Players

What a ride it has already been for the boy from Derby in the Kimberley, to becoming a genuine star of the NBL as he makes his return to Western Australia to join the Perth Wildcats.

His father is Wildcats championship winning centre Tiny Pinder, while his mother, Tracey, is proudly Nyul Nyul and Jabirr Jabirr from the Dampier Peninsula (north of Broome and Bunuba in the Fitzroy Valley region).

That Indigenous heritage remains a source of great pride, but his basketball talent started to shine when he moved to Perth to begin playing in the SBL (now NBL1 West) and in state programs.

Moved to the United States in 2013 and ended up spending two years at the University of Arizona, before graduating at the end of the 2017/18 season.

Spent two seasons playing in Poland with Legia Warszawa, before returning down under for his first stint in the NBL to play under former Wildcats coach Conner Henry with the Adelaide 36ers.

It was a mixed 2020/21 season, but when he landed at the Cairns Taipans the following season to reconnect with Adam Forde after playing under him in WA, he truly started to realise his potential.

Delivered 10.9 points and 7.5 rebounds a game in NBL22 to be the league's Most Improved Player and then went up another level in NBL23. Was a legitimate MVP contender before suffering ankle and eye injuries.

However, still delivered 16.9 points and 9.3 rebounds a game to be Most Improved Player once more and be named to the All-NBL Second Team, before joining his home state Wildcats for NBL24 as one of the hottest free agents.