Boomers squad packed to the rafters with talented list
WITH the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few months away, the Australian Boomers announced their initial 22-player squad for the basketball component of the world’s biggest sporting event. Australian basketball has been thriving over the past four years since the most recent Olympics, and the Boomers appear poised to deliver their most talented team […]
West is best in Metro battle on day four
WESTERN Australia Metro claimed a tense nine-point over New South Wales Metro in the Men’s competition of the 2024 National Basketball Championship on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday marked day four of the tournament, with seedings becoming much more in the balance as the fixture rolls on. With just a few days left until the finals begin, […]
Sizzling Sears stuffs stat sheet for Suns
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 action continued over the weekend, and in the West Women’s competition, Tiahna Sears led her Eastern Suns past the East Perth Eagles in a high-scoring clash at Ray Owen Sports Centre on the weekend. Round 2 of the West Women’s competition had plenty of action over the weekend, with some […]
March Madness over with cracking college crescendo
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s and Women’s Division I basketball tournaments wrapped this week, with two sides claiming the ultimate prize after a mesmerising fortnight of action. Both competitions had some enthralling action filled with genuine star power that will feature at either NBA or WNBA level in the coming years. In arguably […]
Metro makes it look easy with big win on day three
THE 2024 Under-18 National Championships rolled on for a third day on Tuesday, with some emphatic team performances taking place. The contenders have already announced themselves in the early stages of the tournament, and the discrepancy between the championship hopefuls and struggling sides was evident, where there were some hefty margins recorded. That trend started […]
2023/24 WNBL Team Wrap – Townsville Fire
IT was a season to remember in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2023/24 fixture, with an extremely tight season capped off with a marvellous finals series. For a large portion of the season, most of the teams in the competition were in the hunt for a top-four spot. In fact it came […]
Contenders rise on day two of National Champs
THE SECOND day of the 2024 Foot Locker Under 18 National Basketball Championships took place on Monday, with some big team performances coming across the Men’s and Women’s competitions. The National Championships are currently taking place in Ballarat, with the best young male and female basketball players coming to represent their respective states for a […]
Hickey hits his mark in opening round
ROUND 1 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East took place over the weekend, with the Albury Wodonga Bandits going 1-1 from two games on the back of dual impressive performances from William Hickey. New South Wales’ premier basketball competition returned for the 2024 season, with nine games taking place across the Men’s and Women’s […]
Aussies grab gold at Albert Schweitzer
SHOWCASING how strong its young talent stocks are, Australia defeated Serbia by five points in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament final to claim a gold medal in Germany over the weekend. The Albert Schweitzer Tournament highlights the best young basketball talent each country has to offer, and takes place in Mannheim Germany every two years, with […]
2023/24 WNBL Team Wrap – Sydney Flames
IT was a season to remember in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2023/24 fixture, with an extremely tight season capped off with a marvellous finals series. For a large portion of the season, most of the teams in the competition were in the hunt for a top-four spot. In fact it came […]
Fantastic Froling fires in opening win
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 South competition returned last night, and it was Alicia Froling that led her Knox Raiders to a five-point win over the Sandringham Sabres at Southern Basketball Stadium. The NBL1 South competition highlights Victoria’s best basketball talent, and the first night of play lived up to that reputation, with some cracking […]
2023/24 NBL Team Wrap – Illawarra Hawks
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) season was one of the most entertaining in recent memory, with all teams performing at a high level and making a genuine run at some postseason action along the way. All 10 teams were in the hunt for a spot in the finals and play-in until the penultimate round, […]
