Thunder big man set to become a Pioneer

No fuss attitude attracts head coach to Lampkin

The signatured keep coming for the Castec Rural Pioneers, with the club signing the 206cm star, 26-year-old Jacob Lampkin, from the Keilor Thunder.

Lampkin will add significant depth of experience to the Pioneers roster, having played for the University of Pacific and University of Alaska prior to joining the Keilor Thunder in the NBL1 South competition last year, but most recently has played in the starting five in the Serbian league.

In the 2022 NBL1 South competition, Lampkin averaged 19.5 points a game at an impressive 59.73% from the field, together with an average of three assists and 10 rebounds per game.

Lampkin is another important signing for the Pioneers and head coach Richard Hill was thrilled Lampkin was to become a Pioneer this season.

“Jacob brings exactly what we need to our front court, a solid defender and high level rebounder to complement a well-rounded and very efficient offensive game,” Hill said.

“He probably slipped under the radar a little last season playing on a bottom half team, but he was very effective and statistically one of the premier big men in the competition. I love his no fuss attitude and unselfishness.”

The Castec Rural Pioneers and the OneFortyOne Pioneers will commence their 2023 NBL1 South campaigns in April.

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Scanlon & Eldridge post best score in 2-4-2

Last week 28 players took part in the 2-4-2 gameat the Millicent Bowls Club which was played on B and C
greens.

In first place with a score of 33+8 were John Eldridge and Peter Scanlon taking home the $28 prize pool each.

Second place went to David Botting and Malcolm Wright with a score of 33+6 and winning the $5 bar voucher each. Other winning teams were, Rob Chambers, Iain Campbell 32+8.