Finals - ACB Friday, June 19, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona are the ACB Spanish League Champions after taking the final series 3-1 against Tau Ceramica on Thursday 18th June 2009. Barcelona never looked like losing the game, leading at every change the final score was 90-77. Dave scored 18 points and with 4 rebounds ranked at 21 in the game that saw Regal FC Barcelona take home their 15th Spanish League Crown, the first since 2004. Regal FC Barcelona out scored Tau in every quarter, 27-18 in the first, and 16-15 in the second to lead 43-33 at half time. The third and fourth quarter were closer with Barcelona scoring 28-27 in the third and 19-17 in the fourth. Juan Carlos Navarro was named MVP of the finals series.

Finals - ACB Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona has taken the lead, 2 games to 1, in the ACB final series.  They beat Tau Ceramica on Tuesday 16th June 2009 at the Palau in Barcelona, 85-67.  Regal FC Barcelona finished the first quarter one point behind Tau 17-18, but then turned around in the second quarter to finish up seven points ahead at half time, 40-33.  Regal FC Barcelona continued to outscore Tau in the last two quarters giving themselves the chance to win the final series, at home, on Thursday the 18th June 2009.  Dave scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a solid game.

Finals - ACB Tuesday, June 16, 2009 New Highlight Video of David Andersen from Game 1 of the Finals. David scored 21 points in the Win. VIDEO HERE(Takes a Moment to Load the Flash Window popup).

Finals - ACB Saturday, June 13, 2009 The ACB finals series is drawn at one game all after Tau Ceramica won against Regal FC Barcelona in Vitoria on Saturday 13th June 2009.  Tau outscored Regal FC Barcelona 20-12 in the first quarter with Barcelona levelling the scores in the second, 33-33.  Tau took the lead in the third quarter and eventually took the game 75-67.  Dave scored 9 points and 9 rebounds.  The series now move to the Palau in Barcelona on Tuesday the 16th and Thursday the 18th of June 2009.

Q & A Saturday, June 13, 2009 In between playing in the ACB League finals series Dave took a few minutes to answer some questions about basketball, Barcelona and Australia. Here’s what he had to say: What are your plans once the ACB finals finish? “I plan to take a short holiday, driving through to Italy and onto Slovenia to visit some team mates I played with, and then it’s back home to OZ for some time with friends and family.” Where is your favourite place in Barcelona? “My home, up on the hill overlooking the great city!” How would you describe your Final 4 ’09 experience compared to other Final 4’s? “It was great, I was with a new team and playing against my old team CSKA was emotional. I got to catch up with a lot of old friends. It’s always a great experience going to the final 4, there’s a lot of energy and excitement.” You usually come back to Australia for a couple of months a year, what do you miss most about it when you’re away? “My family and friends that I grew up with. So it’s always special to come home, even though it is winter! Oh and I miss the good aussie meat pies!” Does your training ease off at all between seasons or do you have to keep it pretty regimented o stay on top of your game? “You need time off, to relax your mind and get fresh. But I usually do something even when I’m on actual holidays on islands, running and some stretching etc. Then I start building it up with my trainers, I do more weights in the off-season to build strength, and I do athletic work to get more explosive and get my running right. I tend to do only a little bit of basketball, so as not to burn out from too much although I can’t go a couple weeks without touching a ball.” What are you looking forward to doing when you come home? “Relaxing down on my farm and chilling out with my bro’s, family and friends!” What is one of the best pieces of advice ever given to you and who was it by? “ It was a by a random athlete when I was playing with the AIS, rugby player if I remember right, he told me always go hard. He spoke of the one time he didn’t go hard and he got injured and regretted it. I was actually injured at the time with a bang to the knee, and it stuck with me to always give it all, as you never know if that one time you relax you could end up hurt…and regret it.” If you weren’t a professional basketball player, what would be your chosen profession? “I don't know, maybe a carpenter or something. Or maybe something to do with computers.” Do you have a pre-game ritual and if so, what is it? “Not really a ritual, I'm not superstitious so I change little things all the time…but I do some same things like stretches and warm up drills etc, as a good routine and consistencies give you confidence that you are ready!” What’s your advice to aspiring basketball players? “Always work hard and believe. But above all enjoy and love the game, I still love the game for the fun of it. Even though I'm a professional and have to deal with pressures that come with it, I still enjoy just playing ball and shooting hoops with friends for fun.”

Finals - ACB Friday, June 12, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona won the first game in the best of 5 final series against Tau Ceramica in Vitoria on Thursday 11th June 2009.  The game, played at Tau’s home court, was a close one with Tau winning the first quarter 21-15.  Regal FC Barcelona fought back in the second quarter scoring 28 points to Tau’s 16, with half time scores of Regal FC Barcelona 43 to Tau 37.  Regal FC Barcelona was outscored in the third quarter but still had the lead going into the fourth 59-56.  Tau had the lead with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter when Gianluca Basile shot a 3 pointer to claim victory for Regal FC Barcelona 82-80.  Dave top scored with 21 points and grabbed three rebounds.  The second game will be played on Saturday 13th June 2009 at Vitoria before going to the Palau in Barcelona on Tuesday 16th June 2009.

