The Boomers have announced a revised 17-man squad for the upcoming Paris Olympics, cutting five players ahead of next month’s training camp.
Coach Brian Goorjian had initially named a mix of experience and youth in an extended 21-man squad which featured future NBA hopefuls Rocco Zikarsky and Johnny Furphy.
Both Zikarsky and Furphy were among the five names cut on Thursday, joining Will McDowell-White, Keanu Pinder and Sam Froling as the unfortunate few to miss out.
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“The standard of the tournament is going to be at an all-time high and we’re excited with the group that we’ve put together,” said Goorjian.
“It’s a special group and an exciting time for basketball and the country. We will get the guys together and get the energy right.
“The level of talent that the country is producing is at a new level. We’ve got guys competing against the best in leagues around the world and the NBL continues to advance as a world class level for Australian talent.
“We won’t over-complicate things here. We’ve got an exciting group of players that all present unique strengths and advantages. Our goal is to maximise that.”
The revised squad will report to camp in late June before a hit-out series against China in Melbourne from the 2nd to the 5th of July.
Those games will help coach Goorjian then further reduce the squad, with a final 12 to be selected to travel to Abu Dhabi for games against the USA on July 15 and Serbia the following day.
REVISED BOOMERS PARIS 2024 SQUAD
Xavier Cooks, Jock Landale , Dyson Daniels , Will Magnay, Matthew Dellavedova, Jack McVeigh, Dante Exum, Patty Mills, Josh Giddey, Duop Reath, Chris Goulding, Matisse Thybulle, Josh Green, DJ Vasiljevic, Joe Ingles, Jack White, Nick Kay