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Junior National Champion Foxwell signs as Development Player

27 Aug
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Melbourne United Media

The 18-year-old guard spent the NBL24 season with United as a training player

Melbourne United is thrilled to announce the signing of Joel Foxwell as a Development Player for the NBL25 season.

Having completed a stellar junior career, which has included an U20s National Championship and Big V Youth League Championship, Foxwell joins United with a wealth of big-game experience.

The 6’1 guard spent last season with Melbourne as a training player, learning from the likes of Matthew Dellavedova, Shea Ili and Ian Clark.

Now presented with the opportunity to take to the court alongside his teammates, Foxwell couldn’t be more excited.

“I’m buzzing,” he told Melbourne United Media.

“It’s an opportunity to play and help the team win which has always been my goal since coming on board with United. Last year was a major grind, it was a lot of hard work but now to become a Development Player makes it all worth it.

“It’s been awesome to learn from the elite guys we have at this club. They’ve all been tremendously helpful, making my journey easier every step of the way by teaching me how to be a pro.

“It’s the first step of my journey, this is where I wanted to be and I can’t wait to make the most of this opportunity.”

Foxwell also spent the recent NBL1 South season with the Sandringham Sabres, where he played a pivotal bench role, averaging 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

Looking at the calibre of skill Foxwell brings to the court, Head Coach Dean Vickerman believes the guard can continue growing into a dangerous two-way threat. 

“He’s an unbelievable, high-level junior talent,” Vickerman said.

“I thought he was a massive contributor to the Vic Metro team’s success at the National U20s and had a great tournament.

“As a training player with us for the past year, the biggest growth area has been the defensive side of the ball. Everyone has seen across his junior career his immense scoring talent. He’s gifted with his touch and three-ball and pace, but we’ve been really pleased with his defensive ability and physicality.

“Spending the offseason working closely with Shea Ili at Sandringham has only further improved his ability to impact the game defensively.

“At his size, one of the attributes that is common among the guys to have had success in this league is the ability to use your quickness to impact the game at both ends.

“He’s so good getting around ball screens and staying connected and his quickness just causes problems on offence.”

Foxwell joins Campbell Blogg, Tom Koppens and Akech Aliir as United’s Development Players for NBL25.

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