Round 8 Recap: SuperCoach NBL Classic

Cairns Taipans forward Jack McVeigh ($349,800 ▲ $351,800) topped SuperCoach NBL Round 8 with 95 points from the Taipans’ double, his best round of the season.

McVeigh posted 32 from 20 points and 7 assists in the 107-95 loss to the Illawarra Hawks at Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday, November 5. He followed up with 63 from 36 points in the 100-92 win against the Perth Wildcats at RAC Arena on Sunday, November 8, and his 8 threes were the most by any player in an NBL27 game. SuperCoaches who gave him the captaincy banked 190, and he climbs from 14th to 10th overall on 406.

Adelaide 36ers guard Bryce Cotton ($473,900 ▼ $443,600) still leads SuperCoach NBL on 501. He scored 33 from 22 points and 10-from-11 at the line in the 106-78 win against the Hawks at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday, November 7. Teammate Nick Rakocevic ($188,400 ▲ $404,500) is second on 487 after scoring 47 from 20 points and 16 rebounds.

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36ers forward Zylan Cheatham ($339,500 ▲ $357,900) had the biggest single game of Round 8 and of the season so far. He scored 71 against Illawarra from the first triple-double of NBL27: 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists without a turnover. He climbs from 10th to ninth.

Perth lost both of its games, but Kristian Doolittle ($317,500 ▲ $380,100) scored 89, the second-highest total of the round. He had 56 from 24 points, 9 assists and 5 threes in the 109-104 loss to the Brisbane Bullets at Nissan Arena on Wednesday, November 4, then 33 against Cairns. He climbs from 16th to 11th, and his 38.7 a game is the fifth-best average in the Top 25. Elijah Pepper ($202,700 ▲ $245,700) added 53, including 31 from 26 points against the Taipans. Jaron Rillie ($177,100 ▼ $150,200) scored 47 from 14 points and 13 assists across the two games. Dylan Windler ($271,100 ▲ $334,700) scored 33 and slips from 17th to 20th.

For the Taipans, Jaylon Brown ($277,000 ▼ $255,700) scored 69, including 41 from 22 points and 6-from-10 from three against Perth, and enters the Top 25 at 22nd. Malique Lewis ($207,900 ▲ $259,500) scored 61 and had 7 blocks across the round, 6 of them against Perth. He climbs from equal 19th to 13th. Keanu Pinder ($300,000 ▼ $266,700) added 51 and moves from 15th to 12th, and Jonah Bolden ($133,600 ▲ $277,300) scored 33 and moves up one spot to 21st.

Brisbane’s Nate Hinton ($277,000 ▲ $339,400) scored 63 and holds eighth. He had 31 against Perth and 32 in the 120-92 loss to Melbourne United at John Cain Arena on Saturday. Raul Neto ($277,000 ▼ $250,900) scored 57, including 34 from 10 points and 8 assists in 14:40 against the Wildcats. Tyrell Harrison ($336,100 ▲ $341,100) added 42 and climbs from 18th to 17th.

United’s Cole Anthony ($300,000 ▲ $372,800) scored 44 from 32 points on 13-from-14 shooting in 20:27 against the Bullets and holds fourth on 455. Josh Oduro ($277,000 ▲ $372,100) had 47 from 28 points and 14 rebounds and holds sixth. Luke Travers ($292,900 ▲ $303,900) scored 19 and drops from 13th to 18th.

New Zealand Breakers big man Sam Mennenga ($303,100 ▲ $375,800) scored 59 from 29 points and 17 rebounds in the 79-77 loss to the Tasmania JackJumpers at the Silverdome on Friday, November 6. He climbs from seventh to fifth. Will Magnay ($269,300 ▲ $353,600) scored 35 in the win and slips from fifth to seventh. Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200 ▼ $354,700) managed 4 in 11:07 and drops from ninth to equal 14th with Tasmania’s Taran Armstrong ($304,700 ▲ $306,100), who scored 20. Carlin Davison ($121,600 ▲ $300,400) scored 29 and drops from 12th to 16th.

Sydney Kings guard Kendric Davis ($436,000 ▲ $441,500) scored 53 from 28 points and 9 assists in the 110-99 win against the South East Melbourne Phoenix at Afterpay Arena on Sunday, November 8. He holds third on 476, and his 43.3 a game is the best average in the Top 25. Xavier Cooks ($308,000 ▼ $272,500) had 46 from 15 points and 14 rebounds on 6-from-7 shooting. Torrey Craig ($290,400 ▲ $326,600) scored 38 and climbs from 21st to 19th, while Andrew Carr ($277,000 ▲ $318,200) managed 13 and drops from 19th to 24th. Phoenix big man Yannis Morin ($277,000 ▲ $286,900) scored 47 from 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Illawarra split its two games. Tyler Harvey ($271,700 ▼ $221,700) led the Hawks with 48 from 38 points on 15-from-23 shooting, including 7-from-12 from three. Milton Doyle ($274,700 ▼ $223,500) scored 40 and slips from 24th to 25th.

One player is new to the Top 25: Brown. One dropped out: United’s Joe Ingles ($300,000 ▼ $230,500), who scored 11 against Brisbane.

Below are the Top 15 scores from Round 8 and the Top 25 overall scorers after eight rounds. The Top 15 table runs to 16 players, with four tied on 47.

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