Anonymous
Years ago
Australians left in NCAA tournament
Who are the Aussies left in the ncaa tournament?
Mathiang, Wallace and Stirton off the top of my head... Anyone else?
Anonymous
Years ago
Who are the Aussies left in the ncaa tournament?
Mathiang, Wallace and Stirton off the top of my head... Anyone else?
Rav
Years ago
I'm pretty sure Mangok Mathiang is the last one left.
He's playing for Louisville and has a good draw with both the one and two seeds knocked out in their side of the bracket.
Butler was knocked out yesterday.
Out of Interest - have any Australian's been part of a winning NCAA tournament team? And if not, which Australian has gone the furthest in the tournament?
Is it still Andrew Gaze from 1989 being runner up?
UConn won a championship with big fella from WA on it
Baller#3
Years ago
Yeah didn't schenscher make it to the final as well, but didnt win
Schenscher made it to the final with a very good Georgia Tech.
Rav
Years ago
Wasn't Brown only a redshirt freshman during UConn's 98/99 title winning season??
As far as I know, an Australian has not won the NCAA basketball title.
(Gaze and Schenscher have gone close).
Maybe Simmons can change that next year.
paul
Years ago
Brown isn't listed in the roster so you might be right Rav.
LC
Years ago
Yep - Brown was not on the official roster that season as he red-shirted.
Mathiang also red-shirted when Louisville won their last national title.
And I cannot think of an Aussie who has won the NCAA Tournament either. From memory, Gaze and Schenscher went closest - both coming runners-up.
Luke Kendall and David Barlow won a national championship together in NCAA Division 2 with Metro State (Kendall won 2).
Ryan Thompson Connecticut.
Year they beat Schen GT team.
LC
Years ago
And yes, Mathiang (Louisville) in the men's side and Wallace (Baylor) and Stirton (Gonzaga) both made it to the Sweet 16 on the women's side.
LC
Years ago
Ryan Thompson did not play on the 2014 Connecticut championship team - he played the following 2014/15 season for 2 years.
LC
Years ago
I meant 2004 team and he first played in 2004/05 season.
LC
Years ago
These stats would beg to differ on the years Thompson attended UConn.
Ryan Thompson - UConn
Sports Reference has the same years listed. He did not play with the '04 championship team.
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-2004-roster.html
LC
Years ago
OK - so he is listed on that roster - but did he play a game? Yet to see any stats that he played a game that season and hence prove he was an active player on that roster and hence draw a conclusion that he was a red-shirt that year unless I can be provided with any other evidence to the contrary.
Definitely got some minutes at end of bench in non conference.
Saw one in person.
paul
Years ago
No mention of Thompson here:
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2004.html
Rav
Years ago
Ryan Thompson transferred in 2003 from Western Nebraska Community College after 2 seasons to UConn. So i'm assuming Ryan would of sat out a year as per NCAA requirements when changing schools + he has no stats from the 03/04 season that I can find.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ryan-thompson-2-player
If Ryan Thompson went to a JuCo he doesn't have to sit a year. He just loses his Freshman and Sophomore years at Division 1 level.
LC
Years ago
I think the facts clearly indicate that Thompson did not play on the '04 UConn championship team.
LC
Years ago
After the first week of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, there are just three Australian men and women combined that have advanced to the Sweet 16. Leading the way were Kristy Wallace (Baylor), Georgia Stirton (Gonzaga) and for the men Mangok Mathiang (Louisville).
2015 NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 for three Aussies
does anyone know if Baylor women's will be on espn2 tomorrow on Foxtel?
Mathiang and Wallace through to next round.....
Stirton plays tomorrow.
Stirton out in overtime against Tennessee.
Played full game. 40 mins.
1pt, 2rbd, 4ast, 3 to, 4pf. Not a good game....
