Joel Davidson and the Casper College Men’s Basketball Staff are happy to announce the signing of Daniel Carlin of Adelaide, South Australia. The 6’9”, 220-pound post from Down Under is considered to be one of the highest touted recruits to come out of Australia this year. Daniel spent time at the Australian Institute of Sports, which has pumped out a plethora of Division I players in the last 30 years. He spent several years at Trinity College in South Australia as well. Daniel was a starting five member of the Australian u/17 team that played in the World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, scoring 27 points in the team’s final game. “We couldn’t be happier about adding Dan to our roster here at Casper College. His athleticism for his size, ability to score on the block and change shots defensively, as he is a big defensive presence, will be a huge piece to the puzzle for our program this year.” said Coach Davidson of the new addition from Australia.
Daniel has a trophy case full of accolades, including playing in the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championships in Germany, where his team placed 6th overall. In 2009, he participated on the FIBA Oceania U17 Team that played in the championships and won gold. In addition to playing on a myriad of successful teams, Daniel also accrued a variety of individual awards. Dan was a U18 South Australia team selection, he was awarded the AIS Scholarship, was a 2007 and 2008 U16 South Australia team selection.
Daniel’s personal accolades don’t end there. This highly impressive player can also boast participation in the u/17 World Championships for Australia in Hamburg, Germany, in 2010 where his team placed 6th and Dan was the second highest scorer for the team; he was the Trinity college Basketball MVP, Captain and Sportsperson of the year; 2009 Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder; 2009 South Australia Junior “Basketballer” of the year; 2009 FIBA Oceania qualifier for Australia where his highest ppg was 15.6; won Division I national school championship in 2009 with Trinity College; was a 5-time player for the South Australia State Side at the Australia National Championships from 2007-2011.
We have been recruiting Dan for a while now, and we feel he is ready to add a very much needed piece to the puzzle for the T-Birds.” announced Joel Davidson. “We are very fortunate to get a big man of this caliber and skill set. Dan will have a big impact on our program this season.”
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