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The Rockhampton Rockets and Cyclones will be looking to bounce back from double defeats on the road last weekend when they hit their home floor on Saturday.
Both teams will be looking to reverse their results against Mackay, who beat them in their first games of the NBL1 North season last Friday night.
Neither had any joy then against Townsville in Round 2 on Saturday night, with the Rockets beaten 103-73 and the Cyclones going down 90-63.
The Rockets are hoping to have Josh Wilcher playing on Saturday night at Bravus Arena.
The champion point guard has been in quarantine since returning from playing in the British Basketball League.
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The McDonaldâs Rockhampton Rockets have made their first signing for the year and coach Neal Tweedy is âextremely happyâ about it.
They have secured the services of 197cm forward Najeal Young for the 2021 NBL1 North season, which starts in May.
The 26-year-old spent the 2019 season with the Frankston Blues in the NBL1 South league, averaging 14 points and eight rebounds during the season.
He previously played in the G-League with the Santa Cruz Warriors.
Tweedy was pleased to announce Youngâs arrival.
âNajeal has proven that he is a great contributor at the NBL1 level after having a very successful season with the Frankston Blues in 2019,â he said.
Last modified on Fri 18 Dec 2020 14.19 EST
When Boris Johnson’s cabinet met by video link on Halloween weekend, as he rushed forward plans to announce an England-wide lockdown after they emerged in the press, Gavin Williamson gave colleagues a ticking off about leaks.
The irony of Williamson’s lecture was not lost on others present. It was the education secretary who less than 18 months earlier had been sacked by Theresa May over the leak of sensitive discussions about the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Williamson protested his innocence; but in any case, when Johnson won the leadership he wiped the slate clean.