MACKAY, QUEENSLAND – Mackay Basketball are delighted to announce the signing of U.S import player Jerron Jamerson to the McDonald’s Mackay Meteors for the 2021 NBL1 season.

Hailing from Indiana, the 29-year-old is no stranger to Queensland having played previously in the QBL for the North Gold Coast Seahawks in 2018 and USC Rip City in 2019.

In 2018, 194cm combo guard averaged an impressive 23.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He backed that up the following year with 22.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while shooting 56% from the field and 41% from behind the arc.

Jamerson had signed with the McDonald’s Meteors last year, but when the NBL1 season was cancelled due to COVID, he departed Mackay and spent 6-months playing in the Darwin Basketball Championship League. Across 19 games in the ‘Top End’ he averaged 28.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists, remarkably also registering two, ‘triple-doubles’.

McDonald’s Meteors Head Coach Joel Khalu said it was an easy decision to bring Jamerson back.

“Jerron spent just over a week in Mackay training with the guys last year and what our coaching staff and I saw of him in that short time was pretty impressive,” Khalu said.

“With his size, athleticism and skill set he can impact the game heavily at both ends of the court. I think he has the potential to become one of the premier ‘two-way’ elite players in the NBL1 nation-wide.”

“Another good thing about Jerron is that he’s been here and done it. He’s not a new import player who’s coming into Australia for their first professional season. He’s already posted notable stats over two campaigns in our league, so he’s got a great feel about the opposition teams we’ll face, the venues we compete in and what it takes to be successful at the NBL1 level.”

Jamerson also described his return to Mackay as a simple choice.

“It’s a good program, not only from the team, but also the coaches, general manager and the entire organisation in general,” Jamerson said.

“The community also rallies around their basketball here, so that’s always a positive too.”

“I’m just looking forward to getting out there and bringing whatever is needed to help the team win.”

The McDonald’s Meteors still have 6-weeks of pre-season training remaining before battling the Townsville Heat on the road in their first NBL1 North game on Friday, May 14.