2024 NBA Draft Team Preview – Detroit Pistons
THE 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft is rapidly approaching, with each team making their final preparations ahead of adding some young talent to the best competition in the world. There is some seriously impressive young talent available, with the crop stretching all around the globe as more international players begin to gain recognition. Suddenly, […]
Russell rips Sharks as CoE snag win
THE Basketball Australia (BA) Centre of Excellence (CoE) chalked out a tense win over the Sutherland Sharks as the two sides clashed at Sutherland Basketball Stadium in Round 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East season over the weekend. One of the biggest positives was the performance of Zara Russell, who made all of […]
Perth set to host super weekend of basketball
SEPTEMBER will see Perth become Australia’s home of basketball, hosting the inaugural HoopsFest, which will bring together the National Basketball League (NBL), the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) and junior basketball. Taking place from September 19-22, the weekend will see the first round of the NBL, a WNBL tournament and the Under-18 Club Championships, with […]
2024 NBA Draft Team Preview – San Antonio Spurs
THE 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft is rapidly approaching, with each team making their final preparations ahead of adding some young talent to the best competition in the world. There is some seriously impressive young talent available, with the crop stretching all around the globe as more international players begin to gain recognition. Suddenly, […]
NBL1 North Players of the Week – Round 6
OVER the weekend, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 North competition delivered one of its most exciting rounds of the 2024 fixture to date, with all sorts of action taking place in Queensland and the Northern Territory. Now six rounds into the season, there are certainly some sides that look well placed for a crack at […]
2024 NBA Draft Team Preview – Houston Rockets
THE 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft is rapidly approaching, with each team making their final preparations ahead of adding some young talent to the best competition in the world. There is some seriously impressive young talent available, with the crop stretching all around the globe as more international players begin to gain recognition. Suddenly, […]
NBL1 West Players of the Week – Round 8
ANOTHER round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 West action saw several games decided by eight points or less, showing how close the 2024 season has been to date. Round 8 of the fixture saw a massive 20 games take place as the action ramps up past the halfway mark of the season, with divisions in […]
NBL1 Scorching Scorers – May 21
ALL National Basketball League (NBL)1 competitions were firing over the weekend, with some big numbers and entertaining games taking place around Australia in the past seven days, and all states edging closer to the halfway mark of the fixture. With all five states producing some of the best basketball in years throughout the 2024 season, […]
2024 NBA Draft Team Preview – Washington Wizards
THE 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft is rapidly approaching, with each team making their final preparations ahead of adding some young talent to the best competition in the world. There is some seriously impressive young talent available, with the crop stretching all around the globe as more international players begin to gain recognition. Suddenly, […]
NBL1 East Players of the Week – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East saw one of the best individual performances in Australian basketball history as another cracking weekend of action took place in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The newest NBL1 competition has been firing throughout the 2024 season, with some big names putting up massive […]
Barry’s buzzer beater buries Black Angels
A BUZZER-BEATING tip-in from Mitchell Barry saw McKinnon win one of the games of the Big V Championship Men’s season, defeating Melbourne University by a point at GESAC. In a topsy-turvy contest filled with twists, it took until the very last touch to determine the outcome, which went the way of the Cougars, 95-94. Both […]
Big V Women’s 2022 season review – Chelsea Gulls
THE Big V Women’s season has wrapped for 2022, with an ultra-entertaining fixture resulting in some big wins, close finishes and outstanding individual performances. In Rookie Me Central’s season review series, we will be taking a look at how each side fared throughout the year and how their respective seasons panned out as a whole. […]
Big V Men’s 2022 Season Review – Blackburn Vikings
THE Big V Men’s season has wrapped for 2022, with an ultra-entertaining fixture resulting in some big wins, close finishes and outstanding individual performances. In Rookie Me Central‘s season review series, we will be taking a look at how each side fared throughout the year and how their respective seasons panned out as a whole. […]
Big V Women’s 2022 season review – Southern Peninsula Sharks
THE Big V Women’s season has wrapped for 2022, with an ultra-entertaining fixture resulting in some big wins, close finishes and outstanding individual performances. In Rookie Me Central’s season review series, we will be taking a look at how each side fared throughout the year and how their respective seasons panned out as a whole. […]
Big V Men’s 2022 season review – Chelsea Gulls
THE Big V Men’s season has wrapped for 2022, with an ultra-entertaining fixture resulting in some big wins, close finishes and outstanding individual performances. In Rookie Me Central’s season review series, we will be taking a look at how each side fared throughout the year and how their respective seasons panned out as a whole. […]
Sharif’s sensational season leads McKinnon
WITH the Big V Men’s competition wrapped for season 2022 and the champions in Wyndham crowned, it is time to take a look back at the year that was. Wyndham managed to come from second place and upset the ladder leaders to win it all in what was a terrific team performance. While McKinnon was […]
Awesome Ananiev an offensive weapon
THE BIG V Women’s competition has wrapped for season 2022, and there was plenty to like about the way it all panned out. Wyndham was far and away the best side in the competition, and completed a dominant run with a grand final victory and a truly deserved championship. The champions were the most damaging […]
Belief guides Wyndham to championship glory
WYNDHAM’S championship-securing win against the Sunbury Jets in the Big V Men’s competition may not have been predicted by all, but Wyndham coach Lucas Allen said his side was not daunted by the Jets’ league-best record. The Jets came into the match with an impressive win/loss record of 20-1 in the home and away fixture […]
Wyndham winners after breaking Boomers
WYNDHAM has been crowned the champions of the Big V Women’s basketball competition for season 2022, after defeating the Bulleen Boomers in two games over the past couple of weeks. In the best of three series, Wyndham managed to get the job done in just two outings, in a performance that was reflective of their […]
Akalo: Wyndham expecting tense game two
WYNDHAM was able to take game one of the Big V Women’s grand final series last weekend against the Bulleen Boomers, and will be now aiming to finish the job when the two sides hit the court for game two on Saturday, and potentially game three on Sunday. Game two (and three, if required) will […]