Sport
4 May, 2025
Kobi sets his height on USA
THERE’S no denying that many children around the world can only dream of playing their favourite sport at the highest level.
For Douglas Heat whizz-kid Kobi Teasdale, this dream is now reality for him, showing up for Queensland North at the national championships.
After an amazing state championship performance in January, he found himself selected in the Queensland North side for the third consecutive year.
Being only 16 and standing at 205cm (6ft9in), he is the ideal basketball prodigy.
After winning the defensive player of the tournament the previous year, he has carried that momentum into this year’s carnival being the team’s sixth man and being their bench sparkplug and racking up the defensive stats and being Queensland North’s defensive juggernaut.
This isn’t his only big selection in recent history after being named as a development player for Cairns Marlins in the NBL1.
Master Teasdale is on cloud nine.
“It’s a dream come true. I’m able to play a sport I love at such a high level, not to mention the people I meet and the memories I make along the way,” he said.
He still has one year left in juniors being top age U18s next year.
“I’m keen to continue working on my playstyle and learning what I can,” he said.”
These achievements are already huge, but Master Teasdale is nowhere close to satisfied.
His next goal is finding some court time next year with the Marlins after a year of development and training, and with the American college scouts being more involved with Australian basketball than ever, the college system and NBA is a huge possibility for him.
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