Classic Contest: 1992 Grand Final extravaganza
IF you have a friend telling you there is no difference between the early nineties and now in how games were officiated, this is the game for you. If you are missing the nostalgia of elbow jumpers and the empowerment of bigs or just want to watch a top notch last game of a Grand […]
Classic Contest: Perth win fourth title in come-from-behind effort
EVERYONE is missing the National Basketball League (NBL). You are not alone. Fortunately, Draft Central is providing content with or without live games. In today’s classic contest, we look at the 2000s Perth Wildcats side for the second time in seven days. Why? Because they made history to start the millennium by becoming the first […]
Classic Contest: Game winner in 4OT NBL
AWAITING the return of the National Basketball League (NBL) Draft Central might just have the perfect substitute, as we cast an eye over some Classic Contests. In today’s piece, we look at one of the most heart-racing games in basketball history. The 1994 Round 9 clash between the Brisbane Bullets and rivals Perth Wildcats was […]
NBL Free Agency Update: Kings, Phoenix and Wildcats
TO wrap up Draft Central’s National Basketball League (NBL) Free Agency updates to this point, we delve into the moves made by the reigning premiers, the Perth Wildcats, and last season’s runners-up Sydney Kings. We also look deeper into how the NBL’s newest team, South East Melbourne Phoenix, is shaping up for their second season […]
Classic Contests: Stewart wins season defining 1999/2000 NBL game
IT has been 158 days since the last National Basketball League (NBL) game. However, Draft Central are diving back into some basketball content to provide highlights that even the most die hard NBL fans may have never come across. In today’s classic, we look at a jaw dropping game that likely altered the course of […]
Classic Contests: Highest scoring game in NBL history
MISSING the NBL… so are we! That is why Draft Central is turning back the clock, to look back at some of the great classics in throughout the National Basketball League. In today’s contest, we take a look at a league right before the cusp of baggy shorts, a league with an offensive rating similar […]
NBL Free Agency Update: Hawks, United and Breakers
IN the second edition of Draft Central’s NBL Free Agency update, we take a look at the signings and re-signings of the Hawks, Melbourne United and the Breakers during this year’s Free Agency period, as we prepare for the National Basketball League (NBL) 2020/21 campaign in December. THE HAWKS: For last season’s wooden-spooners, the team […]
NBL Free Agency update: 36ers, Bullets and Taipans
IN the first of a three-part series this week, Draft Central looks at the Adelaide 36ers, Brisbane Bullets and Cairns Taipans Free Agency moves thus far ahead of the delayed 2020/21 National Basketball League (NBL) season. ADELAIDE 36ERS: Adelaide is certainly undergoing a change after a tough end to the season saw coach Conner Henry […]
Hawks swoop on Goorjian
SIX-TIME National Basketball League (NBL) championship-winning coach Brian Goorjian will lead the league’s rebranded side in 2020/21 after being announced as head coach of The Hawks. Goorjian signed a two-year deal to take the reigns at The Hawks who were taken over by a syndicate last week. Goorjian won a record six NBL championships as […]
Syndicate buys Illawarra Hawks licence
A SYNDICATE of three passionate basketball businessmen were awarded the Illawarra Hawks licence for the 2020/21 National Basketball League (NBL) season and beyond. In one of the biggest talking points of the NBL off-season, it was at one stage rumoured that future NBA star LaMelo Ball was set to buy the Hawks after representing them […]
