Redhage named to Australian Olympic basketball team

July 11, 2008

Former Arizona State University men's basketball student-athlete <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/redhage_shawn00.html">… Redhage</a> has been named to the Australian Olympic basketball team, which will compete in Beijing in August.<separator></separator>Redhage, who was a member of the ASU basketball team from 1999-2003, will be attempting to help Australia win its first medal in Olympic basketball competition. Their best results to this point have been fourth-place finishes in 1988, 1992 and 2000.<separator></separator>Australia is in Group A, along with 2004 gold medal winner Argentina, Iran, Lithuania, Russia and a team to be determined at a qualifying tournament, which will be held July 14-20. Group play is scheduled for Aug. 10-18, and the top four teams from Group A and B advance to the quarterfinals on Aug. 20. The semifinals will be played on Aug. 22, with the gold and bronze medal games taking place on Aug. 24.<separator></separator>Redhage played in 122 games during his four-year Sun Devil career, averaging 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 48.3 percent from the field. As a senior in 2002-03, he helped ASU reach the NCAA Tournament, and he scored 18 points in the Devils' first-round victory over Memphis.