{"id":96405,"date":"2024-02-09T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=96405"},"modified":"2024-02-08T23:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:38:24","slug":"guard-leaves-brisbane-for-ballarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/sport\/guard-leaves-brisbane-for-ballarat\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard leaves Brisbane for Ballarat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CAPITAL city basketballer is shifting to a regional centre for the 2024 NBL1 South Season.<\/p>\n<p>Former Brisbane Capitals guard Nicholas Stoddart has signed on to play with the Ballarat Miners men for the year, and the comp beginning early-April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited to be on board with Ballarat this season and can\u2019t wait to get started with the group,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe culture that [head coach Luke Brennan] is going to create with this team is something I am looking forward to being a part of and I am keen to get to work with the lads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stoddart has mostly competed in Queensland throughout his playing career, and in NBL1 North he shot 20 points on average per game, with 3.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to welcome Nick to the Miners family,\u201d Brennan said. \u201cHe is a high-level scorer and an underrated defender that will complement our local core really well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn top of his obvious basketball skill, he\u2019s a great guy who wants the best for himself, his teammates and the entire Ballarat Miners community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballarat Miners Elite Teams Committee member, Matt Sheehan, said he expects Stoddart needs a new challenge as he makes the move to Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick\u2019s a genuine scorer and a hard nut on the defensive end which is what coach Luke Brennan is looking for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick comes wanting to further improve his basketball career with coach Luke Brennan at the helm and will slot in nicely with the current squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also confirmed as returning to the Miners this year are Jake Lloyd, Max Cody, Amos Brooks, and Tyler Rudolph.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 NBL1 South Season launches on Wednesday 3 April, with the Miners men and women playing the Bendigo Braves at home at Selkirk Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CAPITAL city basketballer is shifting to a regional centre for the 2024 NBL1 South Season. 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