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Ball is back !
WILDCATS COMPLETE ROSTER WITH KENNY
The Perth Wildcats has completed its 2015/16 roster, signing point guard Jarrod Kenny.
Kenny, 29, is a New Zealander who recently represented the Tall Blacks at the FIBA Oceania Championships.
He stands at 188cm, weighs 87kg and while this will be his debut NBL season, he brings with him 13 years of New Zealand National Basketball League experience.
“I’m very excited to sign my first NBL contract with such a strong organisation like the Perth Wildcats,” said Kenny.
“I’m a very hard-working player but really I’m here to do whatever the team asks of me. I’m going to do my best to make life difficult for the opposition to give us the best shot at having a successful season.”
Kenny played with the Harbour Heat from 2002 to 2008 before signing with the Hawke’s Bay Hawks in 2009, where he became one of the NZ NBL’s best point guards.
In the 2015 season he averaged an impressive 6.3 assists per game to go with 10.3 points, 1.3 steals and 2.8 rebounds.
At August’s FIBA Oceania Championships, Kenny was one of New Zealand’s best in game one of series, scoring 12 points on the big stage, including three of five triples.
Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson said he’ll slot into his roster nicely.
“We had a position open among the guards, where we felt we were a little light-on, and Jarrod Kenny is a very good defender, he’s tough and strong and knows how to run the team. I’ve had the added benefit of coaching against him at the FIBA Oceania Championships, and this is a good get for us,” said Gleeson.
“I’m pretty happy that we can get a player of his calibre at this late stage. He and Damian Martin tag-teaming in the back court will allow us to apply intense defensive pressure for 40 minutes.”
He said it’s nice to finally have ten contracted players to work with.
“Five weeks to go, so all we need now is to get them all here working at once. It’s good to finally get locked away and we can really start moving towards our first game against Adelaide,” he said.
“We got thrown a curveball during the off-season, but very pleased to now have Nate (Jawai) and Jarrod. I’m really happy with where we are, now we’ve just got to put our tail down, start working and look forward to a tough season."
$4.40 NZ Breakers, Perth Wildcats
$5.50 Sydney Kings, Melbourne United ($6 Sportsbet)
$6.50 Cairns Taipans
$7.50 Illawarra Hawks ($9 Sportsbet)
$11 Adelaide 36ers
$26 Townsville Crocodiles
https://twitter.com/NBL/status/650967250585780224
Wildcats start the season with a 79-66 win over Adelaide.
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139006
WILDCATS (1-0) v BREAKERS (1-2)
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139012
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PERTH WILDCATS v TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139018
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139026
STANDINGS
1 Melbourne 6-0
2 Perth 4-2
3 Adelaide 3-3
4 NZ 3-3
5 Illawarra 3-4
6 Cairns 3-4
7 Sydney 2-4
8 Townsville 2-6
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139036
STANDINGS
1 Melbourne 9-0
2 Perth 6-3
3 NZ 4-4
4 Adelaide 4-4
5 Illawarra 4-5
6 Cairns 3-5
7 Townsville 3-7
8 Sydney 2-7
STANDINGS
1 Melbourne United 9-3
2 Perth Wildcats 8-4
3 NZ Breakers 7-4
4 Adelaide 36ers 6-6
5 Illawarra Hawks 4-6
6 Cairns Taipans 4-6
7 Townsville Crocodiles 4-8
8 Sydney Kings 3-8
Not sure but I hope it continues
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139049&page=strip
Tivers - work ;))
in between jetsetting the world and fancy pub lunches i'd like to ask the question aswell... where do you work Tivers
:PJermaine Beal top scored with 40 points including 10 three-pointers.
http://www.nbl.com.au/livestats/?matchid=139060&page=strip
Beale was taking the **** in the end. Unbelievable shooting. I didn't think Melbourne too poorly - not poorly enough to be beaten by 30. They just caught the Cats on fire.
How about the finish in the Crocs game?
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Ball is back !
Helpful that the NBA is all the rage again too, courtesy of the Splash Brothers, Bogut, LeBron, Felly et al...
Reminiscent of when the NBL last ruled the sporting landscape.
Neal was awesome last night. World class.
im a self confessed football or "soccer" nut, have played at state league level and coached junior teams and I cant, not for more that 10 minutes, watch the rubbish that is the A - League. Even the EPL is starting to get on the nose. There is not enough action. Last nights NBL game was out of this world! That's the sport I like to watch, fast and exciting!