Tag: david andersen

Australia comes from behind, defeats Jordan 76-75

Australia comes from behind, defeats Jordan 76-75

David Andersen sank two free throws Saturday to give Australia a come-from-behind 76-75 victory over Jordan in its opening match at the basketball world championship. (Discuss the Australia-Jordan match in our World Championships forum) Andersen finished with 22 points and […]

NBA: Andrew Bogut, Noah, Andersen's career-high

NBA: Andrew Bogut, Noah, Andersen’s career-high

LeBron James is planning on switching his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 and the superstar wants all NBA players wearing #23 to retire the number in order to honor Michael Jordan, but is the King really making […]

NBA Preseason Gallery: International Players

The NBA season starts tomorrow, but before the regular season begins, we’d like to present some NBA preseason pics and images of Andris Biedrins, Nate Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Arroyo, Erik Spoelstra, Ersan İlyasova, David Andersen, Shaquille O’Neal, Danilo Gallinari, and […]

Toronto Raptors lose Pops Mensah-Bonsu to Houston

Toronto Raptors lose Pops Mensah-Bonsu to Houston

The Toronto Raptors are hemorraging international players this offseason, while the Houston Rockets are stockpiling them to fill in for injured Chinese center Yao Ming. Today, the Houston Rockets reached a verbal agreement with the 6-10 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, the energetic British […]

With Yao and Mutombo out, Rockets sign Andersen

With the news that Yao Ming will miss the entire 2009-10 NBA season and Dikembe Mutombo officially retiring the other day, the Houston Rockets have brought in Aussie big man and Euroleague star David Andersen to help fill the hole […]

After 7 years, is David Andersen moving to Atlanta?

After 7 years, is David Andersen moving to Atlanta?

After being drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft, Aussie big man and Euroleague star David Andersen might finally become an Atlanta Hawk. That’s all according to a report from El Mundo Deportivo, Andersen’s agent has informed his […]

CSKA Moscow advances; downs F.C. Barcelona 82-78

CSKA Moscow advances; downs F.C. Barcelona 82-78

Led by last year’s Euroleague Finals MVP, the playoff-tested Ramunas Siskauskas, CSKA Moscow advanced to the Euroleague’s championship game by narrowly defeating F.C. Barcelona 82-78 (discuss) Siskauskas scored 18 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter which included […]

Aussie David Andersen to NBA?

DraftExpress reports that David Andersen, Australian center and Euroleague Star, is considering coming to the NBA for the 2009-2010 season. One of the premier big men in the Euroleague, Andersen has an opt-out clause in his contract, and is interested […]

Andrew Bogut's 22 leads the way as Australia defeats Russia

Andrew Bogut’s 22 leads the way as Australia defeats Russia

Australia 95: Russia 80 –  in a small upset, Australia rolled over favored-Russia 95-80. The Boomers used a 10-2 spurt in the final two minutes of the first quarter to take an eleven-point lead after one period, and built it […]

2008 Olympic Basketball Preview: Group A

2008 Olympic Basketball Preview: Group A

With less than a week left before Olympic basketball begins, Interbasket is previewing the twelve national teams participating in the tournament.  We will review the six teams in Group A today and Group B later on this week (Click here […]

Olympic Groups 2008  Manu Ginobili Pau Gasol Yao Ming

2008 Olympic Basketball Group Preview & Analysis

With the two Olympic Basketball Groups now set and determined, which group would you rather be in?  Or as a thread in our Olympic Basketball Forum asks, “which is the Group of Death, A or B?” The twelve participating national […]

Boomers Stifle Tall Blacks 79-67.

The Australian National Team defeated the Tall Blacks today 79-67 in the Oceania Championships, bringing the Boomers one game away from qualifying for the 2008 Olympics. The Aussies used stifling defense to pull out the win.  Leading the Boomers offensive […]