Jack Osborn will ditch the basektball for a footy to play at the Crows. Picture: James Kerr Source: Herald Sun
ADELAIDE has become the AFL's version of the Harlem Globetrotters.
While the Crows are set to lose one former basketballer, ace forward Kurt Tippett, they yesterday added two more round-ball specialists to their playing list.
Sturt Sabres guard Tim Klaosen and Tasmanian giant Jack Osborn were signed as three-year non-registered rookies, leaving Adelaide with five former highly rated basketballers on its books.
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Former Australian under-19 basketball representative Ben Dowdell is on the Crows' rookie list, while senior list players Josh Jenkins and Ricky Henderson gave up promising basketball futures for AFL careers.
Henderson was spotted by new Crows recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie at a basketball training camp in Ballarat three years ago while Jenkins was an NBL development player for the Townsville Crocodiles after touring the US with the under-19 national schoolboys team.
"We're going to field a team in the NBL,'' Adelaide list manager David Noble joked after convincing Klaosen and Osborn to swap the basketball for the Sherrin.
"But in all seriousness we've obviously picked these players because we think they can develop into good footballers. We've seen what Josh and Ricky can do and there are a lot of similarities between the two sports as far as ball skills, agility, athleticism, work ethic and strategy are concerned.
"Tim and Jack are mature age and bring with them great attitude, work ethic and exceptional athletic abilities.''
Noble said the Crows had been scouting Klaosen and Osborn for much of the year and had put them through some physical and skill testing. Both played junior football Klaosen with SA Amateur Football League club Goodwood Saints and Osborn with North Hobart.
Klaosen, 22, has been a standout guard for Sturt for four years while Osborn, also 22, is a man mountain at 205cm and 102kg.
Osborn returned home to Hobart this year after completing a four-year stint in the American College system with Adams State.
The centre-forward joined the Hobart Chargers in the SEABL, where he underlined his athletic abilities and potential in helping the Chargers recover from a slow start to reach the South Conference play-offs. He has trialled with NBL sides Wollongong and Cairns in the past three months.
As Klaosen and Osborn have not been registered in any football competition for the past three years, Adelaide has been able to claim them as "Category B'' rookies. Dowdell is also on that list.
The Crows also have four positions on their regular or "Category A'' rookie list.
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