NBLxNBL1 Player Watch (August 9)

By Dan Woods - NBL Media

With NBL1 conferences across the country, NBL players are front and centre suiting up for various teams with all the action live and free to watch on the NBL1 App and NBL1.com.au.

The season is quickly heading towards the business end, and a number of NBL stars put in strong performances as their NBL1 sides jostle for finals positioning.

The best viewing came in the NBL1 North clash between Ipswich and Gold Coast, where a brutally physical performance by Ipswich and Cairns centre Majok Deng helped his side overcome an in-form Rollers side that possessed Brisbane’s Jason Cadee, DJ Mitchell and Tanner Krebs.

Deng put up 44 of his side’s 118 points while also pulling down 15 rebounds in the dominant performance. He shot over 71 per cent from the field and made four of his seven three pointers.

Despite suffering a loss in the clash Gold Coast’s star trio still performed strongly. Cadee finishing with 39 points and nine assists, Mitchell with 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Krebs with 25 points and five rebounds.

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Tasmania’s newest signing, injury replacement Isaac White, was also a strong contributor to Ipswich’s win and finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

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With the announcement of import signing Xavier Rathan-Mayes to Melbourne United, Shea Ili put a strong case forward to be his team’s starting point guard in the upcoming season with two good performances for Sandringham in NBL1 South.

He finished just shy of a high scoring double double against Hobart with 28 points and nine assists, before racking up 12 points and 13 assists against North West Tasmania.

One of United’s other guards, Makuach Maluach also performed strongly in his team’s double header.

He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rockhampton before recording 33 points, seven rebounds and four steals against Mackay.

Bullets forward Keanu Pinder has continued to dominate for the Northside Wizards with another pair of brilliant performances over the weekend.

The athletic forward finished with 17 points and 20 rebounds in just 25 minutes of action against Brisbane before following up with 16 points and 11 board against Rip City.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Have they not read the scouting report? GET OUTTA KEANU PINDER&#39;S WAY ?<br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> Game of the Week live on <a href="https://twitter.com/kayosports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kayosports</a> ? <a href="https://t.co/hjO2GMOaF5">pic.twitter.com/hjO2GMOaF5</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1556154960236056578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lual Diing also finished with a double double against Brisbane for Northside, collecting 25 points and 15 rebounds.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Macca &gt; Lual Diing = ?<br><br>Watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> Game of the Week on <a href="https://twitter.com/kayosports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kayosports</a> ? <a href="https://t.co/KdvqMtyYWH">pic.twitter.com/KdvqMtyYWH</a></p>&mdash; NBL1 (@NBL1) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1/status/1556150320324980737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sydney’s Dejan Vasiljevic recorded the only triple double among NBL players in action over the weekend after collecting 22 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in Diamond Valley’s big win over Ballarat.

Fabijan Krslovic showed out against Sandringham in NBL1 South with 31 points and 16 rebounds.

Perth veteran Todd Blanchfield was a calming presence for his Rockhampton side in NBL1 North, starring against Darwin with 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Kouat Noi also continues to dominate for Rip City and finished with 30 points and 12 boards against Sunshine Coast.

Nick Marshall – Mt Gambier Pioneers (NBL1 South): 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists v Knox
Mitch McCarron – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 7 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists v Brisbane and 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists v Rip City
Kyrin Galloway – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 15 points, 10 rebounds v Darwin
Anthony Drmic – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 16 points, 7 rebounds v Brisbane and 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists v Rip City

Jason Cadee – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North):  12 points, 8 assists, 2 steals v Red City and 39 points, 9 assists v Ipswich
DJ Mitchell – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North): 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists v Red City and 31 points, 11 rebounds v Ipswich
Tanner Krebs – Gold Coast Rollers (NBL1 North): 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists v Red City and 25 points, 5 rebounds v Ipswich.
Kody Stattmann – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 21 points, 5 rebounds v Townsville
Lual Diing – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 25 points, 15 rebounds v Brisbane

Mirko Djeric – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 14 points, 7 rebounds v Townsville
Ben Ayre – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 28 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists v Townsville
Majok Deng – Ipswich Force (NBL1 North): 44 points, 14 rebounds v Gold Coast
Keanu Pinder – Northside Wizards (NBL1 North): 17 points, 20 rebounds v Brisbane and 16 points, 11 rebounds v Rip City
Lat Mayen – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North): 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists v Townsville

Lachlan Dent – Brisbane Capitals (NBL1 North): 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals v Northside
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk – USC Rip City (NBL1 North): 15 points v Sunshine Coast
Deng Deng – Kilsyth Cobras (NBL1 South): 17 points, 6 rebounds v Nunawading

Zac Triplett – Keilor Thunder (NBL1 South): 15 points v Geelong
David Barlow – Coaching Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 5 points, 2 rebounds v Hobart and 11 points, 11 rebounds v North West Tasmania
David Okwera – Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 11 points, 13 rebounds v Hobart and 14 points, 9 rebounds v North West Tasmania
Shea Ili – Sandringham Sabres (NBL1 South): 28 points, 9 assists v Hobart and 12 points, 13 assists v North West Tasmania
Makuach Maluach – Darwin Salties (NBL1 North): 19 points, 10 rebounds v Rockhampton and 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals v Mackay

Kyle Zunic – Warwick Senators (NBL1 West): 16 points, 6 rebounds v Geraldton
Majok Majok – Warwick Senators (NBL1 West): 6 points, 4 rebounds v Geraldton
Todd Blanchfield – Rockhampton Rockets (NBL1 North): 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists v Darwin
Mitch Clarke – Bendigo Braves (NBL1 South): 12 points, 6 assists v Melbourne

Owen Foxwell – Eltham Wildcats (NBL1 South): 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists v Ringwood
Reuben Te Rangi – Knox Raiders (NBL1 South): 18 points, 5 rebounds v Mt Gambier

Dejan Vasiljevic – Diamond Valley Eagles (NBL1 South): 22 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists v Ballarat
Jaylin Galloway – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 12 points, 2 rebounds v Darwin
Iggy Mitchell – Norths Bears (NBL1 East): 20 points, 10 rebounds v Illawarra
Biwali Bayles – Mackay Meteors (NBL1 North): 11 points, 7 rebounds v Darwin
Kouat Noi – USC Rip City (NBL1 North): 30 points, 12 rebounds v Sunshine Coast

Matt Kenyon – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 13 points, 4 assists v Sandringham
Sean MacDonald – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 8 points v Sandringham
Fabijan Krslovic – North West Tasmania Thunder (NBL1 South): 31 points, 16 rebounds v Sandringham
Jarred Bairstow – Hobart Chargers (NBL1 South): 26 points, 11 rebounds v Sandringham
Isaac White – Ipswich Force (NBL1 North): 29 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists v Gold Coast