The Star: April 27, 2017

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Following in Steven Adams’ footsteps
• By Gordon Findlater
ANGUS MCWILLIAM will
follow in the footsteps of Kiwi
NBA star Steven Adams when he
joins Texas Christian University
next year.
McWilliam, 17, has committed
to play at TCU under coach
Jamie Dixon, who was Adams’
head coach at the University of
Pittsburgh from 2012-2013.
“What Steven Adams is doing
is the goal for many of us,” said
McWilliam. “To know that a
coach I’m going to be playing for
helped him get to where he is,
that’s really cool to know.”
The 2.10m power forward
came to TCU’s attention during a
trip with the Mainland Eagles to
Las Vegas in December. TCU assistant
head coach David Patrick
was impressed with McWilliam
and invited him for an official
visit to the university in January,
where he met Dixon.
“They were just so welcoming
and made me feel part of the
family right from the get go. I was
pretty sold on it when I came back
from the visit,” said McWilliam.
Dixon was in Christchurch
earlier this month, where he
spent time with McWilliam’s
family and also held a coaching
seminar at Middleton Grange,
McWilliam’s high school.
After 13 years as head coach at
Pittsburgh, Dixon joined TCU
last year and led them to the NIT
championship, widely regarded
as the second biggest prize in
college basketball.
In July, McWilliam will
travel to Egypt with the Junior
Tall Blacks to compete at the
under-19 basketball World Cup.
After the World Cup, he will
finish his final year at Middleton
Grange, where he is deputy head
boy, and hopes to play for the
Canterbury Rams before making
the trip to Texas.
COLLEGE
STAR: Teen
basketballer
Angus
McWilliam
is off to the
United States.
He is tipped
to be the next
Steven Adams
(below).
PHOTO:
MARTIN
HUNTER
Christ’s play for
Moascar Cup
• By Gordon Findlater
THE OPENING round of the UC
Championship will see Christ’s
College challenge Nelson College
for the Moascar Cup, secondary
school rugby’s equivalent of the
Ranfurly Shield.
Christ’s will be coached by
former All Black captain Reuben
Thorne for a second season. Last
year, they finished at the top of
the round-robin before losing
to Shirley Boys’ High School in
a muddy semi-final. Nelson has
held the Moascar Cup since June.
Christchurch Boys’ High School
will be expected to brush aside
their opening clash of the season
when they host Waimea Combined.
St Thomas of Canterbury
College will host Burnside High
School. St Thomas will be boosted
by the services of former CBHS
player and Brisbane Broncos
recruit Jordan Riki.
Saturday fixtures (home team
first)
Nelson College v Christs; Roncalli
College v Marlborough Boys’
College; CBHS v Waimea; Shirley
BHS v Ashburton College; Rangiora
High School v Timaru BHS;
St Thomas v Burnside HS; Lincoln
HS v St Bede’s; St Andrew’s bye).
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