July 11, 2009

Team Australia fell 84-69 to Greece in the semifinals of the FIBA U19 World Championships July 11, in Auckland, New Zealand. The Emus suffered their first loss of the tournament and play Croatia in the third-place game on July 12.

SLU signee Cody Ellis finished with eight points and four rebounds, while fellow future Billiken Christian Salecich added six points and three boards, all on the offensive end.

The Aussies suffered their lowest shooting percentage of the tournament, hitting at just a 33.3 percent clip (24-of-72). Team Australia will attempt to duplicate their 79-74 victory over Croatia from the Final Eight round of play on July 8.