Tasmanian basketball royalty Kathy Foster says it's 'absolutely amazing' the Tasmania JackJumpers have made history by qualifying for the NBL finals in their first season.
Tasmanian basketball royalty Kathy Foster says it's "absolutely amazing" the Tasmania JackJumpers have made history by qualifying for the NBL finals in their first season.The JackJumpers have become the first team to make the NBL play-offs in their first season
"I actually had a bit of a feeling that it might happen, I don't know why, I was too scared to say it out loud but I sort of thought maybe it is their time that they will make the finals," she said. "And young kids playing basketball and wanting to play basketball and talking about basketball, it's fantastic."'You couldn't script it any better'
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