Imports Jordan Vasquez and Oliver Amajoyi (below) in action this season. 
File photos by Noel Rowsell

THE Penrith Panthers have a busy schedule this weekend, with two double-headers over Saturday night and Sunday in Round 10 of the 2025 NBL1 East basketball competition.

The women’s competition has a mid-ladder log jam at present, with five teams all locked together on five wins apiece and only separated by points for and against.

In addition to the Panthers, two of the other teams in the mix are this weekend’s opponents, the Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Spiders and the Canberra Nationals.

The Panthers are currently getting great value for money from their two imports, Jordan Vasquez and Mia Heide, but head coach Enrique Campos will be keen to find at least one more player to rise to the occasion and contribute bigger numbers over the last five rounds of the competition.

The men’s competition has the Panthers and Spiders similarly placed in results, although the Spiders are in 10th spot and the Panthers have dropped to 16th.

The Gunners however are an entirely different prospect, currently sitting in 4th spot and looking certainties for the playoffs.

In contrast to the Penrith women’s team, it is the local contingent of players who are contributing most on the scoreboard, led by Zeke Evans and Jonah Pares.

American import Oliver Amajoyi is not currently in the top five scorers for the Panthers and head coach Jarrod Moore will be hoping his star recruit will make a more significant impact over the concluding stages of the competition.

All games this weekend will be at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Francis Street, Cambridge Park.

Saturday night – Penrith vs Hornsby women 5.30pm, men 7.30pm.

Sunday – Penrith vs Canberra Nationals (women) 11am, Penrith vs Canberra Gunners (men) 1pm.