Our Weekly Wrap reviews the performances of our overseas based players and we also have news of yet another rep player that has obtained a scholarship to attend a college in America. Did you know that currently there are 26 former Harbour reps on basketball scholarships in the USA?

NCAA Division I

Unusually three Harbour players were involved in the same NCAA Division I game as the University of Portland entertained St Mary’s College, California on Monday night.

It was St Mary’s and Tayla Dalton that prevailed over Emme Shearer and Flo Dallow with a 73-67 overtime – the two seniors influential for their respective teams. Tayla added 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks to 10 points while Emme, her former Harbour teammate, filled the stats line with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, a block and a customary pair of steals.

Late last week, despite St Mary’s being beaten by Gonzaga, the number one ranked team in the West Coast Conference, Tayla came up with a fine individual performance. The Tall Ferns guard scored a team high 17 points (7/11FG) in the 89-60 loss.

NCAA Division II

Jess Moors and Hannah Wentworth came face to face in the Sunshine State Conference and it was Jess and Nova Southeastern that grabbed a 70-54 win against Eckerd College.

Hannah scored 8 points for Eckerd (4-4) while Jess lit up the stats line for Nova, now sailing along at 8-1, contributing 3 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and a game high 3 steals. 

A couple of days later Hannah top scored with 17 points, and passed 700 career points in the process as Eckerd won by the narrowest of margins (71-70) against Palm Beach Atlantic.

Charlie Dalton scored a dozen points in Concordia Irvine’s 66-60 loss to Fresno Pacific.

Junior College

Zaaliyah Kailahi-Fulu made 7 from 12 from the field on her way to 16 points as Chipola college defeated Pensacola State 77-62.

Jaelah Clayton passed 100 points this season as she scored a game high 12 points with Mineral Area College winning a low scoring tussle against State Fair 50-42. Mineral Area, ranked #19 in the nation, have an impressive 17-1 record this season. 

Also reaching a milestone was Boston Caldwell. He scored 14 points in Central Maine’s 71-65 loss to Bryant and Stratton, moving beyond the 200 points mark for the season.

Congratulation are in order for 2023 U17B Girls captain Grace Lai who has accepted a scholarship offer from Southeast Community College commencing later this year.

Professional Players

Tai Webster and the Perth Wildcats are in good form right now in the Australian NBL. The Wildcats have won five straight on the back of an emphatic 118-86 home win against the Brisbane Bullets. For the second game running Tai notched 20 points whilst also dishing 6 assists. That became six on the trot with a 104-98 victory at defending champions Sydney Kings on Sunday – 16 more points for Tai in that one.

Brayden Inger made a pair of threes on his way to 15 points as Hemel Storm blew away Loughbrough 105-72 in the English National League. 

Yanni Wetzell made 13 points for the second game running in the EuroLeague but it wasn’t enough to prevent ALBA Berlin being beaten 82-65 by German powerhouse Bayern Munich. 

James Moors produced his second double-double Leeuwarden in their 75-64 Dutch league win against Den Helder. James finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds with 4 of those at the offensive end.

In the Japanese League Isaac Fotu totalled 10 points as Tochigi Brex were pipped 68-66 by Ryukyu Golden Kings. Isaac also scored 10 points as Brex won a midweek contest against Gunma Thunders 93-81. Brex now sit second in the J League East Conference with a 24-7 record.

In the Australian Women’s National Basketball League Tera Reed scored 12 points for Melbourne Boomers in their narrow 84-82 loss to Southside Flyers. Melbourne (10-7) sit third on the WNBL ladder with the top four teams qualifying for the play-offs that are only a month away.