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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.
Prior to turning pro, Williams attended Campbell Collegiate in Regina before heading to South Dakota State University to play Division 1 NCAA basketball. Over the course of three years with the Jackrabbits, Williams averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 31.7 minutes. “We’re excited to welcome Kai back to the Rattlers”, said Rattlers GM Barry Rawlyk. “Kai is a local product and a consistent player and we are happy to have him back ahead of the 2021 CEBL season.” “I’m really thankful and grateful to be given another opportunity to play with the Rattlers for the summer,” said Williams. “I’m looking forward to working with the group of guys the organization has been able to assemble and playing back home on Saskatchewan soil.”
The Lions learn to Roar, by Selin Akdemir Francis Holland School Basketball is a popular sport worldwide; the NBA is very popular in America, and the same goes for Europe where FIBA has a large number of fans. However, for a number of reasons, the sport has not reached the same level of popularity in the United Kingdom. For some time, the British Basketball League has been blaming underfunding and a lack of media coverage on basketball for preventing the sport from reaching its full potential. However, this situation is beginning to reverse as a result of sudden international interest in British basketball. In February 2020, a worldwide education group BAU Global bought the majority shares of the Plymouth Raiders basketball team. Just a few months later in June 2020, Miami based private investment firm 777 Partners invested in the London Lions team.