LLOYD McVeigh delivered another pair of solid outings for the South Adelaide Panthers in the NBL1 Central Men’s competition over the weekend, proving why he is a promising prospect in Australian basketball.

The 21-year-old is fresh off another season in the NCAAM with the Buffalo Bills, where he had a solid Sophomore campaign and returned to Aussie shores looking to continue his development into one of Australia’s brighter young players.

With the Panthers this year, he has been able to do that, working his way into the starting lineup and becoming a reliable source of offence for the team on a nightly basis. Throughout the 2024/25 season, he has shown consistency in his ability to pour in double-digits in the points column and has been putting up some big performances in the process.

Although he had showcased his ceiling in the past (as highlighted by a breakout 32-point, 10-rebound showing in 2023), it is his consistency that has been the most telling of late, seemingly always chiming in for 10-plus points and playing a crucial role in getting the Panthers to third spot in the standings at the moment.

Round 13 was more of the same from South Adelaide and McVeigh, with the Panthers claiming two wins in two games and the exciting guard hitting the scoreboard in both victories, showing just how reliable he is with ball in hand.

He kicked things off against the North Adelaide Rockets at Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre on Saturday night, chiming in for 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks in another solid outing.

Although it was not his most efficient performance of the season, shooting 4/13 from the field and 2/8 from behind the three-point line, he still had some important makes as the Panthers cruised home to a 12-point triumph to kick off the weekend in style.

South Adelaide backed it up the following day with another win, this time coming against the Eastern Mavericks in emphatic fashion at St Francis de Sales Community Sports Centre on Sunday afternoon, showing exactly why they are one of the championship heavyweights.

McVeigh was much more efficient when shooting the ball, nailing seven of his 12 attempts from the field, including shooting 6/8 from inside the arc for 15 points. Although his long-range shooting still struggled, he was able to make an impact offensively, and took smart shots inside the arc which included mid-ranges and aggressive drives into the paint.

The younger brother of NBL champion Jack, McVeigh has continued the strong start to his career, and has many of the same shotmaking attributes. If he can forge out a similar career to his older sibling, he has an incredibly bright future both domestically and internationally.