{"id":834954,"date":"2026-07-31T05:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834954\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:06:11","slug":"united-re-sign-guard-on-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834954\/","title":{"rendered":"United re-sign guard on one-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne United announced on Thursday that Tom Wilson has re-signed with the team for the Hungry Jack\u2019s NBL27 Season.<\/p>\n

Following a successful campaign which saw the 29-year-old return to professional basketball for the first time since 2019, Wilson is poised to continue his growth as a scoring threat at the guard position.<\/p>\n

In NBL26, Wilson appeared in 27 contests for United, scoring a career-best 12 points off the bench in Round 2 against the New Zealand Breakers.<\/p>\n

Looking to build on his return to the league last season, Wilson said he can\u2019t wait to get back on the court for United.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s super exciting. I obviously loved my time last year, and that’s why I was excited to come back, hopefully build on what I was able to do, and establish myself further in the team,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing in, the focus is just to be a good teammate, first and foremost, and then just seeing where I can bring my strengths to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve grown massively after a year within this program; hopefully the proof will be in the pudding when we start playing games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think last year I learned a lot, just dealing with the ebbs and flows of the season, so I take some confidence out of that, and hopefully we can hit the ground running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking at what he was able to produce over the last 12 months, coach Jacob Chance believes Wilson, who is currently starring for the Melbourne Tigers in NBL1, is capable of providing a spark whenever he\u2019s injected into the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cTommy is a guy I\u2019m really excited to work with this season,\u201d said Chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got to spend some time with him before heading to Austin last year, and his work ethic and want to get better coming back to basketball after his time in the AFL system was remarkable.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom everything I saw last season with United and in the NBL1, he\u2019s continued to improve. He\u2019s a microwave scorer, someone who can get buckets quickly when thrown into the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis day-to-day dedication to the grind is elite, as is his leadership behind the scenes. He\u2019s a great person to have rounding out the local core of the roster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oduro joins a United roster that features Joe Ingles, Luke Travers, Chris Goulding, Shea Ili, Sam Waardenburg, Josh Oduro, Fabijan Krslovic, Sean Macdonald, Malith Machar, Jensen Bradtke and Christian D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n

>> NBL27 Roster Tracker: Every signing, extension and departure<\/a><\/p>\n

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