AUS – Australia 15 named for Perth camp ahead of Argentina series

PERTH (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Four Olympians from the Beijing Games are among the 15 players selected to take part in Australia’s training camp in Perth ahead of the Boomers World Challenge series against Argentina.

They are Mark Worthington, Patrick Mills, Brad Newley and Joe Ingles.

Worthington must first play in a deciding fifth game in the German play-off finals for Brose Baskets Bamberg on Thursday before returning home for the camp, which runs from June 20-24.

Australia coach Brett Brown will then trim the group to 12 for the three-game series against Argentina, which tips off on June 25 at the Challenge Stadium in Perth.

The other games will be in Melbourne on June 27 and Adelaide on June 29.

Brown is getting the Boomers ready for the FIBA World Championship (August 28 to September 12) in Turkey where they will compete in Group A against the Argentina, Serbia, Germany, Angola and Jordan.

Matthew Dellavedova, Adam Gibson, Aron Baynes and Damian Martin – members of last year’s Boomers squad during the FIBA Oceania Championship - are in the 15-man group.

Australia squad for Perth Camp: Patrick Mills, Adam Gibson, Damian Martin, Jason Cadee, Steven Markovic, Red Star Belgrade, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, Hugh Greenwood, Brad Newley, Stephen Weigh, Mark Worthington, Ater Majok, Alex Loughton, Aron Baynes, Luke Nevill.

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