6/29/08 Patrick Mills' Olympic Dreams One Player Away Moraga, CA - Following the two-game sweep of the New Zealand Tall Blacks, the Australian National Team was cut to 13 players. With one player needing to be cut to make the 12-man Olympic roster, Saint Mary's point guard Patrick Mills is one player cut away from achieving his dream of playing for Australia in the Olympic games this summer in Beijing.
Moraga, CA - With three games now under his belt, and just eight days away from making the final roster for Australia's Boomers Olympic Squad, Saint Mary's point guard is having a summer to remember at home. Mills came off the bench in all three games to help the Boomers post a series sweep over Iran, leading up to this week's Ramsey Shield competition against rival New Zealand.
Moraga, CA - Saint Mary's point guard Patrick Mill continues his quest to make the Australian Olympic basketball team and participate in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Mills has made it through two rounds of team camps, which began on May 12. The national basketball team of Australia, the Boomers, just completed camp two on June 15, and embarked on a three-game series against Iran on June 16, with Mills participating as the back-up point guard.