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‘His record is undefeated. Every time he seems to show up, we end up winning.’
By Steve Barrett, AAPFagan was at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday to witness the JackJumpers climb into second position on the ladder with a stirring 109-99 overtime win over the Brisbane Bullets.
Fagan received a rousing ovation from the fans when he appeared on the big screen, six days after steering the Lions to aThe 65-year-old was presented with the keys to the city of Brisbane during the week and will always be revered as a coaching icon in Queensland. But Fagan remains a Tasmanian at heart — born in Queenstown, some 250km northwest of Hobart — and the secret weapon for the JackJumpers, proudly wearing their colours from the stands, where he never seems to witness defeat.
“Big shout out to Fages in the building,” said Tasmania coach Scott Roth, who led the JackJumpers to the 2024 NBL title, six months before Fagan’s first flag for the Lions. Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
Add 7NEWS as your preferred news source on GoogleThe JackJumpers trailed Brisbane by 14 points in the first half, but they refused to panic, outscoring the Bullets 34-18 in the third term, then dominating the overtime period after almost frittering away a nine-point fourth-quarter lead. Roth said it was nothing new for his group to stay resilient and prosper when challenged on the road.
“I’ve been doing this for quite a long time here with these guys and we just are not going to quit on anything,” he said. “If we get punched around, which I’m sure we will during the course of the season, we’re just going to keep attacking and doing what we do and these guys stayed patient. ”
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