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DUSTY RYCHART'S BLOG
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201cm / 6'7'' - Forward - 1979   USA-Australian
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Dusty Rychart Basketball Career |
Born: Nov.8, 1979 in Grand Rapids, USA
URL: www.d-rych.com
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Outlook:
A hard working player who will do all the little things necessary to win. Has good inside moves and is an excellent rebounder with a great nose for the ball. Possesses a nice shooting touch and is a solid defensive player
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Career:
Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HoopsS.
1997-1998: Minnesota (NCAA): Redshirted
1998-1999: Minnesota (NCAA): 21 games: 3.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 0.5apg
1999-2000: Minnesota (NCAA, starting five): 28 games: 11.8ppg, 7.9rpg, 1.5apg
2000-2001: Minnesota (NCAA, starting five): 31 games: 14.6ppg, 8.0rpg, 1.5apg
2001-2002: Minnesota (NCAA, starting five): 31 games: 13.1ppg, 6.6rpg, 2.0apg
2002 July: Shaw's Pro Summer League (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2002-2003: Victoria Giants (Australia-NBL, starting five), left in Dec '02: 14 games: 16.5ppg, 7.9rpg, 0.9apg, then moved to Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL, starting five): 10 games: 17.9ppg, 7.9rpg, 1.1apg
2003-2004: Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL, starting five): 30 games: 21.9ppg, 9.9rpg, 1.9apg
2004-2005: Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL, starting five): 32 games: 21.4ppg, 10.8rpg, 2.9apg
2005: Hawkes Bay Hawks (New Zealand-NBL, starting five): 18 games: 16.8ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.7apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 48.6%, 3FGP: 15.4%, FT: 64.0%
2005-2006: Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL, starting five): 31 games: 18.8ppg, 9.2rpg, 2.1apg
2006 June: Howard Pulley League in Minneapolis, MN
2006-2007: Brisbane Bullets (Australia-NBL, starting five): 39 games: 15.1ppg, 8.1rpg, 1.5apg
2007: North Adelaide Rockets (Australia-ABA, starting five)
2007-2008: Brisbane Bullets (Australia-NBL, starting five): 32 games: 16.2ppg, 9.3rpg, 1.8apg, FGP: 53.5%, 3PT: 14.3%, FT: 60.0%
2008: Brisbane Capitals (Australia-ABA, starting five): 10 games: 18.1ppg, 12.6rpg, 4.0apg, FGP: 39.9%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 76.7%
2008-2009: Wollongong Hawks (Australia-NBL, starting five): 30 games: 15.1ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 50.7%, 3PT: 36.7%, FT: 65.7%
2009-2010: Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL, starting five): 28 games: 11.9ppg, Reb-3(6.8rpg), 1.6apg, FGP: 52.8%, 3PT: 43.5%, FT: 60.6%
2010-2011: Skytrans Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL, starting five): 34 games: 8.3ppg, 6.0rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 45.3%, 3PT: 15.4%, FT: 67.4%
2011-2012: Skytrans Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL): 14 games: 6.3ppg, 5.0rpg, 0.7apg, FGP: 43.0%, FT: 72.7%
2012: Cairns Marlins (Australia-QBL): 6 games: 13.5ppg, 7.7rpg, 1.5apg, 2FGP: 56.3%, FT: 81.8%
2012-2013: Skytrans Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL): 15 games: 3.9ppg, 2.0rpg
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Awards/Achievements:
Third Team All-Big Ten -02
Australian NBL All-Stars Game -05
Australiabasket.com All-NBL 2nd Team -05
New Zealand NBL Regular Season Runner-Up -05
New Zealand NBL Finalist -05
Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL 2nd Team -05
Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team -05
Australian NBL All-Star Game -06: 14pts
Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Import Players 2nd Team -06
Australian NBL Champion -07
Australian NBL Regular Season Champion -07
Australian NBL Semifinals -08
Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports 2nd Team -08
Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL Honorable Mention -08, 10
Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports Team -10
Australian NBL Finalist -11
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BLOG POSTINGS
Father visits, new big man, watching Maccabi - Feb 25, 2011
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Well I want to start by saying it feels so much better to write these blogs after a win. We finally got a new big man. Kyle Wilson (206-F-83, college: Wichita St.), my teammate from last season in Hungary. Last season we were on a championship team together and I'm hoping we can bring some of those same winning ways here to Yavne. Another bit of news, my father has been out here for 5 days and we have been having a good time. Just like when my mother was out here we went to Jerusalem and visited the Old City. We had a good time there. I will say my father is a straight up Tourist! He's the guy who is talking to everyone and taking pictures of everything. He's stopping at all the shops, smelling spices, checking fruits and interested in every trinket. I had to keep saying, 'Pops come on, you don't want that.' hahaa I swear if he wasn't from New York he would ne