VIC - COE
Jack McVeigh QLD - COE
Jacob Pupavac VIC
Dejan Vasiljevic VIC
Team would have just got off the plane in L.A. so once they get into their first game I would think BA will be posting something.
Does anyone have a link to watch them online? Do they stream these games?
daneo
Years ago
Next to no chance BA posting anything about this...
Best place to keep upto date -
http://www.adidasnations.com/
Draftexpress,nbadraft.net will most likely run reviews
Bear
Years ago
Just an awesome experience for the boys, young as they are they will love every minute of it for sure.
Kind of shows us how global this game is when you look at the Nike tours, this Adidas one and the way hoops is recognised on the world stage, like soccer, the two true world games...
daneo
Years ago
Look for Thon Maker playing in the US team also. Ben Simmons had been playing in the previous Adidas Camps this year but might be tied up with Boomers.
Vart
Years ago
I believe Ben Simmons is playing with one of the US teams Daneo, purely because he is now based over there for high school.
Bear
Years ago
Vart, I believe on another thread it was confirmed he is on Boomer duties, not in L.A.
YouknowME
Years ago
Thon Maker is showing where his allegiances lay, Thanks BA for not following him up properly. We got more shot at Kyrie
The boys did their fitness testing today and the tweeter feed on the web site says the team rosters will be posted tomorrow.
Games should also start by then.
First game - Australia v USA Red (2014) is on Live Stats from LA now.
# Player & Position
38 Abiola Akintola F
93 Jonah Bolden F
6 Kyle Clark SF
7 Jayden Hodgson PG
100 Isaac Humphries C
90 Jack McVeigh F
101 Harrison Froling F
77 Keanu Pinder F
76 Jacob Pupavac F
8 Dejan Vasiljevic PG
Actual team as per listing under the photo on the web site.
Bear
Years ago
The boys fought hard but went down to a strong USA side by 13 points.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
USA 2014 Red 24 13 29 21 87
Australia 15 18 20 21 74
Australia USA 2014 Red
74 Final 87
paul
Years ago
McVeigh 16p on 7/13
Froling 14p on 6/9
Bolden 10p & 6r
Hodgson 7p & 4r
Pinder 6r
paul
Years ago
Aussies shot 55% from field, 56% from 3p, won rebound count 37-21 but coughed up 20 turnovers to 11.
http://adidasnations.com/numbers/livestats/game1/xlive.htm
Jail Okafor a 6'11" centre from Chicago, nephew of NBA star is a beast and will probably dominate most teams. Was a tough game first up for the Aussie bos, one they will learn from no doubt.
Isaac Humphries apparently got the forst dunk of the tournament. Quite a dunk feast I would imagine.
Alpha
Years ago
Okafor is better known as the MVP of U17 Worlds and was named in the All-Tournament team of the U19 Worlds recently. Also Winslow who played today was named in the All-Tournament team of the U17 Worlds - I would say a mighty effort from our boys, especially considering that there are only 3 17 year olds on our team (might be wrong, not sure about Pinder - he could be 18).
Thon Maker was supposed to be on this US team, at least it was on the list before the tournament.
Seems that the live stats do not really show what is happening on the court - Isaac's dunk was the first play of the game?!?
What's the ceiling for this McVeigh kid? Seems to star in every tournament he plays
Great full to have some form of live stats, certainly the quality of the product is less than want we see here but nice to be able to follow the boys regardless.
Tough looses to USA Blue and a talented African team today. Turnovers appear to be quite high at the moment, but a great experience for some young guns.
Its interesting to see Pinder doing well in the last two games when he got hardly any time at the world champs.
Turnovers are a big problem and missed shots in their second (usa) game.
but there are three guys born in 1998, four in 1997, two 1996, not sure but this would have to be the youngest team by far. its also not an AIS team (thats been together for a while) with only four guys currently attending.
if they can take the nucleus of this team (Humphries, clark, Vasiljevic) next year with Perry, the whites, they will do great...
Hopefully this will help Mcviegh, bolden and Pinder to get very good colleges interested in them, although bolden shouldn't need any help with a year at Findlay Prep coming up.
Alpha
Years ago
well said Anon
to sum it all up I will use words of one of the players on this team (FB buddy) - "we are just bloody too skinny" :)
More on Bolden from
http://247sports.com/Article/Malik-Newman-Jonah-Bolden-Emmanuel-Mudiay-at-adidas-Nations-142125
Jonah Bolden
Amongst a throng of top American talent, Australian forward Jonah Bolden has been one of the top standouts at adidas Nations.
A 6-8 combo forward with athleticism, length and a great feel for the game, Bolden will attend Henderson (Nev.) Finday Prep next year. As of now, his plan is to reclassify up from the 2015 class into the 2014 class.
Bolden will be highly, highly recruited once he begins playing in the United States. Schools are already pursuing Bolden, but he has been uninvolved in his recruitment to this point with his father handling all the dialogue with coaches.
Bolden told 247Sports that the only school that he was aware of recruiting him is Arizona.
More on Bolden from
Jerry Meyer @jerrymeyer247 5m
Jonah Bolden w 20 & 10 for Australia against USA 2015 Blue. Plans to reclass up to 2014 & attend Findlay Prep. #adidasnations
Global Hoops @globalhoops1 1h
Australia loses to USA 2015 Blue but Aussie Jonah Bolden has very impressive line. 7-9 shooting, 20 points, 10 rebounds. #AdidasNations
Ronnie Flores @ronmflores 1h
Couple of the foriegners making waves here @adidasnations include Jonah Bolden (australia) & Brian Rodas (Latin AmericaColumbia) #hsbb
Horace Neysmith @ehoopsshowcase 2h
Rumored to be going to Findlay Prep, Aussie 6-8 F Jonah Bolden reminds me some of Nicholas Batum
Horace Neysmith @ehoopsshowcase 2h
Australia's 6-8 F Jonah Bolden is an effective passer in transition, active defender and makeable jumper. Good feel for game.#AdidasNations
daneo
Years ago
explains why Thon wasn't there.
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/02/7-foot-1-hoops-phenom-is-a-big-deal
Great article...
referred to as - 'Sudanese/Australian teen's' which is good
also didn't know - Not only did Smith add Maker to his family, but he added Thon’s younger brother, Matur, who is 6-foot-10 and entering Grade 9.
Matur Maker!
The boys outplayed Asia (Philipines) as expected and ended their tournament with a one point loss to Latin America after coming back from a 20 point deficit.
All in all a good effort with such a young team.
Bolden missed the last game too. Not sure why!
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