Women’s Basketball set to grow with NBL1 East
THE Australian basketball system is growing on a yearly basis, gaining more and more global recognition thanks to the improving quality. While the men’s competitions are steadily expanding, arguably the bigger story is the development of women’s basketball, which has transcended quiet achiever status to become a prominent presence in a matter of years. The […]
Frankston looks to get on the board
STARTING the season with three losses from three games would likely not have been how the Frankston Blues expected things to go. With the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Boys competition fully underway now, some sides have been able to fire, while others have struggled to get any points on the board, which […]
NBL1 East Men’s set to kick off maiden season
HOW exciting is more basketball? With the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition set to kick off over the next few weeks around Australia, the action begins with the organisation debuting another division, this time on the Eastern seaboard, with the NBL1 East league beginning this weekend. The competition will introduce a complete new list to […]
McKinnon survives scare to remain unbeaten
YOU would be pretty happy to start the season with two wins from two outings, as McKinnon has done in the Big V Basketball Women’s competition. To start the 2022 season, they have gone bang with two strong outings to kick off their campaign, and appear to be one of the genuine contenders for the […]
Bulleen makes it three from three
YOU could not ask for a better start than three wins from three games. In the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Girls competition, Bulleen has managed to do exactly that to kick off its 2022 campaign, racking up another win in Round 3 to remain one of two undefeated sides in the VC […]
Camberwell outlasts Hume in thriller
THE ability to perform in the clutch has come in handy for a number of sides this season in the Big V Men’s competition. There has already been a number of matches that have gone down to the wire and that was certianly the case in Thursday night’s clash between Camberwell and Hume at Balwyn […]
Geelong climbs to top spot, dethrones Melbourne
IT’S hard to predict what is going to happen early in the season, no matter the sport. It was certainly the case in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under-18 Boys competition, with a number of surprising results from the weekend’s action. Round 3 saw some cracking contests take place across Metropolitan Melbourne, with the […]
Phoenix grounded by impressive 36ers
THE weekend of surprising results continued into Sunday when the National Basketball League (NBL) held a triple-header across a number of courts. Things kicked off at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in the early afternoon, when the Adelaide 36ers hosted the SEM Phoenix. There was plenty on the line for the visiting side, given they are struggling […]
Tassie gets it done in the clutch again
IT IS a pretty good time to be a fan of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s newest side. The Tasmania JackJumpers have impressed throughout the 2021/22 season, and the trend continued on Saturday evening when they took on the Brisbane Bullets at Nissan Arena. While the JackJumpers entered the contest as the favoured side, there […]
2021/22 WNBL: Stats Wrap – Lightning vs Boomers
WITH the finals series well underway for the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), the Melbourne Boomers have maintained their status as the side to beat. Against the Adelaide Lightning on Saturday afternoon at the Lights Community and Sports Centre, the Boomers were a class above their opponents on their way to a 12 point victory […]
JackJumpers make history in the Jungle
GOOD luck to the next expansion team that enters the National Basketball League (NBL), because the Tasmania JackJumpers have set some sort of bar. In the 2021/22 season, the JackJumpers have taken some serious scalps, but they might have saved their best win for Thursday night, as they headed West to take on the always […]
Despite scare, Boomers take title hopes to next level
WITH the top four sides currently competing in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) finals series, the Melbourne Boomers have seriously cemented themselves as the side to beat over the coming weeks. There are two series’ taking place at the moment, with the Boomers taking on the Adelaide Lightning and the Perth Lynx locking horns […]
