Liam Badkin

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Travers set to travel to rejuvenated United

AFTER weeks of waiting, star youngster Luke Travers has finally announced where he will be taking his services for the upcoming NBL season. Travers will join Melbourne United, who have retooled their list and look set for another crack at rising up the rankings and making a deep run into the finals. The 21-year-old entered […]

The Moorer the merrier as Gold Coast Rolls on

ALL LEAGUES of the NBL1 competition returned over the weekend, with a few missing over the Easter break, and a lot of teams showed they have not missed a beat. That was certainly the case for the Gold Coast Rollers, who delivered an outstanding performance to hold on for a tense win against the Sunshine […]

Metro reign supreme to claim National Championship

AFTER an exciting campaign, Victoria Metro has claimed the Under 18 Boys National Championship, defeating their rivals in Victoria Country to the tune of 39 points in the deciding match on Sunday. Both teams had performed reasonably well over the course of the tournament, but it was Metro that stood up when it mattered most, […]

Unheralded heroes make moves in NBL free agency

THE FREE agency period in the NBL continues to deliver exciting and unpredictable moves, with some of the competition’s biggest names still uncontracted and in search of a new deal. Monday morning saw a pair of eye-catching moves hit the news, and a big shift for the Tasmania JackJumpers, who are building towards a different […]

Carius cashes in for Spectres against Knox

AN ACCURATE scoring performance from one of Nunawading’s starters saw the Spectres claim an eight-point triumph over the Knox Raiders in the NBL1 South Men’s. After a weekend off for the Easter break, the competition returned for Round 2, with the action kicking off on Thursday night. The Raiders hosted the Spectres at State Basketball […]

WNBL team wrap: Melbourne Boomers

THE WNBL has wrapped up for another year, and there was plenty of excitement across the course of the 2023 season. It was a different looking landscape as the campaign rolled on, with contenders rising and falling in a tense finish to the home and away fixture. Ultimately, the strongest side in the Townsville Fire […]

Queensland South deliver commanding triumph

DAY SIX of the Under-18 National Championships saw some big wins in the boys division to close out this phase of the tournament. Unfortunately, Northern Territory was on the wrong end of the two biggest margins of the fixture, playing two games on Thursday alone. Things were closed out when it faced off against Queensland […]

United bring back former MVP candidate

AFTER AN underwhelming 2022/23 NBL campaign, it appears Melbourne United are eager to return to the postseason action, headlined by a massive signing on Wednesday. United had already acquired a number of solid pieces to help boost their roster, but lost the likes of David Okwera and Mason Peatling, seriously damaging the team’s big man […]

PODCAST | Got Next – Adelaide 36ers wrap

IT was not the NBL campaign that many expected from the Adelaide 36ers after an extremely active off-season, but there was plenty to like in the back half of the season. Tune in to the Got Next Podcast as Host Michael Alvaro and Basketball Analyst Liam Badkin as they break down how it all panned […]

ACT get on the board with win over NT

THE Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have recorded its first win in the Under-18 Boys National Championships for 2023, defeating Northern Territory. Both sides came into the match without a win next to their name, eager to get some runs on the board late in the fixture, with just four days remaining. One side would break […]

Voelkel’s triple-double vital for Redbacks

THE PERTH Redbacks rallied behind a triple-double from Brian Voelkel to defeat the Geraldton Buccaneers in the NBL1 West Men’s competition over the weekend. The two sides locked horns at Karratha Leisureplex on Saturday night, with the two teams eager to continue their winning ways to start the season, The Redbacks had sustained one loss […]

2023 WNBL team wrap: Perth Lynx

THE WNBL has wrapped up for another year, and there was plenty of excitement across the course of the 2023 season. It was a different looking landscape as the campaign rolled on, with contenders rising and falling in a tense finish to the home and away fixture. Ultimately, the strongest side in the Townsville Fire […]

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