NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 7
IT could well be the top player up against the top side when Jenna O’Hea and her Melbourne Tigers clash with top-of-the-table Geelong Supercats on Saturday in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Round 7 clash. O’Hea has just played the past two games, but is already averaging 30.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Boys weekend preview: Round 8
IN the penultimate round of Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys competition before the sides are split into championship and reserve division, we see a number of interesting contests across the board. This round we focus on potential ramifications of the championship/reserve split which sees the top five sides after nine […]
NBL1 Men’s Preview: Round 7
AFTER a massive 14 games of action over Mother’s Day Round, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 sides return to the 12 games, with six teams doubling up for two games across the weekend. After three consecutive losses, Albury Wodonga Bandits bounced back with a win and will be hoping for more of the same in […]
NBL1 round six review: Supercats steal top spot with big weekend
AN Olympian debut for the Melbourne Tigers was just what the doctor ordered as the Tigers strung together two wins on the trot to push their season record into the positive with 5-4 from nine games. Jenna O’Hea‘s introduction to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was positive, as the Tigers knocked off Diamond Valley […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls review: Top four sides create separation
A DRAW on the road to Knox Raiders has stolen the first points of the season from Bulleen Boomers, as the Raiders consolidated fourth spot in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls’ Watson Pool. Meanwhile the top four sides in the Ashe Pool all had big wins, creating a four-point […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Bulleen, Knox last two undefeated sides
BULLEEN Boomers and Knox Raiders are the teams to beat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. Both sides sit atop of their respective pools, coming off big wins last Friday night. Ashe Pool: Bendigo Braves 57 defeated by Southern Peninsula Sharks 66 Nunawading Spectres 50 defeated by […]
NBL1 Men’s round six recap: Supercats and Bandits play out thriller as Miners remain unbeaten
GEELONG Supercats’ National Basketball League (NBL)1 men’s side has survived a thrilling one-point contest with Albury Wodonga Bandits, leading the entire game before being forced to survive a massive Bandits comeback in the final term. The Supercats led by as much as nine points at the final break, but a 34-26 final term in favour […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Top four sides separated by percentage in Watson Pool
DESPITE being seven rounds into the season, the title favouritism has never been less clear, with four sides in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Watson Pool having won five games, leaving just percentage separating them. In the Ashe Pool, Kilsyth Cobras is three points clear, but Bulleen Boomers and Werribee Devils are […]
NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 6
A TOP-of-the-table clash highlights a big Mothers Day weekend of National Basketball League (NBL)1 action in the women’s competition, with a record-high 14 games played across the weekend. On Sunday, the undefeated Bendigo Braves take on the second placed Geelong Supercats who have dropped just one game in their opening seven rounds. They will have […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Girls weekend preview: Round 7
TONIGHT marks the start of Round 7 for the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls competition, with some top teams looking to bounce back from Round 6 losses. Ashe Pool: Waverley Falcons (6th, 3-3) vs. Dandenong Rangers (2nd, 5-1) Diamond Valley Eagles (1st, 5-1) vs. Bellarine Storm (5th, 3-3) Keilor Thunder […]
MUVJBL Under 16 Boys weekend preview: Round 7
HEADING into Round 7 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys competition, there are plenty of tight contests expected at both ends of the ladder in each pool. Ashe Pool: Dandenong Rangers (5th, 4-2) vs. Eltham Wildcats 2 (6th, 3-3)Nunawading Spectres (8th, 1-5) vs. Diamond Valley Eagles (9th, 1-5)Bendigo Braves […]
NBL1 Men’s Preview: Round 6
A MASSIVE top-of-the-table clash highlights the biggest round in National Basketball League (NBL)1 history on Saturday, as Kilsyth Cobras having won six of the seven games thus far, take on the undefeated Ballarat Miners who are five from five and fresh off a smashing of Albury Wodonga Bandits. The Cobras had a shock loss to […]
