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Mad Rise: The Story of Australian Basketball

Mad Rise: The Story of Australian Basketball

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Documentary

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Charts the remarkable rise of Australian basketball, following the real stories of the players and coaches responsible for the sport's ascendancy, and the events that changed Australian basketball forever.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

17 August 2023

Country

Cast

Andrew Gaze

Andrew Gaze

Andrew Bogut

Andrew Bogut

Luc Longley

Luc Longley

Chris Anstey

Chris Anstey

Andrew Vlahov

Andrew Vlahov

Brian Goorjian

Brian Goorjian

Lanard Copeland

Lanard Copeland

Xavier Cooks

Xavier Cooks

Dejan Vasiljevic

Dejan Vasiljevic

Pat Riley

Pat Riley

Shane Heal

Shane Heal

David Patrick

David Patrick

Derek Rucker

Derek Rucker

Chase Buford

Chase Buford

Darryl McDonald

Darryl McDonald

Patty Mills

Patty Mills

Jock Landale

Jock Landale

Matthew Dellavedova

Matthew Dellavedova

Gregg Popovich

Gregg Popovich

Stephen Quartermain

Stephen Quartermain

Marty Clarke

Marty Clarke

Errol McDonald

Errol McDonald

Leroy McDonald

Leroy McDonald

Tony Ronaldson

Tony Ronaldson

Adam Capo

Adam Capo

Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr

Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

Khris Middleton

Khris Middleton

Lindsay Gaze

Lindsay Gaze

Scott Fisher

Scott Fisher

P.J. Carlesimo

P.J. Carlesimo

Jose Rebimbas

Jose Rebimbas

Doug Overton

Doug Overton

Lucas Walker

Lucas Walker

Randy Bennett

Randy Bennett

Alonzo Mourning

Alonzo Mourning

Dwayne McClain

Dwayne McClain

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