{"id":1463,"date":"2020-01-29T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T05:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2020-01-29T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T05:53:55","slug":"welcome-back-simon-conn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/zh\/welcome-back-simon-conn\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME BACK SIMON CONN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nunawading Spectres have confirmed the re-signing of big man Simon Conn for the upcoming 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Spectres anchor will enter his 10<sup>\u65e5<\/sup> season for Nunawading, having previously represented both Sandringham and Dandenong at senior level. An NBL1 All Star Five member in 2019, Conn shores up the Spectres frontcourt, leading his team in points, rebounds and blocked shots last season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv2THj9XimI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really excited to re-sign with Nunawading for my 10th season,\u201d Conn said from his Melbourne base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Macca (Shane McDonald) retiring the dynamic of the team will shift slightly but Dave (Biwer) and the front office have put together a great roster and I am ready to work towards defending our NBL1 Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conn was instrumental in the Spectres championship run in 2019, playing in all 24-games, averaging 19.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per outing &#8211; the big fundamental showing no signs of slowing down his production despite featuring heavily on every opposition scouting report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great heading into the season knowing we\u2019ve got the big guy holding us up in the middle,\u201d Spectres Head Coach Dave Biwer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost coaches spend the off-season searching for an import to return you Simon\u2019s kind of numbers on a consistent basis, I\u2019m lucky, I\u2019ve never had to do that because he\u2019s been here with me coming up a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s come into pre-season in good shape and we\u2019re working with a new-look backcourt to ensure we keep finding Sim in the right spots at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-89x50.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-30x17.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-250x140.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-196x110.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Home-Games-Web-255x143.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Conn has already begun pre-season with his Spectres teammates, joining; Tom Wright, Costas Hronopoulos, Darcy Harding, Dain Swetalla and Luke Van Rijn as confirmed signings ahead of the NBL1 South season.<\/p>\n<p>The NBL1 recently released its 2020 schedule, with NBL1 South teams set to play a 22-game regular season schedule. The Spectres will host 11-home game double headers (women \/ men) at The Graveyard, tipping off April 18 against Diamond Valley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nblcdn.com.au\/s\/nbl1-south-fixture-1.pdf\">FULL SCHEDULE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3dTT_24LoZY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nunawading Spectres have confirmed the re-signing of big man Simon Conn for the upcoming 2020 season. 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