Did you know these blokes have a basketball background?
With Tom Wilson, a former Australian Boomer, set to make his debut for Collingwood this weekend, the topic of basketball backgrounds has come up (yet again).
With that in mind, we thought we'd rank our top 10 current players (based on current form) with a basketball background.
Here's what we went with:
(To be eligible for this list, the player must have played a minimum of high level junior representative basketball)ย
6. Todd Goldstein
The Kangaroos veteran represented Australia at the Under-19 level after impressive feats with the Balwyn Blazers and Nunawading Spectres.
The 201cm ruckman eventually defected to football, featuring for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup and has since been a steal for the Kangaroos, who took him at 37th in the 2006 Draft.
Footy stars have tried their hand at basketball for a good cause. Former @brisbanelions star Chris Johnson hit the court while @NMFCOfficialโs Todd Goldstein tried his hand at coaching. #7News pic.twitter.com/qfc8lM4YXM
— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) January 17, 2019
The dominant tall has been able to transition his basketball skills into his footballing ability as a great tap ruckman and strong contested ball winner.
