Warwicks first two major signings for this years D-League team have been confirmed with the announcement that Michael McDaniel and Leon Perdue will both be re-joining the team for the season.

McDaniel has been living in Warwick for the last 4 years, but has not had the chance to play for Warwick in the Regional League for the last 2 seasons. Last year he played QBL for the Toowoomba Mountaineers team, and had decided to retire from representative basketball this year. When he heard that Warwick was putting a team in the D-League, he was compelled to play on for one more season to help some of the inexperienced players settle into the higher level competition.

“Mike has so much to pass onto the younger players” said Coach Clark. “It’s great for the team to have him in the squad for their inaugural season.”

Leon Perdue last played for the Wildcats in their 2008 premiership win. In that season he proved to be a prolific scorer, with great shooting accuracy from the 3 point line. “Leon is a very similar player to our import last year (James Legan)” Said Coach Clark “But with James not available for the Wildcats due to playing in the QBL for the Toowoomba Mountaineers, it’s great to have a pure scorer like Leon in the side”.

Leon has been working in the mines in Western Australia for the last 2 years, and rang Coach Clark to have one last shot at QBL with the Mountaineers this year. When he found out that Coach Clark and Warwick were entering the D-League, he asked immediately if there was room for him. It’s unusual for a player of Leons’ calibre to pass up QBL for D-League, but Leon is the sort of person who is loyal to a team, and when he had the chance to renew ties with Coach Clark and the Wildcats, he decided to help out his old teammates.

“Mike and Leon wear the Wildcats uniform with pride, these guys are Wildcats through and through” Said Coach Clark “We welcome them with open arms. These are just the sort of experienced players that the Wildcats were looking for in their first season in the D-League.”