The Houston Rockets accomplished NBA number history thanks to their newest Australian forward, Jack McVeigh, and his wife. How McVeigh found the number is quite an interesting story.
Was anyone else hoping McVeigh didn’t get his game tying shot off in time, or was it just me? It was just me? Okay... The strange thing about preseason games, is that everything matters but the final score.
The Houston Rockets tapped into their pipeline from Australia once again this offseason by signing small forward Jack McVeigh to a two-way deal. McVeigh, 28, is returning to the United States after he went to college at Nebraska from 2015-19.
SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM, SINGAPORE – No Jack McVeigh, no problem for Tasmania JackJumpers. Australia’s champions did not skip a beat despite not having the 2024 NBL Finals MVP on their roster to put out Argentina’s champions Quimsa, 81-59, at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Day 2 game day here.
Rocco Zikarsky and the Brisbane Bullets tipped off their NBL Blitz campaign against the reigning champion Tasmania JackJumpers. Tasmania is without last
What have the Houston Rockets been up to this offseason?
The run is over for another former Husker in Paris. Former Nebrasketball forward and Australian men's basketball fell to Serbia 95-90 Tuesday. The loss in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals sends the Aussies home without a medal.
Nebrasketball's Jack McVeigh and Team Australia needed a win Friday to secure a spot in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals. Instead, the Aussies must wait and see other results.
Australia men's basketball just didn't have enough Tuesday. The Boomers led 49-45 at the half but couldn't keep pace after the break, falling to Canada 93-83.
The first Husker in action in Paris got a group-phase victory. Jack McVeigh and Australia men's basketball topped Spain 92-80 Saturday in the first game of their group phase.
The Rockets snagged a shooter. It was announced last week (and again, I was on vacation this past week and am playing catch up) that the Houston Rockets signed forward Jack McVeigh, formerly of the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian NBL, to a two-way contract.
The Houston Rockets have officially signed forward Jack McVeigh to a two-way contract, as relayed by Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. McVeigh, 28, is 6-foot-8 and has spent the majority of his pro career in Australia after going undrafted out of Nebraska in 2019.
Jack McVeigh is coming off a season where he played for the Tasmania JackJumpers in the NBL. He finished the year with averages of 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 52.5% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point range in 28 games.
Another Husker is headed to Paris. Former Nebraska men's basketball forward Jack McVeigh has made the Australia men's basketball roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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