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- ↑ Goorjian signs ex-NBA guard Donta Smith
- ↑ Goorjian says: Donta be shy on the training track
- ↑ "BRAYDEN HESLEHURST NAMED IN BRISBANE SPARTANS SQUAD". seabl.com.au. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011.
- ↑ Spartans cut Groves
- ↑ Player statistics for Cortez Groves – SEABL 2011