NEW Bendigo Telstra Braves import Dustin Bremerman has the potential to be as dominant as Denver Tenbroek, according to coach Wayne Larkins.

That's big wraps considering Tenbroek won the South East Australian Basketball League south conference most valuable player in his one season with the Braves in 2006.

But Larkins and assistant coach Richard Randall are confident their hours of poring over DVD's and e-mails about American basketballers have been worth it.

"This guy is a quality player," Larkins said yesterday.

"We're sure we've picked the right person and player for our team.

"He has better college statistics than Denver (Tenbroek) and he looks a more rounded

player than Denver."

Bremerman, 24, is straight out of college after spending four years at Seattle Pacific University in Washington State.

The 192cm swingman was the male athlete of the year for his school's conference this year and played in the NCAA Division II All-Star Game.

Bremerman graduated as the second-leading points scorer in SPU's history (1797) and second for three-point shots made (243).

"Dustin is a great shooter," Larkins said.

"He can put the ball on the floor and create his own shot and his three-point shooting is fantastic.

"He is not going to have any trouble in offence in this league."

Bremerman, a left-hander, replaces the retired Jason Cameron in the Braves starting line-up.

He will arrive in Bendigo in early February.

The Braves now have two more key places to fill on their roster for next year.

The defending SEABL south conference champions are still chasing another restricted player - most likely a power forward or centre - and an Australian big man.

Larkins and Randall didn't rule out signing another American as a second restricted player, but it's most likely to be a player from the National Basketball League.