Basketball Australia is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent Australia’s Men’s Basketball Team for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability, the Boomerangs, at the 2009 INAS-FID Global Games in the Czech Republic in July.

The Global Games is the largest international multi-sport competition for athletes with an intellectual disability, run by the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability.

The Games will be held in the northern Czech Republic city of Liberec from July 5-14.

The Boomerangs have been drawn in Group D and will play Poland and Brazil in the preliminary rounds.

There are nine other teams competing for the title including Portugal, Russia, Greece, South Africa, France, Japan, Italy, Hungary and Venezuela.

Australia’s Men’s Basketball Team for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability for the 2009 Global Games

Mitchell Mavrak           Orange, NSW
Ricky Bevan                 Narre Warren South, Victoria
Joshua Bryant              Willaston, South Australia
Jason Godfrey              Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Clinton Jee                   Sale, Victoria
Evan Johnson               Crib Point, Victoria
Vaughan Hammant      Watsons Bay, NSW
Adam Meredith            Granville, NSW
Michael Paterson          Eltham, Victoria
Aaron Clarkson            Hawker, ACT

Head Coach:                Peter Corr                     Victoria
Assistant Coach           George Havakis           Victoria
Team Manager             Kevin Smith                  Victoria

Go to the official 2009 Global Games Website for more information