Ben Dowdell
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Ben Dowdell is an Australian Rules Footballer who currently plays for the Adelaide Crows
in the AFL
. He was a former US College basketball
er who was a member of the 2007 Australian U/19 Men's team that finished 5th at the 2007 World Championships recording just one loss in the tournament. He is the brother of current Cairns Taipans
forward Jeff Dowdell
. He is known for his sense of humour, where he regularly takes questions not so seriously. Dowdell is regarded by many writers as one of Australian Basketball's brightest talents, and has been named in several All Star and Merit teams.
In October 2011, the Adelaide Crows
expressed interest into signing the ex-basketballer through the AFL's 'Alternate Talent' program for the 2012 season. The AFL accepted the lodgement and he will now join the current squad for pre-season training on November 7.
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He was a former US College basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
er who was a member of the 2007 Australian U/19 Men's team that finished 5th at the 2007 World Championships recording just one loss in the tournament. He is the brother of current Cairns Taipans
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
forward Jeff Dowdell
Jeff Dowdell
Jeffery Dowdell is an Australian basketball player currently playing for the Cairns Taipans in the NBL...
. He is known for his sense of humour, where he regularly takes questions not so seriously. Dowdell is regarded by many writers as one of Australian Basketball's brightest talents, and has been named in several All Star and Merit teams.
In October 2011, the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
expressed interest into signing the ex-basketballer through the AFL's 'Alternate Talent' program for the 2012 season. The AFL accepted the lodgement and he will now join the current squad for pre-season training on November 7.