NBL1 North star returns to Grand Finalists

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NBL1 North superstar Lara McSpadden has re-signed with the Rockhampton Cyclones for the 2024 NBL1 season. 

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After averaging 11.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, McSpadden was one of the stars of the North this past season. 

She led her Cyclones to the third seed in the conference, ending up taking her team all the way to the Grand Final Series – where they eventually lost to the Northside Wizards. 

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After her spectacular NBL1 North campaign, McSpadden signed with the WNBL’s Sydney Flames for her debut season. In five games so far, she’s averaging 5.4 points and 3.8 rebounds for the 2-3 Flames. 

Cyclone's head coach Drew Fenton said that McSpadden is one of the best bigs in the country and he is excited to have her return this coming season. 

“Lara is one of the best Australian bigs in the NBL1 and we are excited to have her return,” he told Rockhampton. 

“Lara has been the driving force behind building the Cyclones profile over the last 3 years and this will continue into 2024… Lara is our anchor defensively and she took her leadership to a new level in 2023, which set the platform for future Cyclones players to follow her lead.”

McSpadden said she cannot wait to return to the Cyclones after their success last season. 

“I’m so excited to be signing back with Rocky after what was such a successful campaign last year,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to being back to go one better in 2024.”

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