Author: Sean Walsh
Cairns started their 2016/17 campaign with a 3000 kilometre trip to the opposite side of the country to face the defending champion Perth Wildcats. Despite adding a number of players to the roster, the Taipans have featured at the very bottom of my pre-season rankings in the media and they are dead with the…
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The Taipans today officially announced that combo guard Damon Heuir has signed as the team’s 11th and final roster spot for 2016/17. Heuir, who has been playing in Cairns since becoming a development player in 2014, has been impressive in the Taipans recent preseason match-ups against Melbourne and Perth over the past fortnight, having developed…
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The Cairns Taipans have extended their perfect run in the lead up to 2016/17 with back to back pre-season victories over Perth in Rockhampton. The Taipans fielded a side with all three of their new imports for the first time allowing them to dominate in both games. Fans who flocked to Rockhampton’s Hegvold Stadium were…
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Cairns Taipans head coach Aaron Fearne spoke with Aussie Hoopla about his plans to transform what was an underperforming team in 2015/16 to one which can deliver on the court. Now the Taipans have completed their roster we take a closer look at these talented players who come from very different backgrounds, but none…
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The mighty CQUniversity Cairns Taipans have kicked off season 2016/17 with a great performance against East Washington University on Sunday, delivering a 90-67 win to kickstart their season. The main storyline was off season acquisitions Mitchell MCCarron making his debut in the Orange as well as two of the Snakes three new imports Travis…
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Fresh off a Boomers Selection camp and just missing out on Rio, Taipans captain Cam Gliddon yesterday announcing he will see out the entirety of his three-year deal after not using the European opt-out clause of his Cairns deal making him a Snake until the end of 2017/18. With the addition in the offseason…
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Cleveland Cavaliers and Australian Boomers point guard Matthew Dellavedova is back in the country after becoming the 6th Australian to win an NBA championship. Delly, who already has a reputation for ‘hard work’ jumped straight off a plane to make an appearance at Melbourne’s Kickz101 to sign autographs for thousands of fans and give people a…
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