Poet Joins Australian Basketball Team

July 3, 2018

Jordan LingardRecent graduate Jordan Lingard '18 has headed to Australia to continue his basketball career and play for the Warrnambool Seahawks. Highlighted in a news article by the Australian-based The Standard, Lingard credits his time as a Poet for giving him valuable experience.

"[Whittier is a] NCAA division three school and we played the likes of University of California, Irvine and California State University, Bakersfield [...] a lot of good teams," said Lingard in the article.
 
Lingard has already played several matches and is proving to be a handy mid-season addition to a Warrnambool Seahawks roster as they aim for a spot in the playoffs, as noted in the article.
 
Read the full article here.