Orange Pilots

by Geezaldinho Tue May 31, 2011 1:47 pm

From Eurobaskets. We have two Pilots on the Dutch teams, one on the Senior team, one with the juniors:

Netherlands coach Gadi Kedar has included NBA pair Francisco Elson and Dan Gadzuric in his 15-strong squad to prepare for their EuroBasket Division B games later this summer.
The Dutch, who won all three of their Group A games last year, will face Luxembourg, Austria and Estonia in August.
To get ready for thosegames, they will play against Cyprus, Great Britain and Nigeria in warm-up games in July, and then participate in the Euro Orange Jam against Georgia, Villanova and Israel from August 12-14.
In addition to announcing his senior squad, Kedar also named a B team of younger players who have a chance to break into the senior set-up as the summer goes on.
The B team will play in exhibition games against the Dutch U20s and Mississippi State.
Senior squad: Kees Akerboom (EiffelTowers Den Bosch), Bryan Defares, Francisco Elson (Utah Jazz), Dan Gadzuric (New Jersey Nets), Dimeo van der Horst (ABC Amsterdam), Rogier Jansen (EiffelTowers Den Bosch), Henk Norel (DKV Joventut Badalona), Jeremy Ormskerk (Rotterdam Basketbal), Peter van Paassen (Dexia Mons-Hainaut), Aron Royé (GasTerra Flames), Arvin Slagter (ZZ Leiden), Robin Smeulders (EWE Baskets Oldenburg), Ties Theeuwkens (WCAA Giants), Jessey Voorn (ABC Amsterdam) and Stefan Wessels (EiffelTowers Den Bosch).
B squad: Marcel Aarts (EiffelTowers Den Bosch), Sjors Besseling (BS Weert), Elias Bish (Magixx playing for Kids Rights), Andrew Dawson (Aris Leeuwarden), Bob van den Enden (WCAA Giants), Wouter van der Eng (Brandeis University), Mattijs Hak (WCAA Giants), Worthy de Jong (ZZ Leiden), Kenneth van Kempen (BS Weert), Mohammed Kherazzi (ABC Amsterdam), Thomas Koenis (WCAA Giants), Charlon Kloof (CBA Gran Canaria), Ewoud Kloos (Las Palmas Garan Canaria), Jan van der Kooij (Longwood Lancers), Mitchel Kouwijzer (BS Weert), Joshua Kramer (Aris Leeuwarden), Jeroen van der List (EiffelTowers Den Bosch), Thomas van der Mars (CBA Gran Canaria), Stefan Mladenovic (Rotterdam Basketbal), Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan (ABC Amsterdam), Ralf de Pagter (ABV Amsterdam), Kadeem Pantophlet (CBA Gran Canaria), Mark Ridderhof (Landstede Zwolle), Terence Robinson (ZZ Leiden), Gerald Robinson (Haukar Iceland), Roeland Schaftenaar (Las Palmas Gran Canaria), Thijs Vermeulen (Magixx playing for Kidsrights), Sonny Waaldijk (Aris Leeuwarden), Kevin van Wijk (Valparaiso University), Joey van Zegeren (CBA Gran Canaria), Kenrick Zondervan (St. Chamond).