Karim plays crucial role as Breakers beat Taipans
IT WAS another exciting performance from National Basketball League (NBL) Next Star Karim Lopez over the weekend, playing an important role as the New Zealand Breakers defeated the Cairns Taipans by six points. Lopez has been putting together another strong campaign as a Next Star, and has been a valued member of the Breakers’ starting […]
Cotton’s Sixers trump McVeigh’s Taipans in OT
IN ONE of the best games of the season to-date in the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the Adelaide 36ers snuck past the Cairns Taipans by four points in overtime, as stars Bryce Cotton and Jack McVeigh duelled in a thrilling affair. On paper, it was not shaping as a blockbuster matchup, given the […]
Phoenix pip Taipans despite late fightback
AS EXPECTED, the SEM Phoenix were able to travel north and get the job done over the Cairns Taipans at the Cairns Convention Centre in Friday night’s action in the National Basketball League (NBL), claiming an 11-point win. The visiting Phoenix entered the clash as favourites, having been one of the stronger performing teams to […]
Phoenix fly north to take on Taipans
THE ACTION continues in the National Basketball League (NBL) tonight, with hostilities for Round 9 resume with a clash between the Cairns Taipans and the SEM Phoenix in Queensland in a high-stakes clash. On paper, it looks as if the Phoenix will enter this matchup heavily favoured when looking at the standings, given South East […]
Hickey hits terrific triple-double in big win
FURTHER demonstrating his importance since returning to the lineup following a delayed start to the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, William Hickey notched a triple-double as the Illawarra Hawks defeated the Cairns Taipans. The Hawks entered the match having turned their season around following the injection of Hickey into the starting lineup over the […]
Hawks hoping to make it two on the trot against Taipans
FOLLOWING Wednesday night’s statement performance in the National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup, the Illawarra Hawks will be looking to cement their return to form and claim their second win in a row when they face the Cairns Taipans. The reigning champions will travel north to take on the Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre tonight, […]
Bullets bring offensive firepower in Sunshine Stoush
IN A crucial game for a pair of teams that were in dire need of a victory, the Brisbane Bullets proved too strong for the Cairns Taipans when the two Queensland-based National Basketball League (NBL) went head to head last night. The Bullets hosted the Taipans at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday night, with the […]
Queensland rivals lock horns in NBL action
IN TONIGHT’s exciting round seven matchup, the Brisbane Bullets will host the Cairns Taipans in an action packed Queensland derby. Both clubs will be eager to win the game not just for bragging rights, but to get a win on the board as the two teams are sitting in the bottom half of the ladder […]
Melbourne looking to make it eight straight in Taipans clash
THERE is one clear championship favourite in the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) so far this season, with Melbourne United yet to lose a game and looking to keep that streak going in their clash against the Cairns Taipans. The Taipans will welcome United to Cairns Convention Centre on Friday night in what is a […]
Kouakou-Heugue makes his mark in blowout win
AFTER biding his time off the bench over the first month of the season, National Basketball League (NBL) Next Star Noa Kouakou-Heugue was able to show off his craft as his Perth Wildcats delivered a thumping win over the Cairns Taipans. Kouakou-Heugue joined the Wildcats over the offseason, following in the footsteps of fellow French […]