the guy walking the streets with the I love NY t-shirt, statue of liberty hat and a Yankees pin on his shirt. Hilarious! My father will be leaving Saturday morning. We got to do a lot in that time. We went to the Dead Sea and had a great time. It was so relaxing over there. I was at Ein Gedi and enjoyed all of it. I meet some good people. Zabu and Eric, both took care of us and made sure we got to see everything the dead sea had to offer. The next day we went to watch Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv vs Regal FC Barcelona. That was a great game. A great first for me and my father. The fans were crazy and it's to bad they didn't win. I would have loved to see the fans celebrate after winning that game. The funny thing is that when we were walking into the game game fans are looking at me and my father and telling us good luck. Me and my father look at eachother and are just thinking what was that for? When we go to walk in the guy working the gate says Regal FC Barcelona go this way. I said no Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv??? We walk in and The guy working McDonalds tells me they don't sell nuggets. I'm looking at them and pointing at the nuggets and he's giving me attitude and telling me no. A lady slaps his arm and says, 'yes we have nuggets.' Then a parade of fans goes by and they are waving flags and stop right in front of me and my father and do all these rally chants and songs. That's when we realize that we are both wearing Regal FC Barcelona colors hahaha. So now that we understand where this negative attention is coming from we can't stop laughing. What are the odds? I have one shirt that's that maroon Regal FC Barcelona color and I pick that one haha. My father has one maroon track jacket and he wears that one, we couldn't have planned it to look more like we were there for Spain. Anyways we had a great time at the game. I got the tickets from a really good friend of mine who has looked out for me since day one. A great guy. Thanks.
I haven't even begun to talk about our first game with Kyle. The game started off with 6 straight points from Kyle aka Mr. Wilson aka Smooth. our team played really well and defensively we looked really good. As a team we had 15 steals. We won by 23 and it was good to win big and not have a dog fight to go through like we've been use to. Kyle finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Great debut in Israel. Elad Hofman (192-G/F-85) had 18 points and 4 steals. I lead the way with 21 points and 6 steals. Now it's good to get a win but we are focusing our attention to Nahariya.
Well I'm about to take my father to the airport. All in all it was great having him here. We did a lot and had a lot of fun. Just a side note my father is 0-1 vs the Dead Sea. That story is hilarious but I have to go now.
God Bless you all.
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Tony Skinn | Can we bring history to Ashkelon? Final Four? #playoffs- May.13, 2012 (by Eurobasket Center)
Whats up everybody? I am finally feeling motivated to write a new blog. Although the season is nearing its end, the current moment is what it's all about. When the season starts, you go to practice after practice, run sprint after sprint, play game after game just to arrive to the playoffs with the hopes of accomplishing a chip [read more] | |
Whats up everybody? I am finally feeling motivated to write a new blog. Although the season is nearing its end, the current moment is what it's all about. When the season starts, you go to practice after practice, run sprint after sprint, play game after game just to arrive to the playoffs with the hopes of accomplishing a chip. Back in October when our record was 6-1,if you would have asked me would we be a top 4 team or would we be in the final four (semis), I would have told you 'of course', and you would have agreed. Now add a couple injuries, a few losses and a record that has drastically changed, but still top 6, I am grateful to be in this position. We all knew going into the first round of playoffs against a team like Maccabi Rishon would not be easy, and had we taken a vote critics may say we would be done in the first round. Now fastforward to Game 4 which is exactly 36 hours away from this moment and we hold the key to send the favorite packing. The series is best out of 5, and we managed to take the first 2 games before failing to sweep them Thursday night on thier home court. Now at 2-1, we have a chance to bring the final four to Ashkelon for the first time in the history of them playing in the Premier league. I'll be the 1st to admit it's been a long season and for a stretch a very frustrating season for me individually. However, as a pro you learn from your ups and you learn from your downs. I've definetly learned from my downs and i know its made me a much better player. Every Basketball situation is never gonna be the same and how you handle it makes or breaks you. In this case it made me, and like I've said my whole life, I wouldn't change a thing. Ironically, I'm now in a situation to turn my nightmare into a great thing, we are one win away from fighting for a championship and the feeling is great! Winning never gets old, no matter what happens in the game, once that buzzer goes off and your victorious the feeling is indescribable. It's May and I do miss my family and the perks of being stateside, but for just 2 more weeks they will have to wait and my stomach will have to as well. Playing for what you work so hard for is why we love the game so much. Hope I don't leave anyone reading this with any suspense....but then again if I'm eager to play you gotta be eager to know the outcome...until Sunday night.....keep it cool my peoples.....and Go OKC!!! Tony Skinn (185-G-83, college: George Mason)
