MUVJBL U16 Girls review: Hawthorn’s magical run to the championship
HAWTHORN Magic looked dead and buried three weeks ago with one win from six rounds, but three consecutive wins in an even Ashe Pool, and the Magic has snatched fifth spot from the jaws of defeat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls competition to qualify for the championship division […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Tigers hold firm in big win to secure top five spot
THE top four Ashe Pool sides faced off in Round 9 of the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Under 18 Boys competition, with Kilsyth stamping its claim as the team to beat. In the Watson Pool, Melbourne Tigers secured another big win, consolidating their top five spot as all the teams above them also won. […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 8 review: CoE, Rush surge with big wins
IT was a weekend to remember for the struggling Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Ballarat Rush, while one to forget for Launceston Tornadoes. The CoE played three games across the round, and having not won a game in 11 starts, were desperate to get on the board. They did just that not once, […]
NBL1 Men’s Round 8 review: Thrillers excite fans as top sides continue winning ways
A COUPLE of one-point thrillers, including one to open the round was what National Basketball League (NBL)1 spectators were treated to in a big Round 8 of action. With 14 games played across three days, plenty of sides travelled around the southern parts of Australia, with Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) playing three games, […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Surprise results fail to shift top five sides
DESPITE some surprising results in the final round of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division, the top five teams in each pool at the start of Round 9 were the teams to advance through to the next stage. Everything was all but certain barring a massive win and […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls review: Eagles hold on in nervous draw to qualify
ALL 10 sides that sat in championships division qualification places for the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls competition, remained in those spots with the fourth and fifth placed sides both winning. However it did not stop some nervous times for clubs, including Diamond Valley Eagles who almost surrendered fifth spot […]
NBL1 Women’s preview: Round 8
LAST-PLACED Basketball Centre of Excellence (CoE) will have three chances to get on the board in the National Basketball League (NBL) 1 Women’s competition across Round 8, tasked with games across consecutive days this weekend. A bumper round of 14 games is set to ensue, with two top-four clashes mixed into Saturday’s action, and another […]
NBL1 Men’s preview: Round 8
AT the now midway point of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 season, a massive Round 8 of games sees another 14 matches in the men’s competition – equal to that of the Round 6 Mother’s Day Round. In this round, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) play three games across two states, while North West […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Girls weekend preview: Round 9
FOUR sides are battling for the final spot in the Ashe Pool qualification, while the Watson Pool is settled in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls competition heading into Round 9. Ashe Pool: Diamond Valley Eagles (1st, 7-1) vs. Kilsyth Cobras (5th, 3-5) Dandenong Rangers (2nd, 7-1) vs. Ringwood Hawks […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Boys weekend preview: Round 9
THERE are unlikely to be any changes to the top five in either of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Ashe or Watson Pools, with an impossible gap between fifth and sixth in the Ashe Pool, and a mathematically improbable gap in the Watson Pool. Ashe Pool: Dandenong Rangers (5th, 5-3) vs. Latrobe […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Girls weekend preview: Round 9
THREE teams can still fit into the final two spots in the Ashe Pool, while four teams are still in the hunt for two spots in the Watson Pool of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls competition. Ashe Pool: Frankston Blues (8th, 2-6) vs. Bulleen Boomers (2nd, 7-1) McKinnon Cougars […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Boys weekend preview: Round 9
WHILE the Ashe Pool’s top five sides might be settled, two massive clashes in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys competition will determine which two of a possible three sides will advance through to the championship division after the long weekend two-grade split. Ashe Pool: Waverley Falcons (6th, 3-3-2) vs. […]
