Kobe McDowell-White

The dynamic point guard earned his chance at the Illawarra Hawks last season and went to become an NBL championship winner and is back for a second time as a development player.

Comes from a famous sporting family with his father, Darryl White, a three-time AFL premiership player while his siblings Darryl Jr, Will, Hayley, Jess and Zac have now all carved out their own basketball careers.

Came through the ranks with the Southern Districts Spartans in Queensland and first played in the NBL1 North for them in 2020 as just a 16-year-old.

His growth has continued ever since before a season with the Sunshine Coast Phoenix in 2024 with 15.6 points and 6.1 assists earned him a chance for NBL25 with the Hawks.

Ended up being part of the championship team and hit the floor on six occasions before remaining in the 'Gong as part of the Illawarra team that reached the NBL1 East Grand Final where he had 18.0 points and 7.2 assists a game.