LC
Years ago
My roundup of the Sweet 16 Aussies here:
2015 NCAA Tournament: Wallace and Mathiang into the Elite 8
andrew brown
Years ago
justin brown was the first australian to win ncaa championship,he played and trained with them and went toe to toe with them at training every night. he may have been red shirted but coach jim calhoun new this guys fighting potential,he also went head to head with emeka okafor and if hadnt injured himself could have started a lot of those games later in his career spent 5 yrs at uconn, he has got an NCAA championship ring to proove it plus numerous big east title rings he battled some of the best big men in college shutting down many guys that played NBA basketball didnt get the minutes he deserved because team was full of NBA callabre players was very unlucky not to get nba contract with dallas had an exceptional summer league with dallas mavericks who signed him on 4mth contract also had short contract with BOSTON CELTICS had the respect of every player on that championship team because he worked hard with the best HE pushed RICHARD HAMILTON BEN GORDON EMEKA OKAFOR AND JAKE VOSKEL ALL THROUGH THERE CAREERS.alot of his former college team mates playing in the nba often said he was unlucky not to get more minutes and get a chance on an nba team roster.Coach JIM CALHOUN WAS SO PLEASED TO HAVE HIM ON TEAM GAVE HIM THE HONOUR OF FIRST OF THE BUS WHEN THEY ARRIVED BACK AT STORRS UNNIVERSITY OF CONNETICUT AFTER CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WERE THEY HAD 100,OOO PEOPLE LINING THE STREETS FROM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE UNNIVERSITY OF CONNETICUT SO WAS HE PART OF THE TEAM AND THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN TO WIN NCAA MENS BASKETBALL,YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT WE HIS FAMILY WERE THERE AND EVEN TODAY JIM CLHOUN AND ALL THE COACHING STAFF WELCOME HIM WITH OPEN ARMS AS HE WAS PART OF THAT FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SO I HOPE THAT HAS PUT THE RECORD STRAIGHT AS JUSTIN BROWN IS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN TO WIN NCAA MENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND AM I A PROUD OLDER BROTHER YOU BETEER BELIEVE IT.1999 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 55,000 PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET IT.
andrew brown
Years ago
JUSTIN PAVED THE WAY FOR AUSTRALIANS PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE UNNIVERSITY OF CONNETICUT ASST HEAD COACH DAVE LEITO AND HEAD COACH JIM CALHOUN WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE TALENT COMING OUT OF AUSTRALIA WHEN HE WAS OFFERED 4 TO 5 YR SCOLARSHIP NEVER FORGET THE DAY HE FLEW BACK TO PERTH WITH HIS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RING HE WAS SO EXCITED THE TEAM GOT TO FLY TO WASHINGTON FOR A SPECIAL VICTORY DINNER AT WHITEHOUSE WITH BILL CLINTON UCONN HUSKYS BASKETBALL FOREVER AND JB YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF THAT FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RED SHIRT OR NOT NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU AND SEEING YOU ON FRONT COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RUNNING ONTO COURT WITH YOUR TEAM MATES AFTER BETTING DUKE WHO WERE RED HOT FAVORITES NO ONE GAVE UCONN A HOPE IN HELL OF WINNING AND YOU GUYS STUNNED THAT DUKE CROWD AND ONE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WE WERE SO PROUD AND SO EXCITED IT WAS LIKE THAT FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP LUC WON FOR THE BULLS IN NBA FINALS YOU AND LUC FIRST AUSSIES TO BE CROWNED NCAA AND NBA CHAMPS AND SINCE THEN 5 AUSSIES NOW HAVE NBA TITLES AND TWO OTHER AUSSIES NCAA TITLES GREAT TALENT AUSTRALIA HAS IN INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL PROUD TO BE AUSTRALIAN AND PROUD AUSSIES ARE DOING SO GOOD ABROAD
andrew brown
Years ago
AND FOR SOME OF THE KNOCKERS OUT THERE OF JUSTIN AND HIS CAREER HE HAS A 15,000 DOLLAR NCAA MEN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RING TO PROVE IT, NOT TO MENTION 3 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THAT WAS A GREAT ERA AT UCONN BASKETBALL AND YOU WERE A PART OF IT HAD A GOOD CAREER IN ALBA BERLIN AND UDINE ITALY 11 YR PRO CAREER TOOK YOU ALL AROUND THE WORLD NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, NBA SUMMER LEAGUE CONTRACTS DALLAS AND BOSTON CELTICS NBL SBL AND PLAYED IN ENGLAND CHINA WHAT A CAREER WE KNOW YOU ARE A PROUD AUSSIE MATE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ALL PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS TRAVELLING THE WORLD AND WINNING NCAA TOURNEMENT YOUR FIRST YEAR AT UCONN NOT A BAD DAYS WORK FROM A YOUNG BLOKE FROM THE HILLS IN ROLEYSTONE PERTH WA
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