{"id":111332,"date":"2025-03-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=111332"},"modified":"2025-03-27T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:28:06","slug":"two-re-signings-for-the-miners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/two-re-signings-for-the-miners\/","title":{"rendered":"Two re-signings for the Miners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CENTRE Makuei Puondak and local talent Zac Dunmore have re-signed with the Ballarat Miners for this year&#8217;s NBL1 South season.<\/p>\n<p>Dunmore began his basketball journey with the Ararat Redbacks before he relocated to Ballarat and was part of the inaugural NBL1 roster for the Ballarat Miners in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he averaged 10.57 points, 3.35 rebounds and 1.09 assists per game, with a field goal percentage of 45.88.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_111379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111379\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111379 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1-684x1024.jpg?_t=1743031671\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/zac_40850-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zac Dunmore has re-signed with the Ballarat Miners. 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