Off-Season Player Wrap: Foxwell and Glover Star for Eltham

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See below for how our Phoenix-rostered players are faring locally and internationally.

Owen Foxwell – Eltham Wildcats (NBL1 South)
27PTS, 1ASTS, 4REBS, 1STL vs Mt Gambier Pioneers
7PTS, 3REBS, 7ASTS, 3STLS vs Hobart Chargers 

The Eltham Wildcats went 1-1 over the weekend, stealing the win over the Mt Gambier Pioneers 91-89 on Friday night before falling to the Hobart Chargers 74-85 on Sunday.

Foxwell had a strong performance in the close win, recording 27 points before backing it up with a seven-point, seven assists and three steals in the loss.

Angus Glover – Eltham Wildcats (NBL1 South)
10PTS, 5ASTS, 5REBS, 3STLS vs Mt Gambier Pioneers
23PTS, 8REBS, 4ASTS vs Hobart Chargers

Glover shared the load for the Wildcats in the second game. Despite the loss, the guard produced 23 points and eight rebounds.

He had a solid performance in Friday's win, working at both ends of the court. He ended the night with 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

The Wildcats sit 10th on the NBL1 South ladder at six wins and losses.

Ben Ayre – Wellington Saints (NZNBL)
21PTS, 7ASTS, 4REB vs Canterbury Rams

The Saints took on the second-place Canterbury Rams on Saturday, but the Rams were too strong, winning 84-107.

Ayre continued his starring form, scoring 21 points and seven assists, and was named the Wellington Saints MVP for the third game in a row.

Jordan Hunter – Rigas Zelli – (Latvian Basketball League)
8PTS, 6REBS, 1ASTS vs VEF Riga

Unfortunately, Rigas Zelli went down 1-4 in their grand final series against VEF Riga. 

Hunter was solid in the final hit-out for the Latvian side but couldn't finish off a stellar finals series performance for the team's first season in the competition. The centre was named in the symbolic five for the series.

Hunter has returned home as he prepares for his wedding in July.

Paldies visiem par atbalstu un ticību Zeļļu spēkam un idejai, mēs nekur nepazudīsim, un šis ir tikai sākums Zeļļu stāstam! 🩷 pic.twitter.com/aPHuF9l2Fl

— Rīgas Zeļļi (@RigasZelli) May 23, 2024

Mitch Creek – Xinjiang Flying Tigers (CBA)
11PTS, 2REBS, 1STL, 1BLK vs Liaoning

Xinjiang also sadly went down in their grand final series, 0-4, against Liaoning.

Creek had a stand-out final appearance for the Flying Tigers, scoring 11 points, two rebounds and a steal and block in eight minutes of court time. He was the third-highest scorer for Xinjiang in game four.

Luke Fennell – Centre of Excellence – (NBL1 East)
17PTS, 1REBS, 3ASTS, 1STL vs Central Coast Crusaders 

Fennell was pivotal in the win for Centre of Excellence against Central Coast Crusaders, 96-89 on Saturday, recording 17 points. Even though Fennell did not suit up, COE continued their winning form on Sunday with a huge 115-76 win over the Illawarra Hawks.

 

(Fennell in action for COE. Photo Credit: Greg Francis)

Nathan Sobey – Ipswich Force (NBL1 North)
19PTS, 2ASTS, 5REBS, 2STLS vs North West Metro Pirates

The Ipswich Force sadly went down 96-104 to the South West Metro Pirates on the weekend.

Despite the loss, Sobey continued his high-scoring affair, collecting 19 points and five rebounds in the eight-point loss.

(Sobey shooting the ball for Ipswich. Photo Credit: Megan Low)

Matt Kenyon – North Gold Coast Seahawks (NBL1 North)
15PTS, 3ASTS, 6REBS, 1STL, 1BLK vs Mackay Meteors

The Seahawks suffered a tough loss to the Mackay Meteors, 83-99, and fell back to 9th on the NBL1 North ladder.

Kenyon still performed well in the loss, scoring 15 points and six rebounds.

 

Luke Rosendale – Ballarat Miners (NBL1 South)
14PTS, 7ASTS, 5REBS, 1STLS vs Knox Raiders
13PTS, 5ASTS, 1REBS, 2STLS, 1BLK vs Diamond Valley Eagles.

Luke Rosendale and assistant coach (head coach at Miners), Luke Brennan's side, the Ballarat Miners have climbed back to the top of the NBL1 South ladder after back-to-back wins on the weekend.

Starting Saturday night against ex-Phoenix players Austin Rapp and Anzac Rissetto, the Miners had a massive overtime win over the Raiders, 89-86. The Raiders led the game before the Miners fought back to take it into overtime before pinching the win from the visitors. Rosendale had a solid hit-out in the OT win with 14 points and seven assists against Rapp's double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds.

On Sunday, the Miners continued their winning form in another three-point win over the Diamond Valley Eagles, 99-96. Rosendale recorded 13 points and five assists.

(Phoenix assistant coach, Luke Brennan is currently the head coach of the Ballarat Miners in NBL1 South.)

Reuben Te Rangi – Auckland Tuatara (NZNBL)
10PTS, 3ASTS, 5REBS, 1STLS vs Nelson Giants

Auckland has continued to put a clear two-game gap between first and second as they collected their 11th win for the season over the Nelson Giants, 99-81.

Te Rangi recorded 10 points and five rebounds in the 18-point win.

Kody Stattmann – Cairns Marlins (NBL1 North)
18PTS, 2REBS vs Logan Thunder

Stattmann rejoined the Cairns Marlins after not playing in the previous round, but unfortunately, his 18 points weren't enough, and Cairns lost 82-106 against Logan Thunder.

(Photo Credit: Gordon Greaves)

Stay tuned via Phoenix socials to keep updated with players' performances during the off-season.

For a list of the latest roster updates, see below.

Under Contract 
Ben Ayre  
Mitch Creek  
Luke Fennell
Owen Foxwell 
Angus Glover
Jordan Hunter 
Matt Kenyon 
Nathan Sobey  
Derrick Walton Jr

Free Agents 
Gary Browne  
Craig Moller  
Abdel Nader  
Anzac Rissetto  
Luke Rosendale  
Kody Stattmann  
Reuben Te Rangi  
Alan Williams  
Rhys Vague

Off-Season Moves 
Gorjok Gak (Tasmania)
Austin Rapp (Portland Pilots)

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