{"id":62655,"date":"2025-08-12T13:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/62655\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:44:11","slug":"doolittle-aims-to-do-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/62655\/","title":{"rendered":"Doolittle aims to do it all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perth Wildcats star Kristian Doolittle has set his sights on adding another chapter to the club\u2019s storied history, with a return to NBL Championship glory firmly in his plans.<\/p>\n<p>With 10 titles to their name, the most of any team in the League, the Wildcats last reigned supreme in 2020. While Perth fans haven\u2019t been short on success over the years, Doolittle believes it is time for the team to reclaim its place at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been welcomed with open arms here. I haven\u2019t won a championship in Perth yet and I\u2019ve won one everywhere else I\u2019ve played. It\u2019s something I still want to check off my list,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildcats.com.au\/news\/the-return-of-doo-and-dylan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he told the club\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the most successful club in Australia, and I want to add to that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last season ended in disappointment when Perth was eliminated in the Playoffs, despite a standout performance from Doolittle. His 37 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Melbourne United remain one of the most dominant displays of his NBL career.<\/p>\n<p>Now preparing for his third season in red, Doolittle says the decision to re-sign was an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans, the coaching staff, and just being familiar with the city made it almost a no-brainer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the departure of Bryce Cotton to the Adelaide 36ers is a major blow, the Wildcats have secured key signings, including star big man Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. Rising talent Ben Henshall has committed for NBL26, and Doolittle\u2019s fellow import Dylan Windler is determined to raise his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to taking a leap this year,\u201d Windler said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing into my second season, I\u2019m more comfortable, not just with the NBL, but with our system here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perth\u2019s build-up to the new season begins at the Blitz against Melbourne on August 27, before hosting an international tournament featuring Japanese teams and the South East Melbourne Phoenix from September 12.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754385672_390_687451e40ce51cb263571662_681e823466fb3c3c5ee8dd7a_a6e0d0a0-c9da-4bd4-bf10-ca5514573639.webp.webp\" alt=\"1920x250 (2)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth Wildcats star Kristian Doolittle has set his sights on adding another chapter to the club\u2019s storied history,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-62655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}