Mayen up for the Marlins

CAIRNS Marlins have added more firepower after signing forward Lat Mayen from the University of Nebraska.

The 23-year-old has arrived in Cairns and trained under coach Kerry Williams, but he missed the loss to South West Metro Pirates while he awaits clearances to play.

Born in South Sudan, Mayen grew up in Adelaide, where he played club basketball for the Sturt Sabres and helped them to a 50-3 record in his final season.

He represented SA at the under-20 national titles in 2016 and suited up for Australia in the Albert Schweitzer tournament that year.

Mayen began his collegiate career at Texas Christian University. After redshirting the 2017-18 season, his second year ended early after just 17 games due to a knee injury.

The Marlins host Darwin Salties on Saturday.