Tuesday 26 March 2013

American All Star tour of Australia pt II


The American All Star Basketball team was in Adelaide between Tuesday 28th July to Monday 3rd August 1964.  They played six of those seven days various teams.

Tuesday 28th July                     American All Stars vs Adelaide Vytis
Wednesday 29th July                American All Stars vs Australian Latvians
Thursday 30th July                   American All Stars vs Australian Lithuanians
Friday 31 July                          American All Stars vs SA State Team
Saturday 1st August                 American All Stars vs Australian Representatives
Monday 3rd August                   American All Stars vs SA State Team

Adelaide VYTIS team
5     R. Petkūnas
6.    Sigis Visockis
8     J. Gumbys
9     L. Urmonas
11   A. Ignatavičius
12   Eddie Gudelis
13   Rimas Daugalis
14   Romas Pocius
15   V. Ramonaitis
30   V. Stankevičius

USA All Star team
Name
Date of birth
Home town
Height
Weight
Position
Points scored
Valteris BAZENAS

2/08/1946
Connecticut
6’1
176
Captain
Forward
86
Pranas CEKAUSKAS
12/08/1940
Detroit
6’ ½
195
Forward
446
Andrius ADZIMA
2/02/1936
Connecticut
6’7
217
Centre or Forward
118
Algis JANKAUSKAS
2/03/1941
Los Angeles
6’2
189
Guard
88
Algis MOTIEJUNAS
21/02/1942
Cleveland
6’1
175
Guard
53
Larry JESEVICIUS
20/05/1943
Chicago
6’8
225
Centre of Forward
149
Edvardas MODESTAVICIUS
9/09/1943
Chicago
6’4
180
Centre or Forward
279
Vilius SEDLICKAS
25/05/1941
Toronto
6’5
205
Forward or Guard
134
Edmundas SILINGAS
18/07/1944
Indianapolis
6’5
210
Centre or Forward
250
Edvardas SLOMCINSKAS
13/02/1943
Connecticut
6’11
240
Centre
132
Algis VARNAS
14/05/1940
Chicago
6’2
185
Forward or Guard
409

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