NBL25 Next Star review – Rocco Zikarsky
COMING into the National Basketball League (NBL) season as one of Australia’s premier NBA Draft prospects, it was not the campaign that Rocco Zikarsky would have hoped for, but he still showed patches of promise throughout his second year as a Next Star. Entering the 2024/25 fixture, Zikarsky had loomed as a first round draft […]
NBL Next Stars under the microscope in new series
WITH THE 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season all wrapped up, some of the competition’s Next Stars have played their final game on Australian shores, while others are gearing up for a big finals campaign to further their NBA Draft stock. The NBA Draft is just four months away, and the NBL fixture has offered […]
Armstrong a Warrior as Taran reaches NBA
ONE OF Australia’s best young basketballers has reached the pinnacle of the sport, with Taran Armstrong signing a two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA after emerging as a star on his home shores over recent seasons. Armstrong was the best player for the Cairns Taipans in a tough National Basketball League […]
Clash of the titans as United, Wildcats meet
A SPOT in the NBL Grand Final Series is on the line as the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United meet in game one of the penultimate round of the season. The three-game series kicks off on Thursday February 27, with game two to be played on Saturday March 1 and game three on Tuesday March […]
Phoenix come from 20 down to stun Sixers
DESPITE trailing by as much as 21 points in Sunday afternoon’s National Basketball League (NBL) play-in match, the SEM Phoenix rallied to defeat the Adelaide 36ers and lock in the final semi-final spot at John Cain Arena. It was set up as an enthralling matchup between two red-hot teams in the back half of the […]
Sixers stay alive by dethroning Kings
THE FIRST elimination clash of NBL25 saw the Adelaide 36ers claim a road win over the Sydney Kings at Qudos Bank Arena on Thursday night to keep their season alive in the second play-in match of the week. It was the fifth-placed Kings hosting the Sixers, who finished in sixth spot to set up a […]
Do or die for Kings and Sixers
THE FIRST elimination clash of the NBL25 postseason takes place tonight, when the Sydney Kings play host to the Adelaide 36ers at Qudos Bank Arena in the second play-in match of the week. Following Tuesday night’s clash between the Perth Wildcats and the SEM Phoenix, which saw the former claim a 17-point win, the winner […]
Wildcats win seeding match over South East Melbourne
THE PERTH Wildcats have set up a blockbuster matchup with Melbourne United after taking down the SEM Phoenix at the Perth High Performance Centre. Forced to play at an unfamiliar venue due to scheduling issues at RAC Arena, the Wildcats showed no signs of it bothering them early as they quickly surged to an early […]
Pinder powers Perth past Phoenix and into semi-final
IN THE first postseason clash of the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season, a Keanu Pinder masterclass led the Perth Wildcats past the SEM Phoenix by 17 points in a high-scoring play-in clash at Perth HPC on Tuesday night. The two sides were looking to lock in third spot and a place in the semi-final […]
NBL25 Awards Wrap – Cotton crowned fifth MVP
PERTH Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton has secured his fifth National Basketball League (NBL) Andrew Gaze Trophy for the Most Valuable Player in just nine seasons, claiming the top gong at the competition’s award ceremony on Monday night. The import guard has now won the award in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025, totalling the second-most […]