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Playoff Hunt- Mar.23, 2012 (by Eurobasket Center)
The season is coming to an end soon and my team and I find ourselves fighting for a playoff spot. After we started the season 0-6, it was hard for me early on to see us in this position, during this part of the season. We have worked very hard and at the same time, had deal with a lot of injuries as a team! More than just a couple of guys have been injured, from season ending to something as simple and common as a cold [read more] | |
The season is coming to an end soon and my team and I find ourselves fighting for a playoff spot. After we started the season 0-6, it was hard for me early on to see us in this position, during this part of the season. We have worked very hard and at the same time, had deal with a lot of injuries as a team! More than just a couple of guys have been injured, from season ending to something as simple and common as a cold. We've also had a lot of players come and go, so we spend a lot of time building a new chemistry as a team almost every month.
Personally I've been having a very good second season with netanya, so not making the playoffs would be a very big deal for me. This weekend is basically the the game of the season for us, if we win we have a chance, if not, no playoffs for the team this year! In the locker room I can tell my teammates are ready to take on this challenge with me and fight for a playoff position!!! But as we all know, only time will tell......
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Being The Best You Can Be...- Mar.7, 2012 (by Eurobasket Center)
Everyday when I wake up I thank God for allowing me to see another day and to live in his beautiful world, then I think to myself how can I be the best man I can be today? I dont always make the right choices and actually a lot of times I make the wrong ones but thats where you have to ask for forgiveness and for God to show you the right way. I dont see how people can go through there lives each and everyday having an attitude or not being grateful for the blessings of life [read more] | |
Everyday when I wake up I thank God for allowing me to see another day and to live in his beautiful world, then I think to myself how can I be the best man I can be today? I dont always make the right choices and actually a lot of times I make the wrong ones but thats where you have to ask for forgiveness and for God to show you the right way. I dont see how people can go through there lives each and everyday having an attitude or not being grateful for the blessings of life. Another thing that motivates me to be the best man I can be is the fact that both of my little cousins that I grew up with passed away at the age of 23 and their life was too short in my eyes. However, I know that God has a better place for them in heaven so that motivates me to be better for them and like Ive stated before I dont always make the right decisions but I ask for forgiveness and keep it moving. The last thing that helps me be the best man I can be is I think of people who are less fortunate who cant walk, talk, cant pay for things, homeless people and that also makes me strive to be better because its sad to see things like that. If I had special powers to help all of these people out I would do it with no hesitation, but I feel God allowed things to happen for us to show our love for him and give back to him by helping them out. So if anyone reads this take the time out of your busy day to be the best man or women you can be by helping Gods people who are struggling and are less fortunate. God bless you all and take care.
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| Happiness Jan.24, 2012 | | | New Year/Mid Season Jan.8, 2012 | | | Feeling a lot better! Dec.21, 2011 | | | Adrian Intro! Dec.19, 2011 | | | T.J Bannister from Israel Dec.19, 2011 | | | Shalom from Ashkelon... Dec.6, 2011 | | | Chad Timberlake wants to sign in Israel again! May.18, 2011 | | | Yavne in the Semi-Finals Apr.19, 2011 | | | Timberlake wins the Dunk Contest, Morgane wins 3 point contest, Clemente MVP Apr.5, 2011 | | | Any ideas for the Dunk Contest? Mar.27, 2011 | | | All-Star game, Regular Season and Playoffs Mar.18, 2011 | | | Father visits, new big man, watching Maccabi Feb.25, 2011 | | | Searching for a big man and NBA trade rumors Feb.13, 2011 | | | Back on track with an insane comeback! Feb.5, 2011 | | | Yavne will stay focused! Jan.20, 2011 | | | Good Start Jan.13, 2011 | | | Chris Watson: Been a long time Dec.28, 2010 | |
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