Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Game Booklet - Saturday 6th April

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 2024

MENTAL HEALTH ROUND

ELTHAM NUNAWADING SPECTRES

WELCOME

Welcome to round 2 of the NBL1 South 2024 season. Today we welcome the Nunawading Spectres in a special NBL1 ‘Mental Health Round.’ You will notice the players wearing green socks today to support this great initiative.

Last weekend we saw a sell-out crowd of 1,200+ people to our season opener against the Diamond Valley Eagles here at Montmorency Secondary College.

We have had a mixed bag of results to start the season and you can expect a good show from both our squads tonight against the Nunawading Spectres.

The Women’s game will feature an abundance of young talent from the Spectres including former Wildcat import Louise Forsyth, who we welcome back with open arms today. The Spectres started their season 0-2 and will be eager to get a big win today led by Batabe Zempare, Louise Forsyth and Bride Kennedy-Hopoate. However, your Wildcats are in the same boat hunting their first win and you can expect an elite performance tonight on both ends of the court. Lily Scanlon, Hailey Leidel and Rebecca Pizzey will be instrumental tonight!

The Men’s game will be a beauty. The Spectres come to town full of confidence with big wins over Ringwood and Melbourne last week. Eltham will need to contain the import duo of Trendon Hankerson & Jalen Johnson to get a ‘W’ here.

The ‘Big 5’ need to be great tonight, and they will be! Look for Sam Whelan, Ovie Magbegor and Zak Cunningham to be the difference here.

Welcome to all who are attending the game in person or watching via live stream. We wish all teams the best of luck in what will be two elite basketball games and we encourage you all to cheer on your team loud, proud and respectfully.

Go Wildcats!

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WILD-CROSS

LACHLAN WOOD 1. My favourite colour is?

2. What state am I from?

3. What is my nickname?

4. What other sport did I play growing up?

5. First basketball team name?

6. Favourite basketball drill?

7. One word to describe me?

8. My go to meal is?

9. Favourite streaming service?

Answers: green, nsw, woody, cricket, dolphins, scrimmage, lanky, pasta, netflix

WILD-CROSS

ERIN RILEY 1. One word to describe me?

2. Favourite basketball drill?

3. My nickname is?

4. My go to meal is?

5. My favourite streaming service is?

6. My hometown is?

7. My first basketball team was?

Answers: humorous, numbers, ezza, sushi, netflix, eltham, wildcats

PARTNERS

Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Women Proudly supported by

No.

Age

Position

Name

3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 21 24

25 25 20 27 25 22 23 17 19 21 26

Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward/C Guard/F Guard Forward Guard Centre Guard/F

Ally Bates Taylah Wynne Georgia Koopmans Shannon Dufficy Rebecca Pizzey Erin Riley Lily Scanlon Eleanor Trout Lilly Amor Kayla Salmons Hailey Leidel

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Chiro

Matt Bongetti Hunter Santamaria Carly Stones Debbie Coulson Jodi Vine Brett Cole

Nunawading Spectres NBL1 Women

No.

Age

Position

Name

4 7 11 12 20 21 22 25 33 34 55

27 25 22 27 18 29 27 22 24 23 21

Guard Guard/F Guard Forward Forward Forward Guard/F Guard/F Guard Forward Guard/F

Rachel Antoniadou Louise Forsyth Taylah Schmidtke Bride Kennedy-Hopoate Emily Scholtes Batabe Zempare Rachel Brewster Izzy Feller Jordan Pyle Kate Tanner Tayha Watkins

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Physio

Paul Flynn Libby Schoenfeld Gail Macfarlane Casey Giles Elsie Bodna James Jansz

Eltham Wildcats NBL1 Men Proudly supported by

No.

Age

Position

Name

0 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 12 15 20 25

26 24 27 19 26 25 20 22 20 21 20 26

Guard Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Centre Guard Forward Forward Forward

Sam Whelan Ralph Bissainthe Joshua Sykes Zahn Agosta Sam Short Angus Glover Zac Anderson Zak Cunningham Owen Foxwell Lachlan Wood Mitch Blackburn Ovie Magbegor

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Manager Chiro

Craig Stratford Chris Cameron Steve Smith Jodi Vine Brett Cole

Nunawading Spectres NBL1 Men

No.

