David Andersen

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27/07/2016 David Andersen | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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David Andersen
Athlete Biography
David Andersen will earn a slice of history in Rio by becoming one of only eight Australian men’s
basketballers to appear at four Olympic Games.
The 7-footer from Melbourne began playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School and after
impressing in the junior ranks moved to Canberra to join the AIS. He would join the Wollongong
Hawks in the NBL for a season before beginning to play in Italy.
After breaking into the senior national side in 2003 he made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Athens
Games where Australia 㜭㩦nished ninth. He would play the majority of the next four years in Russia,
where he won three national titles and two Euroleague Championships, before moving on to play
for Barcelona. He would again be a part of the Australian side that competed at the Beijing 2008
Games where the side 㜭㩦nished in 7th.
His superb form did not go unnoticed with the Houston Rockets trading for him and then buying
out his Barcelona contract after a decade in Europe. He made his NBA debut in 2009 and went on
to play 103 games in the NBA with the Rockets, the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets
across two seasons.
With Andrew Bogut on the sidelines, Andersen became the starting centre for the Australian side
and went on to produce his best Games performance at London 2012 averaging 12 points and 6
rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game. The Aussies were eventually knocked out of the
competition by the US side in the quarter-㜭㩦nals. He has since played in Italy, Turkey and won the
2016 French title with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne.
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Basketball
Fast Facts
Sport Basketball Status Selected
Event/s Basketball Men Height 213
Weight 102 Age 36
Born Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2012 London - 7th (basketball) 2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Won 3-2 – French League 㜭㩦nals: Playing for Asvel Lyon–Villeurbanne vs Strasbourg (Lyon &
Strasbourg, France)
1st – 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington)
12th – 2014 World Cup (Spain)
1st – 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland)
Career Highlights
Competing at three Olympic Games for Australia.
Winning multiple titles in Europe.
Training
Coach Andrej Lemanis (2014-current)
Primary Training Base France
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27/07/2016 Cameron Bairstow | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Cameron Bairstow
Athlete Biography
6”9’ forward Cam Bairstow will make his Olympic debut in Rio and is one of a number of talented
big men in the Australian line up that will hope to push the side towards its 倀茂rst Olympic medal.
After impressing as a youngster in Australia he took up a scholarship at the University of New
Mexico in 2010 and by 2013 was one of the side’s leading players as he was selected in the
Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team as one of the conference’s best players.
He got his chance in the green and gold at the Summer Universiade where he helped Australia win
silver. Soon after he got his chance in the senior Australian side and helped the team win the 2013
Oceania Championship.
Bairstow was drafted to the Chicago Bulls as the 49th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft and went on to
play 18 games in his rookie season. He returned to Australia to help the side defeat New Zealand
and qualify for Rio. He averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes in the two match series.
After his second season with the Bulls was interrupted by injury he was traded to the Detroit
Pistons before he was waived and has now signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2016/17 NBL
season.
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Fast Facts
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Sport Basketball Status Selected
Event/s Basketball Men Height 205
Weight 118 Age 25
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
1st – 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington)
12th – 2014 World Cup (Spain)
1st – 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland)
2nd – 2013 Summer Universiade (Kazan, Russia)
Training
Coach Basketball
Primary Training Base Brisbane
Secondary Training Base Albuquerque, NM
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27/07/2016 Aron Baynes | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Aron Baynes
Athlete Biography
6’10” centre Aron Baynes experience against the world’s best will make him crucial component for
Australia’s medal chances in Rio. Having now played over three years in the NBA, Baynes will line up
for his second Olympic Games campaign in Rio.
Born in New Zealand, Baynes attended the AIS in 2005 before leaving later that year to join college
team Washington State University Cougars where he made it to the NCAA 'Sweet 16' with the
team. He signed with Lithuanian side Vilnius out of college in 2009 and soon after made his senior
national debut.
Having impressed in stints in Germany and Greece, he lined up for Australia at the 2010 World
Championships. He helped Australia claim the 2011 Oceania title to qualify for London 2012 and
then he went on to make his Olympic debut. He scored 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in just over 12
minutes per game.
Baynes performances in Rio saw him secure a move to Slovenian side Union Olimpia Ljubljana
where he played in the EuroLeague and was in the top 10 for points and rebounds despite his team
getting knocked out of competition at the 䃰ﾸrst group stage.
