Aussie college commitments for 2009

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Men -
Ryan Broekhoff - NLI to Valparaiso- August 2009
Matthew Dellavedova - NLI to St Mary's - August 2009
Cody Ellis - verbal commitment to St Louis - August 2009
Brock Motum - NLI to Washington State - August 2009
Jorden Page - NLI to St Mary's - August 2009
Mitchell Young - NLI to St Mary's - August 2009
Christian Salesich - NLI to St Louis - August 2009
Shane Harris Tunks - NLI to Colorado - August 2009

Women -
Bianca Cheever - NLI to Idaho - August 2009
Razz Muir - NLI to Washington State - August 2009
Ashleigh Vella - NLI to Idaho State - August 2009
Alison Drennan - NLI to Fresno State - August 2009
Sophie Kleeman - rumoured to have made verbal commitment to Troy State - August 2009
Kate Gaze - rumoured to have made a verbal commitment to St Mary's - August 2009

See http://www.showtimebasketball.com.au for article on all of the women signings

We will continue to post news and signing of aussies to the US college system in the coming weeks

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Kilsyth Cobras Youth League player Joel Naburgs has been signed by Stetson University in Florida for the 2009-10 season. He will leave Australia in August to take up his scholarship in the US.

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What is NLI?

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National Letter of Intent

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Hayley Munro was awarded Player of the Week in the WAC this week.

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Tanner Kerry signs letters-of-intent with Pepperdine uni for 2009-10 season

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Men's Basketball Signs Two Recruits for 2009-10
Courtesy: Pepperdine Sports Information
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Release: 11/20/2008

MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine men’s basketball coach Tom Asbury announced today that the Waves have signed two players -- guard Josh Lowery of Phoenix and forward/center Tanner Kerry of Australia -- to letters-of-intent for the 2009-10 season.
Tanner Kerry
Played the last four years on the varsity at Cranbrook High School ... Also has played with an Under-22 Youth League club team called the Northern Suburbs Bears for two seasons ... Averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds for Cranbrook as a senior and made the CAS all-conference team ... Helped the school to its first-ever conference championship as a junior and was on the all-conference squad ... Averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Northern Suburbs Bears last season ... An excellent all-around athlete who has also won awards in track and field (high jump, 200 meters, discus and shot put), swimming and rugby ... A dual citizen of Australia and the USA, as he was born in Newport Beach, Calif., and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old ... His father, Mark, was an Olympic swimmer for Australia and won one gold and two bronze medals.
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Quote from Asbury: “I saw Tanner play in a tournament in Denver in the spring and just fell in love with him. He plays hard, he’s tough, he’s got good athletic ability and has a tremendous upside. He has a really bright future. He has some great family genes. I would expect him to play immediately.”
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Quote from Stephen Whitebread, head coach, Cranbrook High: “Tanner is extremely athletic and strong. He is very enthusiastic, respectful and easy to coach. Tanner plays the 5 for us but can easily play the 4 and I believe with some work he can play the 3 spot. It has been a joy to watch Tanner develop and I look forward to seeing him progress in the years to come. I believe Tanner is a promising talent and with his existing tools, attitude and commitment to improve, in addition to his physical presence continuing to develop, I believe his future is boundless.”
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Quote from Rob Beveridge, former head coach of the National Junior Team and an assistant coach with the Olympic Team: “Tanner has been a late developer to the game of basketball and when I first saw Tanner play I was very excited with the potential that he possesses. He is a big, strong and athletic player with a great work ethic who wants to get better every time he is on the floor. These attributes along with his great attitude will ensure that he will have a very successful college career.”
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Quote from Chris McKibbins, NSBA development officer: “As a player, Tanner is as hard working and honest as they come. A super-strong athletic big who is as fast as any guard out on the court. Tanner has the ability to rebound on the defensive end, throw an outlet, then beat the ball down the court. He is a genuine inside player but with some refining of his perimeter moves he could easily be a dominant swingman with his speed and tenacity. It has been a real pleasure seeing Tanner develop and I look forward to seeing him take on a big role at Pepperdine.”

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6-foot-10 Matt Hodgson and 7-footer Nate Crombie Queensland oral commitments for Southern Utah University.

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Basketball: Southern Utah lands a pair of Aussies
It worked (and is still working) for the University of Utah, so maybe it will for Southern Utah University as well.
SUU men's basketball coach Roger Reid has landed a pair of giants from the land down under, getting commitments recently from a couple of high school seniors in Australia.
Committing to sign with the T-birds when the November early signing period begins are 6-foot-10 Matt Hodgson and 7-footer Nate Crombie. Hodgson weighs 225 pounds and Crombie is 220.
Hodgson verified the commitment in an email earlier today, saying that Reid -- the former coach at BYU -- and assistant coach Ron Carling, the ex-Alta High coach, personally visited him in Australia.
Hodgson said he also had offers from Washington State, Valparaiso and Pacific. He is currently averaging 25 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game at Ipswich Grammar School in Queensland, he said.
"Coach Carling and Coach [Reid] have treated me like a secondary son, and although I know they will push me extremely hard when I get over there, I will always be welcome with open arms into their family environment, which they have said to me," Hodgson wrote. "I was so impressed with them as people and I know that if there were more people like Coach Carling and Coach Reid involved with basketball, it would be a much more enhancing environment."
Crombie plays for the Queensland Academy of Sport and has been a member of the Australian National Junior Team.

If Matt only averaged 12 rebounds per game for us I will walk to Perth, I'd say it would be closer to 25.
Although that PPG is a bit generous for the big fella :P

I think he will do very well there, they look to have great big man depth over next few years.