While a career in football has been treated Dawkins well, the possibility of pursuing a career as a basketball player still something that has stayed with him. At age 26, it was realistically now or never to find out whether he could crossover to basketball. Word got out about Dawkins interest in basketball resulting in some interest from producers looking to document an attempt for Dawkins to head back home to Australia and compete in some preseason games in the NBL during the ISFL offseason. After much discussion, it was announced that a project named "Crossover" spanning between the Season 28 offseason and Season 29 offseason was given the green light.
The Season 28 portion of filming will see a camera crew follow Dawkins during the offseason as he works to juggle training in basketball and football in preparation for the NBL Preseason in the following offseason. The Season 29 offseason would mark the end point of the project with Dawkins playing in the NBL Preseason, with the focus on his performances during the preseason and whether anything comes off the back of his performances. Having maintained some contact with scouts and front office members in the NBL, Dawkins is slated to join either the New Zealand Breakers or the Sydney Kings for the preseason games. While generally reserved, the series is a chance to get to know Dawkins a little more and follow along as he attempts to crossover into basketball whilst simultaneously continuing to play in the ISFL with Honolulu.
The Season 28 portion of filming will see a camera crew follow Dawkins during the offseason as he works to juggle training in basketball and football in preparation for the NBL Preseason in the following offseason. The Season 29 offseason would mark the end point of the project with Dawkins playing in the NBL Preseason, with the focus on his performances during the preseason and whether anything comes off the back of his performances. Having maintained some contact with scouts and front office members in the NBL, Dawkins is slated to join either the New Zealand Breakers or the Sydney Kings for the preseason games. While generally reserved, the series is a chance to get to know Dawkins a little more and follow along as he attempts to crossover into basketball whilst simultaneously continuing to play in the ISFL with Honolulu.
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