Players
Al Vergara #1Position: Guard
Height: 170cm
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
DOB: 20th Dec 1979
Country: Philippines
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Al Vergara, graduated hotel and restaurant management from st. francis of assisi. Been playing for 5 years in philippine basketball league and achieved a 4 straight times championship playing for harbour center batang pier team. been part of RP team who won the gold medal in the last 2007 sea games in thailand. awarded as instant impact,
Darren Ng #8Position: Guard
Height: 189cm
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-83
Age: 25
Country of Origin: Australia
NBL Clubs: Adelaide 36ers 2003-2005; 2007; Singapore Slingers 2009-
Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Enjoyed a career year in scoring in 2007/08, averaging 13.3 points per game for Adelaide...Had a 29 point haul against the Perth Wildcats in January 2007...Re-joined the 36ers after sitting out the 2006 season to pursue his medical studies...Won the Woollacott Medal award as the leading player in the 2006 ABA Central Conference...Has played for both Sturt and Woodville in the ABA…Played at the national under 18 tournament where he ranked fourth overall in scoring at 21 points per game...Finished second for the NBL Most Improved award for 2007/08.
John Fitzgerald #11
Position: Guard
Height: 194cm
Date of Birth: 31-Aug-84
Age: 24
Country of Origin: Australia
NBL Clubs: Singapore Slingers 2008-
Birthplace: Sunshine Coast, Queensland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Rookie with Singapore in season 2007/08…Played three seasons with Lindsey Wilson College in the US…Averaged 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists over the course of his college career…Scored a career-high of 27 points against West Virginia U. Institute of Technology on 17 February 2007…Recorded a career-high of 13 rebounds in the same game.
Sam Harris #30Position: Centre
Height: 221cm
Date of Birth: 3-May-84
Age: 24
Country of Origin: Australia
NBL Clubs: Singapore Slingers 2009-
Birthplace: Tasmania
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Is the tallest player ever to sign in the NBL...Joins the Slingers after a successful college career with Old Dominion, where he played alongside Alex Loughton...In his senior season, he played in 32 games averaging 2.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and over one block...Attended the AIS...Was a member of the gold medal winning Emus World Championship team in 2003 alongside Andrew Bogut and Brad Newley.
Shane McDonald #7Position: Guard
Height: 182cm
Date of Birth: 29-May-85
Age: 23
Country of Origin: Australia
NBL Clubs: Singapore Slingers 2008-
Birthplace: Nhill, Victoria
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Rookie with Singapore in season 2007/08…Played with the Nunawading Spectres in the SEABL in 2007…Member of a Victorian junior team that won the national title, beating South Australia, which had a star-studded team including Brad Newley, in the National Championship gold medal game.
Eric Sandrin #14Position: Forward
Height: 206cm
Date of Birth: 18-Mar-78
Age: 30
Country of Origin: USA
NBL Clubs: Singapore Slingers 2009-
Birthplace: Bothell, WA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
USA College: University of Portland...Redshirted freshman year...2yr starter who led the team in blocks in 1998-1999...Shot 52% from the field...Member of the Harlem Globetrotters 2005...2007-2008 - Mobis KBL Korea.
Armein Kirkland #9
Position: Forward
Height: 204cm
Date of Birth: 18-Feb-84
Age: 24
Country of Origin: USA
Pathman Matialakan #15
Position: Forward
Height: 202cm
Date of Birth: 1-Jun-80
Age: 28
Country of Origin: Singapore
