Super Sapphires book quarter finals spot
THE AUSTRALIAN Sapphires are through to the quarter finals of the 2024 Under-17 FIBA Women’s World Cup after producing a dominant win over the Chinese Taipei overnight. The Aussies came into the tournament with high hopes, bringing a talented roster to the table and being renowned as a competitive basketball nation. The Sapphires delivered to […]
Mazlin makes his mark in cross-town clash
THE final round of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 North Men’s competition took place over the weekend, and Boston Mazlin led the Gold Coast Rollers to victory over the North Gold Coast Seahawks with a big double-double. With finals just around the corner, the Rollers were unfortunately going to miss out on the finals, and […]
Aliir amazes with all-out assault in win over Hawks
MOUNT GAMBIER Pioneers big man Akech Aliir nearly posted a 20-20 game to lead his side to a massive win over the Ringwood Hawks in the 14th and final round of the 2024 National Basketball League (NBL)1 South Men’s season. The action for this year’s fixture wrapped over the weekend, and the Pioneers were certain […]
Mills makes his mark as Boomers best Serbia
THE AUSTRALIAN Boomers have ended their exhibition series in Abu Dhabi with a win, defeating Serbia by 10 points on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Bouncing back after a valiant loss at the hands of Team USA the day prior, the biggest positive for the Boomers was a return to form […]
Raber runs riot as Cougars crush Suns
A STAT-STUFFING performance from Daniel Raber in limited minutes led the Cockburn Cougars to a massive 53-point win over the Eastern Suns in Round 16 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 West Women’s competition over the weekend. The penultimate round of the 2024 season saw some high-scoring clashes, and none more so than the matchup […]
USA downs Boomers despite practice match scare
ALREADY the overwhelming favourites to take out gold in the men’s basketball portion of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the United States Men’s team defeated the Australian Boomers by six points in a warm-up match in Abu Dhabi. The United States were given a decent push by the plucky Boomers, who made a late charge in […]
Bourne brilliance buries Spiders
AN enormous triple-double from Callie Bourne was the catalyst for a big win for the Canberra Nationals over the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders in Round 14 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Women’s over the weekend. In the penultimate week of the 2024 season, there were plenty of high-scoring affairs that were very closely fought […]
Victorious Metro dominant in medal game
VICTORIA Metro are the 2024 Under-16 Basketball Boys’ National Champions after defeating New South Wales Metro by 40 points in the gold medal game at Bendigo on Sunday afternoon. Vic Metro was the dominant team of the tournament, having gone unbeaten heading into the deciding clash, and were widely expected to get the job done […]
Glover greatness gets Wildcats a win
AN exceptionally accurate scoring performance from star guard Angus Glover has led the Eltham Wildcats to a big win over the Keilor Thunder at Keilor Stadium on Thursday night in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 South Men’s. The final round of the 2024 season had a bumper set of games on the cards, and there […]
Reid rampages as Blues best Sabres
FRESH off suiting up for the Australian Opals in a warm up game for the Olympics, Steph Reid returned to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 South Women’s to lead the Frankston Blues past the Sandringham Sabres on Tuesday night. Kicking off the action for Round 14, the Sabres hosted the Blues at Southern Basketball Stadium, […]
Stars galore as Opals name Olympic squad
THE Australian Opals are in a seriously strong position heading into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, naming an extremely stacked team for the tournament later this month. With the Olympic Games set to begin on July 26, basketball sides are being finalised around the world, and on Australian shores, hopes are certainly high after 12 […]
Parsons powerful as Giants eclipse Suns
AN emphatic performance from De’Sean Parsons was the spark that helped the Goldfield Giants defeat the Eastern Suns by eight points as the two sides went head to head at Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium on Saturday night. Round 15 of the 2024 National Basketball League (NBL)1 West Men’s season took place over the weekend, and […]
