FLASHBACK 80: Just a few quickies
Tweet*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
Now the NBL is underway, let's have a few quickie photo flashbacks just to get us through.
SAVILLE'S ROW: Glen Saville drives from a Tigers corral in the not-that-distant past.
WHYALLA RECRUIT: Chris Blakemore in action for West Adelaide.
NO.1: Michael Ahmatt - our FIRST indigenous Olympic basketballer, ahead of Tokyo 1964
SCALES SHIFTED: Jervaughan Scales runs into Lanard Copeland.
MEDAL BOUND: CJ Bruton, on the move for the Boomers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
EAGLE EYES: Rob Rose during his stint at Forestville, not Adelaide City Eagles.
PRE-OLYMPIC: Larry Sengstock for the Boomers in a practice game against the 36ers.
WHEELS UP: Brett Wheeler on his way to the grand slam.
EARLY DAYS: Saints import Ken Epperson, defended by Kings' 'big' Marc Ridlen
ON THE MOVE: Lightning guard Vikki Kelson
TIGER TOUGH: Warrick Giddey
ESCAPE ROUTE: Daryl Corletto finds his way through a slither of Taipans
ONE OF THE GREATS: Danny Morseu
THEY'RE BACK: Brisbane Bullets that is. Here's the 1987 version, with a Brian Kerle inset.