CBL North West: Blazers end season undefeated
MARYBOROUGH Blazers have finished the regular Country Basketball League (CBL) North West conference season undefeated, winning all of their five games to sit atop the table with a percentage of 162.45. The Blazers men’s team was unstoppable this year, winning by 22 points over Castlemaine Cannons in the sole game across either of the men’s […]
CBL Gippsland: Warriors dominate Pelicans to secure finals spots
WARRAGUL Warriors have asserted themselves on the Country Basketball League (CBL) competition in the final round, easily overcoming Lakes Entrance Pelicans in the Gippsland conference. The Warriors enjoyed two massive wins at the Warragul Leisure Centre on Saturday, helping the home fans go home happy. GIPPSLAND MEN: In the men’s competition, Warragul Warriors accounted for […]
CBL North East: Seymour Blasts its way into pole position for finals
IN the sole Country Basketball League (CBL) North East match on the weekend, Seymour Blasters secured top spot on the table courtesy of a dominant 79-59 victory over Wallan Panthers in the final round of the season. Their case was helped by Round 6 being cancelled following Victoria’s snap lockdown, leaving the Blasters unassailable on […]
NBL21 – Round 6 preview: NBL Cup tips off in blockbuster weekend
AN eight-game round across four days tips off in a blockbuster National Basketball League (NBL) weekend starting tomorrow. Across Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, double-headers will be played at John Cain Arena in Melbourne, allowing fans to make the most of their trip to the basketball. We take a look at each of the clashes […]
2021 NBL mash-up teams: State-by-state
FOR something different during the break, we decided to take a look at what mashed up teams would look like in the National Basketball League (NBL) competition, with the Victorian teams combined, as well as New South Wales, Queensland and then the three single teams in their respective states/country. We have looked at a starting […]
2021 NBL Top Performers to Round 5: Adelaide/Brisbane/Cairns
IN the first of our three-part series looking at the National Basketball League’s (NBL) top performers to Round 5 before the NBL Cup tips off, we focus on Adelaide 36ers, Brisbane Bullets and Cairns Taipans. ADELAIDE 36ERS: Wins: 5 Losses: 4 Position: 3rd Isaac Humphries has been the dominant center in the competition this year, […]
Hawks bounce back to rule over Kings
ILLAWARRA Hawks have bounced back from consecutive losses to put away Sydney Kings in a nail-biting three-point win at Qudos Bank Arena yesterday afternoon. The Hawks started the way they wanted to, racing out to a six-point quarter time lead, and despite the Kings hitting back in the second half, the visiting team was able […]
NBL1 fixtures released for huge April tip-off
MORE than 1,150 games will take place in a blockbuster opening round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 action set to tip off on Saturday, April 10. For the first time, four different leagues will tip off after NBL1 South was completed in 2019, before a COVID-19 shutdown stopped NBL1 North and NBL1 Central from running, […]
Kings storm home late to win against Breakers
SYDNEY Kings piled on 13 consecutive points late in the match against New Zealand Breakers to win by 10 in their National Basketball League (NBL) clash at Qudos Bank Arena last night. In front of almost 6000 fans, the Kings stood tall after the main break where both teams were level, to find their rhythm […]
CBL South West: Redbacks pile on points as Portland coasts to victory
THE top two teams in the Country Basketball League (CBL) South West division recorded big wins on the weekend to position themselves strongly ahead of finals in a fortnight. The unbeaten Ararat Redbacks showed no mercy against the winless Bellarine Storm, running out a whopping 35-point winner in front of home fans. In the other […]
United make it half a dozen wins with three-point Hawks triumph
MELBOURNE United has remained undefeated in the 2021 National Basketball League (NBL) season, knocking off the Illawarra Hawks, 91-88. In the first game returning to the WIN Entertainment Centre, as well as returning Illawarra back to the club’s name, the Hawks were up for the fight early, and never gave in throughout one of the […]
CBL North West: Braves hit the road with mixed results
ROUND 5 of the Country Basketball League (CBL) North West competition tipped off over the weekend with Bendigo Braves featuring heavily across the men’s and women’s competitions. NORTH WEST MEN’S: In the North West Men’s competition, top of the table Bendigo Braves had a mixed bag of results, retaining top spot by two points, but […]
