NBL1 Wrap (June 25, 2024)

Kody Stattmann kept himself busy last weekend in the North, with a 40-piece for his Cairns side, while also contributing seven rebounds and two assists. 

Teammates Kian Dennis (Taipans) and Josh Kunen (Brisbane) were influential in their 98-85 win over the Pirates. Dennis finished on 13 points and five rebounds, while new Bullets signing Kunen registered a double double of 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Mackay Meteors NBL duo, Isaac White and Todd Blanchfield continued to be a forceful pair on the court. White scored 25 points, while blanchfield contributed 21 points in a 15-point win over the Rockhampton Rockets. 

36ers' young star Nick Marshall worked well for the Mount Gambier Pioneers to help claim second spot on the NBL1 South ladder. Marshall finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and three assists.  

A strong Tanner Krebs top-scored for the Sandringham Sabres on Saturday night, he finished on 32 points and 11 rebounds in the Sabres' 109-80 win over Mason Peatling's Dandenong Rangers side. Peatling scored 12 points and added four rebounds,. 

Krebs' United teammate, Tom Koppens was strong down the stretch with 19 points and nine rebounds, just shy of a double-double in the Sabres' win. 

In the West, Michael Harris has carried a powerful presence for the Warwick Senators, putting down 23 points against the Perth Redbacks, and 38 points and ten rebounds against the South West Slammers. 

NBL stars in Adelaide put on a showcase in the Central conference, with 36ers signing Ben Griscti producing a double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds, while NBL1 and NBL teammate Jacob Rigoni gathered five points and six rebounds against Akoldah Gak's West Adelaide Bearcats. 

Without NBL24 champions, Fabijan Krslovic and Anthony Drmic, Gak dominated with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks. 

Jason Cadee (Gold Coast) – 21PTS, 5REB, 10 AST vs Southern Districts 
Nick Marshall (Mt Gambier) – 18PTS, 13 REB, 3AST vs Hobart
Jacob Rigoni (Sturt) – 5PTS, 6REB vs West Adelaide 
Alex Starling (South Adelaide) – 10PTS, 10REB, 5AST vs Forestville 
Ben Griscti (Sturt) – 13PTS, 16REB, 5STL vs West Adelaide 
Akech Aliir (Mt Gambier) – 8PTS, 6REB vs Hobart
Fraser Roxburgh (Waverley) – 1REB vs Casey

Isaac White (Mackay) – 25PTS, 9REB, 6AST vs Rockhampton
Sam McDaniel (Brisbane) – 15PTS, 3REB, 3AST vs Logan 
Kye Savage (COE) – 8PTS, 5REB, 2AST vs Illawarra Hawks | 17PTS, 2REB, 1AST vs Maitland
Josh Kunen (Cairns) – 11PTS, 11REB, 5AST vs SW Metro 
Matthew Johns (Brisbane) – 9PTS, 8 REB vs Logan 

Jackson Makoi (Northside) – 13PTS, 2 REB, 9AST vs Ipswich 
Akoldah Gak (West Adelaide) – 21PTS, 6REB, 2BLK vs Sturt 
Kian Dennis (Cairns) – 13PTS, 5REB, 2STL vs SW Metro

Luca Yates (Mackay) – 16PTS, 6REB, 1AST vs Rockhampton
Mason Peatling (Dandenong) – 12PTS, 4REB, 1AST vs Sandringham 
Todd Blanchfield (Mackay) – 21PTS, 6REB, 2STL vs Rockhampton 
William Hickey (Albury-Wodonga) – 30PTS, 10REB, 7AST vs Hills | 17PTS, 13REB, 9AST vs Sutherland
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Darwin) – 29PTS, 4REB, 1AST vs North Gold Coast

Tanner Krebs (Sandringham) – 32PTS, 11REB, 3AST vs Dandenong
Tom Koppens (Sandringham) – 19PTS, 9REB, 4AST vs Dandenong 

Dane Pineau (Sandringham) – 13PTS, 14REB vs Dandenong 

David Okwera (East Perth) – 21PTS, 6REB, 2AST vs Lakeside 
Michael Harris (Warwick) – 23PTS, 16REB, 9AST vs Perth | 38PTS, 10REB, 6AST vs South West 

Owen Foxwell (Eltham) – 24PTS, 2REB, 1AST vs NW Tasmania
Angus Glover (Eltham) – 21PTS, 11REB, 5AST vs NW Tasmania
Austin Rapp (Knox) – 15PTS, 9REB, 2AST vs Frankston | 9PTS, 8REB, 2AST vs NW Tasmania 
Kody Stattmann (Cairns) – 43PTS, 7REB, 2AST vs SW Metro

Kouat Noi (Darwin) – 7PTS, 7REB, 10AST vs North Gold Coast 
Makuach Maluach (Darwin) – 22PTS, 9REB, 4AST vs North Gold Coast 
Shaun Bruce (Logan) – 15PTS, 8REB, 5AST vs Brisbane 

Gorjok Gak (Rockingham) – 16 PTS, 17REB, 3AST vs Mandurah | 14PTS, 9REB, 2AST vs Joondalup 

Photo by: Taylor Earnshaw Photography