NBL1 Central MVP returns for 2024

The 2022 NBL1 Central Woollacott Award (Conference MVP) winner Jeremy Smith has returned after a year away from the competition. 

After playing in Iceland and Austria for the past year, the 2022 NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five members will suit up again for the South Adelaide Panthers. 

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Smith led the Panthers, alongside current Adelaide 36er Alex Starling, to the NBL1 Central championship in the 2022 season – scoring 26 points with nine assists and seven rebounds over the Woodville Warriors.

JEREMY SMITH MAKING A STATEMENT

Ending the first quarter of the #NBL1Central Grand Final with STYLE ?

Watch it live on @kayosports ? pic.twitter.com/ARb9IjsYaO

— NBL1 (@NBL1) September 3, 2022

He averaged 26.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Championship team, signing on as the second player on the men’s roster after former Mount Gambier Pioneer, Tom Kubank signed back in late October. 

On the Panthers’ Instagram page, Smith said he cannot wait to return to Adelaide.

“I’m looking forward to coming back to a place I call home,” he said.

“The ultimate goal is to have an impact on and off the court, with the hopes of doing things better than my last tenure.”

The NBL1 Central season starts on Saturday, March 23. See the full fixture here. 

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