NBL1 weekend preview: Round 12
WITH four rounds remaining in the regular season, National Basketball League (NBL)1 sides have between three and six matches remaining for the 2019 season. In the men’s competition, Ballarat Miners, Nunawading Spectres and Geelong Supercats will be contesting finals, while Southern Sabres and Ringwood Hawks are two sides out of the running. The mid-table log-jam […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 11 review: Ringwood Hawks swoop into top four
RINGWOOD Hawks have snatched a top four spot in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition, following back-to-back wins over Round 11, and helped by losses to both Kilsyth Cobras and Nunawading Spectres. The Hawks triumphed over Eltham Wildcats and Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE), both by 11 points. In the win over Eltham, […]
NBL1 Men’s Round 11 review: Hooley’s triple double sinks Spectres
A TRIPLE-double to Kilsyth Cobras’ Peter Hooley was the highlight of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Round 11 competition, with some surprising results. The Cobras downed Nunawding Spectres by 12 points in what was a forgettable weekend for the visitors, also going down to Waverley Falcons at home. Kilsyth became the first home side to […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls VC preview: Round 2
IN Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Girls Championship Division, four of the five games have opponents facing off for the second time this season, including a top-of-the-table clash between Dandenong Rangers and Diamond Valley Eagles, while Keilor Thunder and Melbourne Tigers lock horns for the first time. Bulleen […]
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 […]
