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The Boomers have announced a revised 17-man squad for the upcoming Paris Olympics, cutting five players ahead of next month\u2019s training camp.<\/p>\n
Coach Brian Goorjian had initially named a mix of experience and youth in an extended 21-man squad which featured future NBA hopefuls Rocco Zikarsky and Johnny Furphy.<\/p>\n
Both Zikarsky and Furphy were among the five names cut on Thursday, joining Will McDowell-White, Keanu Pinder and Sam Froling as the unfortunate few to miss out.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe standard of the tournament is going to be at an all-time high and we\u2019re excited with the group that we\u2019ve put together,\u201d said Goorjian. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a special group and an exciting time for basketball and the country. We will get the guys together and get the energy right.<\/p>\n \u201cThe level of talent that the country is producing is at a new level. We\u2019ve got guys competing against the best in leagues around the world and the NBL continues to advance as a world class level for Australian talent.<\/p>\n \u201cWe won\u2019t over-complicate things here. We\u2019ve got an exciting group of players that all present unique strengths and advantages. Our goal is to maximise that.\u201d<\/p>\n The revised squad will report to camp in late June before a hit-out series against China in Melbourne from the 2nd to the 5th of July. <\/p>\n Those games will help coach Goorjian then further reduce the squad, with a final 12 to be selected to travel to Abu Dhabi for games against the USA on July 15 and Serbia the following day.<\/p>\n REVISED BOOMERS PARIS 2024 SQUAD<\/b><\/p>\n Xavier Cooks, Jock Landale , Dyson Daniels , Will Magnay, Matthew Dellavedova, Jack McVeigh, Dante Exum, Patty Mills, Josh Giddey, Duop Reath, Chris Goulding, Matisse Thybulle, Josh Green, DJ Vasiljevic, Joe Ingles, Jack White, Nick Kay <\/p>\n<\/div>\n