Townsville Crocodiles complete playing roster

The Townsville have signed on their two import players for the season and have completed their playing roster.
The Townsville Crocodiles have signed new Power Forward Curtis Withers from the NBA d league for the 2012 NBL season. This is the final signing from the Townsville crocs having finalised their playing roster for the season. Curtis Withers is 28 yrs old 203cm and will play as a forward/center. Having graduated from North Carolina Withers played with Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA d league and averaged 9.5 points per game and 6.4 rebounds. “The league hasn’t seen many guys of Curtis’ mould in recent times, so we feel we have an angle that can be quite potent,” said crocs coach Paul Woolpert.
Withers averaged 55% shooting from the field in last season in the NBA d league and the Crocs will look to exploit this height and shooting advantage.

The second import in the roster is guard/forward Jason Forte. Forte is coming from the Alaska Aces from the Phillipines. Standing at 196cm and the age of 28 Jason Forte averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
“Jason can play point guard through to power forward, he is very versatile and an explosive athlete. He takes it to the rack hard and he can set guys up,” said Head Coach Paul Woolpert.
Having completed their playing roster the Townsville Crocodiles have some time to mesh as a team and establish their player positions going into the 2012/13 NBL season.

The entire roster stands at 

#	Name	Position	Height	DOB	Birthplace
00	Jason Forte	Guard/Forward	196cm	07/02/1984	Laurel, Mississippi, USA
3	Chris Cedar	Guard	185 cm	18/10/1988	Townsville, QLD
6	Mitch Norton	Guard	180 cm	1/4/1993	Townsville, QLD
8	Curtis Withers	Forward/Centre	203 cm	02/08/1984	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
10	Russell Hinder	Forward/Centre	208 cm	10/07/1979	Sydney, NSW
12	Todd Blanchfield	Guard/Forward	200cm	7/11/1991	Mackay, QLD
17	Peter Crawford	Guard/Forward	193 cm	06/11/1979	Mt. Isa, QLD
24	Michael Cedar	Guard/Forward	190 cm	11/05/1986	Townsville, QLD
31	Jacob Holmes	Forward	201 cm	14/08/1983	Adelaide, SA
41	Ben Allen	Centre	211 cm	30/12/1987	Melbourne, VIC
	*	Guard/Forward	190 cm
	Josh Myles *	Guard	178 cm