Sport
23 May, 2025
Billy the kid is superb for Shire’s basketball
THE Port Douglas Heat have produced another prodigy through the Cairns rep program.
Billy Meager at only 13-years-old has played division 1 basketball through Cairns for the last four seasons where he’s been a member of the Cairns Marlins at the last three state championship competitions.
The teen has been basketball obsessed since a very young age with Port Douglas.
Heat coach Mick Whalen said “you could already see from a young age that Billy was a super talented young player”.
He said his skill and development took a massive leap once he entered the Cairns program and within 12 months found his way into their state championship program.
The youngster has caught the eye of lots of high-level coaches through both
Cairns and Queensland playing in his third straight rep season as a division 1 player.
After last season being a bench player and struggling to find his way onto the court, he put in a huge off-season wanting to work towards being a starter for season 2025.
For season 2025 Master Meager was picked in the Marlins again but this time he’s found his way as a key player and a starter.
In his first competition in Townsville, the Marlins went undefeated where he lead the way, stuffing the stat sheets and showing out.
This gave the Marlins a huge momentum booster as they lead into their next two grading carnivals and state championships which are held in early July.
He is lucky enough to have former women’s Australian basketball star Shelly Burston as his coach, who’s been a huge part of his development.
After this year’s state championships he has a chance to be selected as a Queensland emerging player which leads into national championships.
