{"id":166397,"date":"2020-08-14T08:19:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T06:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=166397"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:19:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T06:19:12","slug":"perth-wildcats-sign-rookie-john-mooney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/perth-wildcats-sign-rookie-john-mooney\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth Wildcats sign rookie John Mooney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Perth Wildcats are excited to introduce its latest import player signing, American power forward John Mooney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Standing at 206cm and weighing 111kg, Mooney is a beast on the boards, leading the NCAA in both defensive rebounds and double-doubles last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 23-year-old is excited to begin his professional career with the reigning NBL champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m humbled and flattered for the interest Perth has given me and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to have signed my deal. I understand the Wildcats organisation values winning, working hard and setting a great example for the community. All of these values align with mine and I can\u2019t wait to help Perth compete for a third-straight title,\u201d said Mooney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFans can expect a player who will give it 100 per cent all every game and every possession. I am a guy who is very coachable and wants to improve in between games. I\u2019m extremely passionate about the game and will help my team win in any way I can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to learning from a championship organisation. I\u2019m excited to be a member of the Australian community and I\u2019m very much looking forward to meeting the Australian people, whom I\u2019ve heard are awesome!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">John Mooney attended Lake Brantley High School in Florida and, after fielding offers from numerous elite basketball schools, committed to the University of Notre Dame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His output improved in each of his four collegiate seasons with the Fighting Irish and, in his senior year, averaged 16.7 points and 12.7 rebounds per game, as well as 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It took him just 15 games to grab 200 rebounds, making him the quickest major conference player to reach 200 rebounds in a season since NBA legend Tim Duncan in 1996\/97 (14 games) and superstar Blake Griffin in 2008\/09 (15 games).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He and Duncan are the only Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) players to average 12-plus rebounds per game in consecutive seasons since 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mooney is also a strong finisher around the rim, converting at a rate of 46.2 per cent from the field, and has the ability to connect from three \u2013 going at 35.8 per cent from long range throughout his college career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson believes Mooney is the perfect fit for his side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cJohn\u2019s versatile, can play the four or five and shoot the ball from the three. He\u2019s six-foot-nine, he\u2019s strong, he can score and obviously rebound the ball, but he also has a very good basketball IQ,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThose rebounding stats transfer straight to professionalism, and he\u2019s been producing those numbers in the best college conference in America. \u00a0John also has a strong work ethic, he wants to keep improving, he has a team-first attitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe believe John has the tools to play in the NBA in the future and we are excited we\u2019ve got his signature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">John Mooney\u2019s collegiate awards include 2020 All-ACC First Team selection, USBWA All-District selection and he was a finalist for the Karl Malone Award for Top Collegiate Power Forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He joins Mitch Norton, Bryce Cotton, Todd Blanchfield, Jesse Wagstaff, Clint Steindl, Majok Majok, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, Kevin White, Luke Travers (development player) and Taylor Britt (development player) on the Perth Wildcats 2020\/21 roster.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Perth Wildcats are excited to introduce its latest import player signing, American power forward John Mooney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[389,391],"tags":[9218],"rumors":[407],"typology":[185],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-166397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","category-new-zeland","tag-perth-wildcats-en","rumors-basket-rumors","typology-official"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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