He joined fellow Australian Patty Mills at the San Antonio Spurs in early 2013 and was a part of
their NBA Championship winning team in 2014. After increased minutes in the 2014-15 season he
went on to sign with the Detroit Pistons where he helped the team return to the NBA playoᠮ꬈s in
2016 for the 䃰ﾸrst time in seven seasons.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball Status Selected
Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Bangers
Height 208 Weight 115
Age 29 Born Gisborne, New Zealand
Lives Cairns, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information
Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Recent Performances
Lost 4-0 – 2016 NBA Playoᠮ꬈s: Playing for Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Detroit &
Cleveland, USA)
12th – 2014 World Cup (Spain)
Won 4-1 – 2014 NBA Finals: Playing for San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat (San Antonio & Miami,
USA)
Career Highlights
Playing at 2010 World Championships
Playing at the London 2012 Olympics Games.
Getting the chance to play for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Education
Primary Mareeba State Primary (QLD, Australia)
Secondary Mareeba State High School & Cairns State High School (QLD, Australia)
Tertiary Bachelor of Kinesiology - Washington State University (2005 - 2009)
Training
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Coach Andrej Lemanis (2013 - current)
Primary Training Base Ikaros, Greece
Secondary Training Base Cairns, Australia
Q&A
Favourite food Any kind of Chops, Steak or Pasta
Favourite holiday destination Somewhere with a beach and warm water
Favourite music Anything
Dream car One that drives itself so I can sleep longer
Personal Motto Pain lets you know you're alive.
Star Sign Sagittarius
I would spend my last $10 on Food
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Discus
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27/07/2016 Andrew Bogut | AUS Team | Rio 2016
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Andrew Bogut
Athlete Biography
Andrew Bogut will return to Olympic competition having missed out on the London 2012 Games
due to a shoulder injury. Bogut was a key part of the Australian teams in Athens and Beijing that
䘀쐂nished 9th and 7th respectively.
The seven footer began playing basketball in Melbourne before moving to Canberra where he
attended the Australian Institute of Sport. He impressed on the international stage at the 2003
FIBA Under-19 World Championship when he led the Australian team to gold and was voted the
MVP of the tournament.
After a stellar three years at Utah College, Bogut was the number one draft pick in the 2005 NBA
draft where he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. After seven seasons with the side, which
included leading the league in blocks in 2011, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors.
He helped the Oakland based side to their 䘀쐂rst NBA Championship in 40 years in 2015 when the
Warriors defeated Bogut’s Australian teammate Matt Dellavedova’s Cleveland Cavaliers to be
crowned NBA champions. He would return home to ensure Australia quali䘀쐂ed for Rio by helping
the side take out the 2015 Oceania Championships.
The Melburnian’s success continued in the 2015-16 season with the Warriors breaking the NBA
regular seasons win record after 䘀쐂nishing with 73 wins and just 9 losses. Bogut’s side again made
the Finals but this time fell to Dellavedova’s Cavaliers in seven games. Shortly after the season he
was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
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Fast Facts
Sport Basketball Status Selected
Event/s Basketball Men Nickname Bogues
Height 213 Weight 122
Age 31 Born Mulgrave, VIC, Australia
Lives Patterson Lakes, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information
2008 Beijing - 7th (basketball) 2004 Athens - 9th (basketball)
Recent Performances
Lost 4-3 – 2016 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland,
USA)
1st – 2015 Oceania Championships (Melbourne & Wellington)
Won 4-2 – 2015 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (Oakland & Cleveland,
USA)
12th – 2014 World Cup (Spain)
1st – 2013 Oceania Championships (Canberra & Auckland)
Career Highlights
Winning the NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015
Setting the NBA record for most wins in a season with the Golden State Warriors in 2016
Competing at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for Australia.
Education
Primary Thomas Mitchel Primary School (VIC, Australia)
Secondary Cleeland Secondary College (VIC, Australia)
Tertiary University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
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Training
Coach Andrej Lemanis (2013 - current)
Club Dallas Mavericks, Texas, USA
Institute/Academy Andrew Bogut Basketball Academy, Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia.
Primary Training Base Dallas, USA.
Secondary Training Base Dandenong, Australia
Q&A
Superstition/s I always tie my shoes with one hand.
Favourite food Soup
Favourite holiday destination Springvale, Australia.
Favourite music Narodnjake
Dream car 2001 Mitsubishi Magna
Personal Motto Sometimes you are the bird, sometimes you are the statue.
I would spend my last $10 on Dandee Donuts
Tattoos/Piercings I have my name and star sign written on my right bicep
If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Archery
Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team
First Olympic Memory? Greece not 䘀쐂nishing the Village at my 䘀쐂rst Olympic games in 2004.
Most In�uential person in your career/life Memo Hatzidimitropoulos
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