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Cato cracking in with career year

CENTRAL Arkansas forward Elias Cato is having a career year in his senior season of NCAA hoops. The Queensland product is averaging 15.3 points and grabbing 5.3 rebounds in a career high 30 minutes per game. The fourth year Bears player has worked his way further into the rotation of his side. For the first […]

‘DJ’ shoots Sixers past Taipans

A MAGNIFICENT shooting performance from Dejan Vasiljevic has propelled the Adelaide 36ers past the Cairns Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre in Sunday’s National Basketball League action. With time running out to book a spot in the top six at season’s end, the Sixers came into the clash needing to get a win if they were […]

Whitcomb the wonderful in top of the table clash

THE BENDIGO Spirit have one hand on the minor championship in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) after knocking off their biggest challenger in the Perth Lynx on Wednesday night. In the most anticipated clash of the 2024/25 season, the top two teams locked horns at Red Energy Arena in a matchup that would decided […]

Brilliant Bryce does it again as Wildcats win on the road

ANOTHER Bryce Cotton masterclass has helped Perth Wildcats claim a big win over the Brisbane Bullets to close out Round 16 of the National Basketball League (NBL) at Nissan Arena on Wednesday night. The match marked the end of a gruelling road trip for the Wildcats, but Perth had pulled an impressive record of five […]

Hurt’s heroics help Phoenix past Taipans

ANOTHER excellent offensive performance from Matt Hurt has spurred SEM Phoenix past the Cairns Taipans in Tuesday night’s National Basketball League (NBL) clash at the Cairns Convention Centre. Although the Taipans have been ruled out of finals contention, they did pull off a superb upset over the ladder-leading Illawarra Hawks in recent weeks, showing that […]

Puoch powers Capitals past Lightning

LOOKING to keep their season alive, the UC Capitals recorded a vital win over the Adelaide Lightning in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) action over the weekend. With the race for fourth spot come season’s end set to go down to the wire, each match carries heavy significance for every side outside of the […]

Condon cracks another double-double

THE FLORIDA Gators claimed a whopping 30-point win over the Tennessee Volunteers in the NCAAM on Thursday, and Aussie Alex Condon was right in the thick of it for the winning side. It was quite the upset from the Gators, who handed the first-seeded Tennessee its first loss of the season in emphatic fashion, with […]

Shelly stars as Geelong gets past Flyers

ANOTHER round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) kicked off on Wednesday night, and the first match saw Geelong United claim a six-point win over the Southside Flyers at State Basketball Centre. Both sides came into the clash with four wins on the season to date, and each side needed a victory to remain […]

Burton shows brilliance in tight loss

ALTHOUGH the Bendigo Spirit fell three points shy of the Southside Flyers in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) over the weekend, Veronica Burton delivered a performance that was worthy of a win. Coming into the clash, the Spirit had their unbeaten start to the season come to an end in recent weeks, and although […]

Cotton craziness continues as Bryce brings the big show

THE FORM of superstar point guard Bryce Cotton has been irresistible of late, and he has shown no signs of slowing down after another match-winning performance in the big win over the Cairns Taipans last weekend. Cotton came into the Perth Wildcats‘ matchup against the bottom-placed Taipans in career-best form, having recorded 40 or more […]

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