NBL1 Men’s Round 9 review: Supercats win down south as Spectres and Tigers continue good form
GEELONG Supercats, Nunawading Spectres and Melbourne Tigers all maintained their winning streaks with important wins as Ballarat Miners slipped up against the in-form Frankston Blues, and now sit just one win clear of the Spectres in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 men’s competition. The Spectres travelled up to the border to face Albury Wodonga Bandits […]
NBL1 Women’s preview: Round 9
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition tips off with Round 9 tonight when eleventh placed Hobart Huskies have the tough ask of upsetting the red-hot ladder leaders, Geelong Supercats. With the Supercats having won 11 of a possible 12 games, and are on a nine-game winning streak, it will take more than home court […]
NBL1 Men’s preview: Round 9
NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL)1 players will eye off a break after Round 9 with the Queen’s Birthday long weekend a welcome rest from the competition past the midway point of the season. The final game before the break for Hobart Huskies is under lights tomorrow night at home, when the thirteenth placed Huskies take on […]
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 […]