Age

Position

Name

0 4 7 8 9 11 14 16 20 25 33

25 21 23 27 22 20 27 19 24 26 25 21

Guard Centre Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Centre Forward Forward Guard

Jack Gandolfo Ellis Biggar Trendon Hankerson Jordan Geer Kingsley Box Christian D’Angelo Daniel Baxter Tiernan Stynes Nic Tata Jalen Johnson Alec Mulqueeney Curtis Brecko

Team Staff

Name

Head Coach Asst Coach Team Manager Team Manager Physio

Andrew Cutler Ed Niu Roger Skofic Ryan Rowley James Jansz

NBL1 FIXTURE HOME GAMES

Sat 6th April | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sat 13th April | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sat 20th April | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sat 4th May | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sun 12th May | 12:30pm & 2:30pm Sat 18th May | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sun 26th May | 12:30pm & 2:30pm Sun 2nd June | 12:30pm & 2:30pm Sat 22nd June | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Thurs 4th July | 6:00pm & 8:00pm Sat 13th July | 6:00pm & 8:00pm

WWW.ELTHAMWILDCATS.COM.AU Montmorency Secondary College (27 Simms Rd, Montmorency)

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Services provided at Cole Family Chiropractic Chiropractic Adjustments Remedial Massage Dry Needling Soft Tissue Treament trigger point therapy or massage with oils

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BIG V FIXTURE 2024 YOUTH LEAGUE HOME FIXTURE

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

YOUTH MEN Sun 24th March Sun 7th April Sun 21st April Sun 28th April Sat 11th May Sat 25th May Sat 1st June Sun 23rd June Sun 30th June Sun 7th July Sun 14th July

Knox Raiders Keysborough Cougars Nunawading Spectres Casey Cavaliers Dandenong Rangers Keilor Thunder Ballarat Miners Sandringham Sabres Diamond Valley Eagles Waverley Falcons Melbourne Tigers

12:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 2:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm

YOUTH WOMEN Sat 16th March Sun 24th March Sun 7th April Sun 21st April Sun 28th April Sat 11th May Sat 25th May Sat 15th June Sun 23rd June Sat 13th July Sun 21st July

Keilor Thunder Frankston Blues Waverley Falcons Kilsyth Cobras Knox Raiders Bendigo Braves Melbourne Tigers Diamond Valley Eagles Sandringham Sabres Nunawading Spectres Altona Gators

7:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 12:30pm 4:00pm* 1:30pm

Eltham High School (Withers Way, Eltham) Game played at Montmorency Secondary College

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ABOUT US The Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club had humble beginnings from basketball activities within Eltham High School. After a series of informal games against various schools, the first two teams were entered into an organised competition, the Presbyterian Men’s Basketball Association in the winter season of 1965.

From these beginnings, the Club, has developed and grown to now cater for 6,000+ participants, both male and female of all ages. It has a turnover of $4 million and a team of paid employees working out of offices at Eltham High School & Montmorency Secondary College. This team is underpinned by a large group of casual employees and dedicated volunteers. We provide pathways for players, coaches, technical officials and administrators starting with our extensive range of beginner programs, our junior domestic Wildcat teams (playing in the EDJBA), our junior championship teams (playing in the VJBL) and our local adult competitions held Monday - Thursday nights.

At an elite level, the club has men’s and women’s teams playing in the Youth (u23) competitions run by Basketball Victoria’s ‘Big V’. In 2018. the Eltham Wildcats were accepted as a foundation member of the inaugural NBL1 competition, the premier winter competition in Australia and supported by the National Basketball League.

The Club exists to serve the surrounding community through the provision of opportunities for recreation, enjoyment and the pursuit of excellence, for all those who wish to participate, irrespective of age, gender or ability. For these reasons, the Club runs a diverse programme to cater for the variety of interests of the members of the community.

We’ve hosted our annual January basketball tournament for over 50 years, in conjunction with Dandenong Basketball Association since 1996. It is the largest junior basketball tournament in the world with participants from all over Australia and New Zealand. In recent times, we’ve seen teams compete from USA, China, FIJI, Lithuania and Singapore.

The 2024 event had 15,238 players playing for 1,673 teams.