PARIS, France — In a grueling preliminary stage, the Australian Men's Basketball team, a team that features three Saint Mary's alumni athletes and two former Gaels as coaches, is moving on to the knockout stage. The Boomers were one of three teams in the group that finished with a 1-2 record, defeating Spain before falling to Greece and Canada, but earned the second place bid into the knockouts on a tiebreaker to extend their stay in Paris.
Over the three preliminary games, Jock Landale has been a seemingly unstoppable force. The 2018 Saint Mary's graduate has led his squad, averaging 17.