Matthew Dellavedova’s Matthew Dellavedova will be captain of the Australian men’s basketball team when Boomers launches the World Cup qualifying campaign this week.
Key Point:
- Bendigo sports stars make waves on the international sports stage
- Basketball player Matthew Dellavedova becomes Boomers captain while Dyson Daniels is drafted by the NBA
- Swimmers Col Pearse and Jenna Strauf have been successful in the world championships
Former Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks players will lead Boomer as the team plays against China in Melbourne on Thursday night.
Dellavedova, who plays for the NBL team Melbourne United, said it would be difficult to play twice in China next week.
Daniels is a “great kid”
The Boomers team will include six players in their debut against the experienced Dellavedova.
Meanwhile, another Central Victorian Dyson Daniels made a big time in American sports.
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Dellavedova said he sent some text messages to Bendigo’s latest basketball export after being drafted in the NBA Draft on Friday.
A 19-year-old point guard, 6 feet 11 inches high, was snapped to the New Orleans Pelican with pick number 8 to enhance defense.
“It’s a really tough competition, physical and fast-paced,” Dellavedova said.
“As you can see, the various NBL players have been drafted and are highly respected around the world and are getting better year by year.
“It’s unbelievable that the draft will be this high.
“But I think his career in the NBA, and his career prospects for the Boomer generation, is more exciting. I know he’s passionate about playing in Australia.”
Sports stores say Bendigoans are hoping to snap the Dyson Daniels NBA jersey when it’s released in August, ahead of the new NBA season starting in October.
His draft is the latest event in which people in central Victoria won international sports after Bamaun swimmer Colpiers won two silver medals at the World Para Swimming Championships in Portugal. is.
Swimming talent makes waves
The Paralympics finished second in the Men’s 200m S10 Individual Medley and 100m Butterfly Events.
Pierce drew attention in 2020, when he and his family turned a dairy dam into a pool and used a milk bottle as a lane rope during the heyday of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Pierce, the city of Madeira in Portugal resembles Bendigo.
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“It’s like 200,000 people, a small little island, good weather, good pools. They’re really great people,” he said.
“We all said it felt like a holiday, except for the days we were racing, where we had to turn it on and do all the recovery process and nutrition.
“We were walking along the beach, going to a cafe and trying to get Portuguese tarts and coffee.”
In other results, Bendigo’s Jenna Strauf won the silver medal in the women’s 4x100m medley race at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Turkey.
Strauch finished in 3 minutes 54.25 seconds with teammates Kaylee McKeown, Brianna Throssell and Mollie O’Callaghan.
The dolphin star also won the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke.
