Perth Wildcats have continued their give attention to securing West Australian expertise for the upcoming NBL season by signing thrilling younger guard Ben Henshall on a two-year contract.
Having already signed WA pair Keanu Pinder and David Okwera, Henshall will be a part of the Wildcats after profitable the Bob Staunton Medal as the very best participant at this yr’s underneath 20 nationwide championships.
At 195cm, the Wildcats are enthusiastic about Henshall’s versatility, vitality and skill to make important steps in his growth within the coming years.
“We were attracted to his feel for the game and the swagger he approaches the game with, he has great positional size which will help separate him,” coach John Rillie stated.
“His youthful enthusiasm will be something I will want to see every day. Offensively he will be dynamic in the open floor, defensively he will become a very disruptive defender, he has natural instincts for the ball.”
Henshall is averaging 22.3 factors, 3.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and a pair of.1 steals per recreation throughout the NBL1 season for the Centre of Excellence.
He stated enjoying for the Wildcats is a dream come true.
“It feels awesome, I’ve been watching the Wildcats play for a long time now so it feels amazing to finally get to suit up and play with all the boys,” he stated.
“The coaches are really focused on development and getting me to where I need to go and they’re going to invest a lot of time into me, being at home and getting to play in front of my family is a big part of it as well.
“I think I’ll be able to bring a lot of versatility, I’ve got good size and length for a guard, I can be another option for scoring or just whatever Rillie needs me to do, I can get out there and do it.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
