A BENDIGO basketball duo are making the move to Ballarat for the 2024 Mitsubishi NBL1 South Season.<\/p>\n
Ballarat Miners Women have signed former Bendigo Spirit athletes, Tasmania\u2019s Micah Simpson and Queensland centre Ella Gordon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to experience playing in the NBL1 South competition against quality opposition teams,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving already played in both the North and East conferences, this has given me great learning experiences that I am keen to build on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am also looking forward to playing alongside some of my Bendigo Spirit teammates and [women\u2019s head coach Kennedy] Kereama.\u201d<\/p>\n
A swingman, Simpson also comes to the miners with NBL1 South experience from time in Launceston, and as much excitement as Gordon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve heard so many great things about the club, and more importantly, the people involved,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get started and compete for a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kereama said Gordon and Simpson are rising stars and they\u2019re lucky to have them call Selkirk Stadium their new home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicah will be completing her second year as a development player with the Spirit and her growth has been exceptional during this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe an environment like the one we are building in Ballarat will be a perfect platform for her to continue to evolve her game.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicah will bring a great understanding of the system I will implement and is a very versatile and skilled guard who can create a shot for her teammates and herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has developed under one of Australia’s most experienced and best point guards for the last two WNBL seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kereama said Gordon has been facing injury, but is gaining some momentum, and feeling good.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt six foot, four inches, she brings our group some much-needed size, rebounds, sets screens, has good hands, and can finish around the rim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe also has the ability to stretch the floor and prides herself in doing all the gritty defensive tasks.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven she has picked up basketball later in life she has made significant inroads for such a late starter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Millie Cracknell, Milly Sharp, Jemma Amoore, and Abbey Wehrung have also signed on ahead of a round one clash with Bendigo Spirit on Wednesday 3 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A BENDIGO basketball duo are making the move to Ballarat for the 2024 Mitsubishi NBL1 South Season. Ballarat Miners Women have signed former Bendigo Spirit athletes, Tasmania\u2019s Micah Simpson and Queensland centre Ella Gordon. \u201cI\u2019m excited to experience playing in the NBL1 South competition against quality opposition teams,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cHaving already played in both […]<\/p>\n