Wonderful Williams shines in tough loss
DESPITE the SEM Phoenix falling to the New Zealand Breakers by a whopping 26 points at Christchurch Arena on Thursday evening, there was one positive in a tough loss. Import big man Alan Williams has worked his way into the NBL season over the last month, and produced his strongest performance of the fixture against […]
ABSC Day Four Wrap – Pender and Smith dominate
DAY FOUR of the Australian Basketball Schools Championship (ABSC) took place on Thursday, and saw Lake Ginninderra book a grand final berth in both the men’s and women’s competitions. The men’s side was anchored by a terrific performance from Cameron Pender, who continued the form that has seen him right in the conversation for the […]
ABSC Day Three Wrap – Petrie posts triple double
A MAMMOTH triple-double from one of Australia’s best young female basketballers headlined the action from day three of the Australian Basketball Schools Competition on the Gold Coast. Wednesday saw another batch of games as some of the best and brightest young players donned their school colours and hit the courts over the course of the […]
ABSC Days One and Two Wrap – Weinstein and Siulepa catch the eye
THE Australian Basketball Schools Championships kicked off on Monday, and the first two days of action has seen some close games as well as a fair few head-turning performances. The tournament pits the nation’s strongest school basketball teams against one another as the country’s young guns are given the opportunity to compete against their peers […]
Olbrich ostensibly on the right path
AT JUST 17 years of age, Adelaide native Lachlan Olbrich has taken leaps and bounds in his basketball career, highlighted by a strong start to the 2022/23 NCAA season. Playing with the UC Riverside Highlanders, Olbrich has fit in perfectly as a freshman, posting some impressive numbers over the first few weeks and the forward […]
Doyle delivers final quarter daggers
FOR much of Saturday night’s NBL clash between the Tasmania JackJumpers and Melbourne United the latter looked fully in control and likely to take home the chocolates, but Milton Doyle ended up having the last laugh. After United got off to the perfect start at John Cain Arena and held a double-digit lead across nearly […]
NBL Matchup to Watch – Dererk Pardon vs. Aaron Baynes
THE EIGHTH round of the 2022/23 NBL season is underway, with some big matchups on the cards over the course of the weekend. While there are many clashes to watch from a team perspective, there is arguably an individual matchup that is set to be the most entertaining part of the round. Two of the […]
PODCAST | Got Next Episode 7
THE NBL has returned and so has the Got Next Podcast, the show that chats all things Australian basketball. With the NBL and WNBL in full swing, there is plenty to unpack after another exciting weekend. Join Host Michael Alvaro and Analyst Liam Badkin as they discuss the week’s events and unpack some of the […]
Armstrong gets automatic in the second half in tight loss
DESPITE a scoreless first half, Aussie Taran Armstrong fired in the second period to drag the California Baptist Lancers back into the game in their overtime loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Tuesday. Armstrong has been touted as one of the highest rated prospects coming out of Australia, with plenty of scouts and experts […]
Harvey almost the hero against the throne
IT was the kind of Tyler Harvey performance that NBL fans had been waiting for all season, as the popular guard exploded to nearly get the Illawarra Hawks over the line for a massive upset against the ladder-leading Sydney Kings at Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon. If not for a heartbreaking loss at the […]
