MUVJBL U16 Boys VC preview: Round 2
UNLIKE the other grades, Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Boys sees opponents facing off for the first time this season, having come from opposite pools prior to the two-grade split to make the Championship Division. Geelong Supercats (6th, 0-1) vs. Dandenong Rangers (10th, 0-1) Both Geelong and Dandenong […]
NBL1 weekend preview: Round 11
ROUND 11 marks an important time of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition with sides starting to drop out of the finals race, while others try and firm their place inside the top four ahead of finals. In the men’s competition, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence will likely need to win four of the remaining […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls VC preview: Round 2
IN Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Girls competition, just one match pits two sides that are yet to play this season against each other. It will likely be the game of the round with Bulleen Boomers hosting Bendigo Braves, while Dandenong Rangers travelling to face Diamond Valley Eagles […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC preview: Round 2
TEAMS in the top five of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys competition have a chance to move further ahead, with three of the five matches featuring Round 1 winners going up against Round 1 losers. The match of the round is third placed Bulleen Boomers travelling to fourth placed Nunawading […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys VC review: Round 1 – Energy and Supercats play out thriller
LATROBE Energy survived a scare from Geelong Supercats in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys competition, winning by four points in a round otherwise littered by one-sided results. The damaging Energy duo of Jack Hrehoresen (25 points) and Coby Burgiel (19) were at it again, scoring two-thirds of the team’s […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 10 review: Sabres, Eagles wreak havoc on top eight sides
GEELONG Supercats, Bendigo Braves and Kilsyth Cobras’ winning runs continued as Dandenong Rangers’ poor form stretched another week in a big round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s action. In the shocks of the round, bottom two sides Southern Sabres and Diamond Valley Eagles both picked up their third and second wins respectively to move […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls VC review: Round 1 – 50 is the magic number
A HALF century of points was the key to winning in Round 1 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division. All five winners reached the total, with the teams being relatively even between 50-58 points. The biggest winners were Dandenong Rangers who not only scored the most points (58) […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls VC review: Round 1 – Boomers and Eagles play out thriller
AFTER taking out the National Junior Classic four days prior, Bulleen Boomers’ Under-18 Girls were always going to be a team to beat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Championship Division. On Friday night, Diamond Valley Eagles threw everything at the Boomers in a bid to grab an early win, but it […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Round 1 – Kilsyth sets early pace
KILSYTH Cobras have set the pace early with a dominant 70-32 win over Keilor Thunder to sit atop of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys Championship Division ladder. The Cobras had an impressive win, led by Roosevelt Williams who posted 25 points, while Josh Duach finished with 10 in the […]
NBL1 Men’s Round 10 review: Sabres show bite in upset, as Miners and Spectres win top-four clashes
SIX of a possible 10 National Basketball League (NBL)1 Men’s games were decided by 10 points or less in a thrilling round of action. Of those games, one included an overtime win to last placed Southern Sabres to upset the Dandenong Rangers, while both top four clashes lived up to expectations with a combined five […]
NBL1 weekend preview: Rivalry Round heats up
AFTER a week to refresh and prepare for the second half of the season, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition is back in a special Rivalry Round. While the Round 10 fixture features 20 games across both men’s and women’s competitions, less than most other rounds, it is one that will get plenty of fans […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Girls VC preview: Round 1
THE Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls Championship Division was decided two weeks ago, and now the 10 teams begin the second half of their journey with nine matches with the best of the best to determine the overall champion in a couple of months. Sandringham Sabres (2nd in Watson) vs. […]