Finals - ACB Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona will take on Spanish rivals, Tau Ceramica, on Thursday 11th June 2009 in an away game to tip off the final series of the ACB play-offs. This is the 3rd year in a row that Regal FC Barcelona has made it to the finals and will now play a best of 5 series to win the ACB League title.  Regal FC Barcelona finished 2nd in the regular season, with Tau finishing on top of the table, therefore Tau will host the first 2 games with Regal FC Barcelona hosting the next 2 and Tau to host the 5th and deciding game if needed.  This final series mirrors the Euroleague Final 8 series this year, where Regal FC Barcelona held the advantage of having the 1st, 2nd and the 5th and deciding home games.  Regal FC Barcelona took that series in 5 games so there is no doubt Tau will be looking to level the scores this time around. The dates for the games are Thursday 11th June, Saturday 13th June, Tuesday 16th June, Thursday 18th June and Saturday 20th June 2009 (last two games only if needed).

Semi Finals - ACB Monday, June 8, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona has won their way through to the ACB grand final with a thrilling win over Unicaja in overtime at the Palau on Sunday 7th June 2009.  Regal FC Barcelona were in front at every change, 23-19 at the end of the 1st, 45-38 at half time and 59-57 at three quarter time only to have Unicaja draw even 72-72 on the final buzzer.  Regal FC Barcelona outscored Unicaja in over time 14-6, to take the game, and the semi final series 2-1.   The final score was 86-78 with Dave scoring a huge 17 points and 8 rebounds, playing over 32 minutes of the game.  Regal FC Barcelona will now play against Tau Ceramica in the finals in what promises to be a hard fought battle.

Semi Finals - ACB Saturday, June 6, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona went down to Unicaja last night, Friday 5th June 2009, in the second game of the best of three semi final series in the ACB League.  The final score was Unicaja 82, to Regal FC Barcelona’s 75 in another close game. Unicaja outscored Regal FC Barcelona in the first quarter 24-18 with Barcelona replying in the second bringing the scores to 43 a piece at half time.  Unicaja then took the lead in the third quarter by 11 points, a lead which Regal FC Barcelona could only peg back to 7 points by the final buzzer.  Dave scored 14 points and had 7 rebounds.  The third and deciding game is on Sunday the 7th June 2009 at home at the Palau for Regal FC Barcelona

Semi Finals - ACB Monday, June 1, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona won the first game of the ACB league semi finals, at home, against Unicaja on Sunday.  Regal FC Barcelona took the lead in the first quarter, 17-7, but only scored 9 points to Unicaja’s 21 in the second quarter.  Unicaja lead the game at half time by 2 points.  Both teams were fairly even in the third, with Unicaja leading Regal FC Barcelona by 3 points at the start of the 4th quarter.  Regal FC Barcelona outscored Unicaja in the 4th quarter, 23-14 to take the first of 3 games 70-62.  Dave scored 12 points and pulled down a massive 12 rebounds in the win.  Regal FC Barcelona play away against Unicaja on Friday the 5th June 2009 and a 3rd game at Barcelona on Sunday 7th June 2009 if needed.

Playoffs - ACB Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona take on Unicaja at home on Sunday the 31st of May 2009, in the first game of the best of three ACB semi final series.  Unicaja finished third on the ACB ladder, one spot below Regal FC Barcelona.  Head to head, the teams have won a game each in the regular season, both on their home court, with Regal FC Barcelona winning their last game by one point.  Unicaja will host game 2 on Friday the 5th of June 2009, with the decider being played in Barcelona on Sunday the 7th June 2009 if needed.

Playoffs - ACB Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Regal Barcelona today cemented their position in the ACB League semi finals with a massive 81-55 win over Pamesa Valencia at Font de San Luis.  Dave was on his game shooting 100% from the paint and 75% from the 3 point line, finishing up with 21 points and 3 rebounds.

Playoffs - ACB Sunday, May 17, 2009 Today saw Regal Barcelona narrowly beat Pamesa Valencia 68-66 at home to win their first game in the best of 3, quarterfinal series in the ACB League.  The winner from this round will go on to play in the ACB League semi finals.  Dave scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a tough match against fellow Australian Boomers teammate, Matthew Nielsen.

Regular Season - ACB Saturday, May 9, 2009 Barcelona finshed the last game of the regular season with a win against Iurbentia bilbao. the final score was 88-65. David scored 12 points.

Final Four - Euroleague Sunday, May 3, 2009 Today Regal Barcelona played off for 3rd place in the Euroleague Final 4 against Greek team Olympiacos.  Dave top scored for Regal Barcelona with 20 points and 4 rebounds in what was a convincing win for the team 95-79.  Regal Barcelona placed 3rd in the Euroleague Final 4 with CSKA Moscow finishing 2nd and Panathinaikos taking the crown.

Final Four - Euroleague Friday, May 1, 2009 Regal FC Barcelona lost the game as CSKA Moscow advanced to the Euroleague title game for the fourth year in a row by knocking off Regal FC Barcelona 78-82 on Friday evening in the opening game of the 2009 Euroleague Basketball Final Four at the o2 World in Berlin... David Andersen paced Barcelona with 24 points and Jaka Lakovic and Juan Carlos Navarro netted 13 apiece in defeat... Full Report

Regular Season - ACB Sunday, April 26, 2009 Barcelona played Cajasol on Sunday. Barcelona played a great game eveyone added to the win. Barcelona won the game 93-67. David scored 12 points.

Regular Season - ACB Thursday, April 23, 2009 Barcelona played Tau Ceramica for the 6th time after winning a spot to the Euroleague Final Four. In this ACB Regular Season rematch of the top 2 teams. Barcelona played hard but was over come in the final quarter losing the match 83-79. David Andersen scored 5 points.

Regular Season - ACB Saturday, April 18, 2009 On Saturday Barcelona played against Real Madrid. Barcelona won the close match 79-76. David Andersen added 12 points to help his team to the win.