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Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay basketball fans will get to watch a former fan-favourite take the court once more when the Meteors play Rockhampton on Friday. Meteors’ 2013 MVP and member of 2015 QBL championship team Matthew Adekponya will suit up as a short-term replacement player for his former side. The 30-year-old’s signing comes after Meteor forward Kye Medhurst suffered a foot injury during a pre-season match three weeks ago. Meteors coach Joel Khalu said he was ecstatic the 194cm forward was re-joining the club. “He knows most of the guys in the group really well and I’ve coached him for many years, so he understands our style of play and what we’re trying to accomplish at both ends of the floor,” he said. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay basketball will make its long-awaited foray into the NBL1 this weekend, with both the Meteors and Meteorettes opening their seasons. Both sides will feature in a double-header to begin the season, with games in Townsville and Cairns scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights. Meteors coach Joel Khalu said it was an exciting time to be a basketball fan in Mackay. âItâs been a long time coming, with last season being cancelled,â he said. âEveryoneâs pretty pumped the season is back, and everyoneâs excited to play.â Mackay entered the NBL1 North league in 2020, but never played a game as COVID-19 forced the seasonâs cancellation. ....
March 6: COACHING CAPER SUITS SIDELINED SUN JUST FINE INJURED Gold Coast Suns midfielder Emma Pittman says she never considered life after football until starting her second stint in rehab. But the Mackay product has seen the silver lining during her time on the sidelines and the fire to return to the field as a better player and leader burns brighter than ever. Pittman originally injured her ACL in early 2019 and was nearing the end of her recovery period when she reaggravated the injury at training in January. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Joel Khalu will return as head coach of the Mackay Meteors to continue the job he was brought in to do this time last year. Mackay Basketball this morning confirmed Khalu had been reappointed as head coach for the club s 2021 and 2022 NBL1 North campaigns. Fresh from leading the Meteors on an unbeaten ConcoPhillips CQ Cup title, in lieu of the abandoned NBL1 North 2020 season, Khalu s attention now turns to preparing his squad for the rigours of a state league campaign and prospective national championship run - for which he has ample experience. Across a 10-year playing career with the Cairns Marlins, Khalu was twice an ABA National Champion (1998, 2007) and a four-time QBL winner (1998, 2001, 2007 and 2009). ....