The Oceania Tournament Coach Course is ready for tip-off this June with a swag of Australian and New Zealand basketball royalty lined up to facilitate the nine-week course.
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After securing a strong win against the Rockets, Mackay will have the opportunity to win back-to-back games against its rivals as the side make the trip to Rockhampton on Saturday.
Despite winning in the beef capital once in his 10 seasons in the league, Meteors coach Joel Khalu said the team had reviewed the footage and was excited for the trip south.
“The film session on Tuesday highlighted areas where we weren’t great, both defensively and with our offensive execution, so if we can make those adjustments then we’ll be a better side,” he said.
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A fourth quarter explosion has secured a Mackay victory in the first home game of the new season.
With the game played in front of a capacity home crowd, Rockhampton got within two points before the Meteors pulled away to win 95-81.
Coach Joel Khalu said he was happy with how the team stayed composed in a tense final quarter.
“Basketball is a game of runs, Rockhampton has guys who can shoot the ball so one thing with our group is that we know they’re never out of it,” he said.
“Even when we’re up 10 or 15 they’re never out of it, but I had confidence in our group to get out of that situation, we just had to make some adjustments defensively.”