Aussie resurgence?
July 20, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Came across this article in the Denver Post today.
The NBA draft can be an eye-opening event. In 2005, it was just that for college basketball coaches.
When Utah center Andrew Bogut stepped to the podium to shake commissioner David Stern’s hand as the No. 1 pick, college coaches across the country took notice, dusted off their passports and began punching plane tickets to Bogut’s homeland — Australia.
That was then. Now, Vanderbilt’s Andrew Ogilvy and Saint Mary’s Patrick Mills have rekindled the flames. Australia is once again the “it” country for basketball talent, and college coaches are mining the continent for all it has.
This informative YouTube video really delves into the character of Pat Mills…
