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Spurs Assistant To Coach Team Australia

Mar 31, 2009 1:29 PM EST

San Antonio Spurs' assistant coach Brett Brown has been selected as head coach of Australia’s men’s basketball team, the Boomers, through to London 2012.

Brown, a 48-year old American, has been an Assistant Coach with the Spurs for the past six years and has extensive experience with the Boomers program and the National Basketball League.

He recorded 132 games as an Assistant Coach of the Boomers between 1995 and 2003 including representation at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.

Formerly an assistant coach with Lindsay Gaze’s Melbourne Tigers, Brown was Head Coach of the North Melbourne Giants from 1993 to 1998 and the Sydney Kings from 2000 to 2002. He has been named NBL Coach of the Month on five occasions and was the NBL’s Coach of the Year in 1994 when he led the Giants to an NBL Championship victory over the Adelaide 36ers.

“The Basketball Australia Board is extremely proud of the performance of the Boomers in Beijing and recognizes the positive building blocks that have been put in place by Brian Goorjian for the Boomers’ future,” BA Chairman David Thodey said.

“But as we have done in the past we opened the door to the possibility of change after two Olympic cycles and with our sport moving forward in an exciting new direction we decided to utilize Brett Brown’s fresh energy and new ideas.

“We hope that he will propel the Boomers to great success on the international stage.”

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Fratello Wants To Get Back Into Coaching

Mar 30, 2009 5:24 PM EST

Former NBA coach Mike Fratello, who currently does work for the YES Network, wants to get back into coaching in the near future.

He is reportedly just waiting for a call from a team in need of a coach.

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March 19th Edition Of RealGM Radio

Mar 26, 2009 4:12 PM EST

Tonight at 9:00PM EST/6:00 PST on RealGM Radio, hosts Andrew Perna and Jeff Duncan will discuss the possible NBA playoff matchups, the favorites in each MLB division and March Madness.

Jeff and Andrew will also discuss the games/events that were the milestone of each sport/league (i.e. the Bird/Magic matchup that defined NCAA basketball).

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Mar 2009 Archive

  • Board Of Governors Approves Rule Change Regarding Players On The Court

    Press Release | Mar 26, 2009

    The NBA Board of Governors voted to approve a playing rules change in regards to “too many players on the court”, which will take effect beginning Friday, March 27.

  • Stern Fights Mere Mention Of Contraction

    ESPN | Mar 21, 2009

    NBA commissioner David Stern is aware that several teams are struggling financially, but wasn't very receptive recently when the word 'contraction' was mentioned.

  • Stern Plans 'Substantive' Talks With Union

    ESPN | Mar 21, 2009

    NBA commissioner David Stern is cautiously optimistic that he can eventually come to an agreement with the Players Association that will avoid a work stoppage.

  • March 19th Edition Of RealGM Radio

    RealGM Staff Report | Mar 19, 2009

    Tonight at 9:00PM EST/6:00 PST on RealGM Radio, hosts Andrew Perna and Jeff Duncan will discuss the playoff races in the NBA, the NCAA Tournament, the WBC and the latest in the NFL.

  • March 12th Edition Of RealGM Radio

    RealGM Staff Report | Mar 12, 2009

    Tonight at 9:00PM EST/6:00 PST on RealGM Radio, hosts Andrew Perna and Jeff Duncan will discuss the latest topics in the NBA, MLB and NFL.

  • Former NBA Player Kennedy McIntosh Dies At 60

    AP | Mar 11, 2009

    Kennedy McIntosh played four years in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle SuperSonics and died on Wednesday at the age of 60.

  • Stern: NBA, Union Might Have To Adjust Contract

    Arizona Republic | Mar 10, 2009

    Changes are ahead for the NBA, but NBA commissioner David Stern said on Monday that it will not be all doom and gloom that many predict.

  • Agents Encouraging 2010 Free Agents To Sign Extensions?

    bulls.com | Mar 10, 2009

    Could players such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sign extensions this summer for financial security reasons?

  • Barkley Finishes Thee-Day Sentence

    NBA.com | Mar 9, 2009

    Charles Barkley was released from jail on Monday after serving a three-day sentence for a drunken-driving conviction.

  • Barkley's Sentence Reduced To 3 Days In Jail

    ESPN | Mar 7, 2009

    Charles Barkley will serve three days in jail for a DUI after after a judge reduced his original 10-day sentence.

  • Daly Has Pancreatic Cancer

    WXYZ | Mar 6, 2009

    Chuck Daly has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is currently undergoing treatment for the disease.

  • March 5th Edition Of RealGM Radio

    RealGM Staff Report | Mar 5, 2009

    Tonight at 9:00PM EST/6:00 PST on RealGM Radio, hosts Andrew Perna and Brian Reynolds (filling in for Jeff Duncan) will discuss the current affairs in the NBA, spring training in MLB, and free agency in the NFL.

  • McHale Predicts Changes To Collective Bargaining Agreement

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Mar 4, 2009

    With so many NBA teams losing money, Kevin McHale believes that there will be changes when the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires.