Phoenix power to road win in Cairns
A LONG-range shooting display from Phoenix MVP candidate Nathan Sobey helped steer South East Melbourne to an impressive 15-point victory over Cairns Taipans on New Year’s Eve. In the final NBL game of the 2025 calendar year, the Phoenix overcame an early challenge to shrug off the last placed Snakes and come away with the […]
Hawks’ homecoming a perfect end to stomp Ants
DESPITE a fierce second half comeback, Tasmania JackJumpers fell short of defeating an impressive Illawarra Hawks outfit in Wollongong, with the home side finishing two points head on the final buzzer, 92-90. Illawarra Hawks (92) def. Tasmania JackJumpers (90) It was a tale of two halves as the underdog Hawks kicked away early and held […]
NBL double-header to close out 2025
A NBL double-header tonight allows fans some basketball action before welcoming in the new year, with a pair of New Year’s Eve contests in the northern states. Illawarra Hawks host Tasmania JackJumpers up first from 5:30pm local time, before Cairns Taipans take on South East Melbourne Phoenix in Far North Queensland two hours later. The […]
Kings unload on Bullets to finish year on a high
SYDNEY Kings might have started the 2025/26 NBL season a little shaky, but Brian Goorjian‘s troops are firing on all cylinders now. Heading into the new year, the Kings have six straight wins, the latest coming at home last night over an improving Brisbane Bullets outfit. Sydney Kings (95) def. Brisbane Bullets (70) Though the […]
Red-hot Kings welcome improving Bullets
ONE OF the form teams of the competition in Sydney Kings will play host to Brisbane Bullets tonight in a huge contest as Qudos Bank Arena. The Kings have racked up five wins on the bounce and find themselves back in NBL Finals contention, sitting fourth on the table, with the potential to move up […]
JackJumpers survive rising Phoenix
TASMANIA JackJumpers had the measure of South East Melbourne Phoenix again last night, defeating the Victorian side by three points in a thrilling game of two halves at MyState Bank Arena. The JackJumpers lead by 16 points at half-time, before the Phoenix stormed home only to fall three points short at full-time. Tasmania JackJumpers (87) […]
Clark returns for rising Phoenix on Apple Isle
PRIOR National Basketball League (NBL) champion Ian Clark will make his South East Melbourne Phoenix club debut tonight when the second placed side takes on Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena. Clark won the NBL title with Sydney Kings in the 2021/22 season after joining for the last three months of that campaign, having previously […]
Déjà vu for Perth as Cotton crushes ‘Cats
THERE is simply no stopping Bryce Cotton, as he starred once again in Adelaide’s commanding 11-point win over Perth Wildcats at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre last night. For the third time this season the ex-Wildcat faced his former side, and in front of more than 10,000 people put on a clinic as the 36ers triumphed […]
United bite the Bullet to secure vital win
AFTER a forgettable past month for the seemingly unbeatable ladder leaders turned drifters down the table, Melbourne United secured a much needed win over Brisbane Bullets by five points at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. It was never completely clinical, but it was enough to hold off a second half comeback and finish with a 92-87 result. […]
Bullets target back-to-back against flailing United
FRESH off an impressive win over New Zealand Breakers, Brisbane Bullets hope to make it consecutive victories at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre when they take on Melbourne United tonight. Early season ladder leaders United have lost five of their past six games and slumped to 14-7 after being 13-2 at one point, and will be […]
