The Castec Rural Pioneers are thrilled that 2023 captain and 2022 Golden Hands award winner Kane de Wit has re-signed for the 2024 NBL1 South Season. Twenty-six-year-old de Wit was a National Championship Player with the Castec Rural Pioneers in 2015 and 2017 before leaving Mount Gambier for two seasons.<\/p>\n
In three seasons back with the Pioneers de Wit has become a vital member of the team and contributed significantly to the team\u2019s success. In 2023 de Wit had a solid all-round season averaging 5.38 points per game, 3.38 assists and 3.96 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Castec Rural Pioneers Head Coach Richard Hill said it was great to have Kane continue his basketball journey with the Pioneers.<\/p>\n
\u201cKane is a hardworking, strong leader who is coming off a very good season as our defensive player of the year,\u201d Hill said. \u201cI\u2019m looking for Kane to continue to improve. This is a great first signing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
President Tom Kosch, noted that Kane committing to the club provides stability to head coach Richard Hill and the men\u2019s roster for the 2024 NBL1 South season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst it wasn\u2019t the result that our club had hoped for, Kane led the Castec Rural Pioneers to a Preliminary Final in 2023 in his first year as captain,\u201d Kosch said. \u201cThe de Wit family have been synonymous with basketball and our club over its history. It has been a pleasure to watch Kane commit and choose the sport and give back to the Pioneers just as his dad Ray and family have done so over the time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Castec Rural Pioneers are thrilled that 2023 captain and 2022 Golden Hands award winner Kane de Wit has re-signed for the 2024 NBL1 South Season. Twenty-six-year-old de Wit was a National Championship Player with the Castec Rural Pioneers in 2015 and 2017 before leaving Mount Gambier for two seasons. In three seasons back with […]<\/p>\n