2019/20 NBL season team preview: South East Melbourne Phoenix
IT is always an exciting time when an expansion side joins the pack, and now the second Victorian team takes to the court from tomorrow night with South East Melbourne Phoenix ready to throwdown a challenge against Melbourne United. They have not treaded lightly in terms of their recruitment policy, nabbing players from all over […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Perth Wildcats
LAST year’s National Basketball League (NBL) premiers, Perth Wildcats will look to go back-to-back in the competition after remarkably retaining the majority of its successful list, while picking up a number of top young talents to compliment the side. While the Wildcats were tested at times last season, they ultimately got the job done when […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: New Zealand Breakers
THE National Basketball League (NBL)’s sole team across the Tasman is looking to improve on its sixth place finish last season, with the New Zealand Breakers picking up a highly rated American teenager. They also lost a number of players from last year including their top two points scorers, with the team looking vastly different […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Melbourne United
MELBOURNE United fell agonisingly short of grand final glory going down to the Perth Wildcats in the playoffs. United lost some key players over the off-season with Casper Ware, Josh Boone, DJ Kennedy and Craig Moller all departing the club leaving some gaping holes in the line-up but it is not all doom and gloom […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Illawarra Hawks
THE Illawarra Hawks claimed seventh spot on the ladder but with some off-season recruiting have bolstered their stocks and will be hoping to claw their way back up the ladder. The Hawks lured Melbourne United center, Josh Boone away, with the 204cm talent set to be a pivotal player in the side this season. Boone […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Cairns Taipans
AFTER a relatively unsuccessful season only registering six wins, the Taipans will be hoping to have more of an impact on the competition heading into their 2020 campaign. But they will have to do so without some notable players such as Melo Trimble who is headed down south to Melbourne United along with Robert Loe […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Brisbane Bullets
THE Brisbane Bullets just slid into the top four sitting on the same points as the Adelaide 36ers but with a slightly better percentage. Although they did not make it to the grand final falling out early in the campaign they showed plenty of promise. In hope to strengthen their line-up and go a couple […]
2019/20 NBL season team preview: Adelaide 36ers
THE Adelaide 36ers fell agonisingly short of the finals finishing in fifth spot after a relatively inconsistent season. Despite stringing patches of good play together the 36ers simply just did not enough to play finals but will be looking for a chance to rectify those issues heading into the upcoming season. During the off-season the […]
Perth Wildcats claim ninth NBL title
IT was a big game four with the Perth Wildcats claiming their ninth NBL title over Melbourne United in a dominant performance (97-84). United struggled to combat the defensive pressure of the Wildcats who looked to Bryce Cotton and Terrico White to do the scoreboard damage. Perth eventually ran away 15 point victors’ in front […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Grand Final
AFTER 18 rounds and two convincing semi-final wins, we are down to our final two teams of the 2018/19 National Basketball League (NBL) season. The reigning champions from last year, Melbourne United, face off against the most decorated team in NBL history, Perth Wildcats. An even matchup between each other in their four games throughout […]
