2021/22 NBL Team Focus – Round 9: Perth Wildcats
THE ninth round of the National Basketball League’s (NBL) 2021/22 season kicked off on Thursday night, with the Perth Wildcats taking on the Illawarra Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre. It was a highly anticipated clash, with both sides starting the season in red-hot form, and had the potential to shape the ladder moving forward. The […]
Lynx pounce on Flyers to continue winning run
PERTH Lynx continued their good run of form last night, beating theSouthside Flyers to extend their winning run to three in a row thanks to an 85-78 victory. The first quarter was a very tight affair. Both sides went toe to toes and the margin never got out to more than four points. At the […]
From setbacks to captaincy, Adnam makes most of opportunities
FROM playing in the Big V, to being named Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the Kilsyth Cobras, enduring setbacks, coming out the other side to win a championship with Melbourne United, and currently captaining the South East Melbourne Phoenix. That’s the story of Kyle Adnam. Whilst has had many challenges along the way, Adnam has […]
2022 WNBL: Round 9 preview
IT is time for another round of catchup in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), as the competition tries to get its season back on track after quite a bit of Covid chaos. There has already been one game so far this round, with Sydney Uni finally getting a win on the board against the […]
NBL Round 9 kicks off with top-four blockbuster
THE 2021/22 season of the National Basketball League (NBL) is well and truly underway, with the competition preparing for Round 9 this weekend. The most recent round saw a jam-packed schedule as matches took place for six consecutive days to help the league play catch-up after some COVID-related interruptions. Round 9 will see things (hopefully) […]
Phoenix remove Taipans’ bite with impressive win
WITH the National Basketball League (NBL) continuing its run of matches taking place nearly every day of the week, Tuesday night saw another clash. This time, it was between the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the Cairns Taipans facing off at Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, in what was some well-deserved action for fans in […]
Flames break winless drought
IT was a long time coming, but the Sydney Uni Flames are finally on the board in the 2021/22 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season. The Shane Heal led side suffered five consecutive losses to open the season, but broke through against Bendigo Spirit who are now on a five-game losing streak themselves. The Flames’ […]
2021/22 NBL Player Focus: Froling fires from deep
ILLAWARRA Hawks head coach Brian Goorjian highlighted the importance of their Round 8 clash with the Adelaide 36ers heading into Monday, stating their season was on the line and declaring the clash ‘all or nothing’. The team and the players responded in a big way, taking down their opponents to the tune of 11 points […]
Phoenix rise again to stomp JackJumpers
THE National Basketball League (NBL)’s stacked round continued on Sunday afternoon, with the South East Melbourne Phoenix travelling across the Bass Strait to take on the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena. It was the first time the JackJumpers had been able to hit the court for a while due to COVID-related interruptions, so fans […]
Kings retake the throne against Bullets
THE National Basketball League (NBL) resumed on for some Sunday afternoon action, when the Sydney Kings faced off against the Brisbane Bullets at Qudos Bank Arena. This was the second match-up of the round between these two sides, with the Bullets taking the chocolates home in that clash. However, it was the Kings who were […]
