Derick Newton to Play for Mackay Meteors in QBL 2019 The McDonald’s Mackay Meteors are proud to announce that they have signed 6ft 6 forward, Derick Newton for the 2019 QBL season. Derick’s Basketball History Derick played his college career at Stetson University and averaged 17.8 points and 5.7 rebounds for Stetson in his sophomore…
Meteorettes Signs Centre Leeza Burdgess for the 2019 QBL The Global Product Search Meteorettes are extremely excited to announce the signing of Leeza Burdgess to their 2019 roster. The 6ft 4inch big centre is currently playing in the Czech Republic for BLK Praha and is currently averaging 10.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Burdgess…
In a major signing coup for the Townsville Flames and the QBL, former WNBL superstar and championship winning Fire captain Rachael McCully has been lured out of retirement to pull of the Flames jersey in 2017. A veteran of 324 WNBL games and two-time WNBL defensive player of the year, McCully will bring a wealth…
GRAND FINAL GAME PREVIEWS WOMEN Friday 26 – Sunday 28 August Rockhampton Cyclones v Mackay Meteorettes The continued dominance of the northern pool will be on display again this weekend, with the overall top two teams throughout the season once again coming from Central and Northern Queensland. Both teams posted dominant semi-final wins and are…
SEMI FINAL GAME PREVIEWS WOMEN Saturday 20 August Mackay Meteorettes v Gold Coast Rollers Although both the Meteorettes and the Rollers both posted big wins, it is fair to say that these two sides had very different games which got them through to the semi-finals. The Meteorettes were too much for the Flames, and trounced…