NBL Next Star Watch – Round 6
This year’s talented class of Next Stars have begun to find their way into rotations, with the most recent being Dash Daniels and Noa Kouakou-Heugue pushing their way into a bench role, and Karim Lopez and Malique Lewis continuing their solid play for their respective teams. Noa Kouakou-Heugue – Perth Wildcats 18-year-old French talent Kouakou-Heugue […]
Wildcats overcome slow start to trump Tasmania
DESPITE trailing by 17 points in the first quarter, the Perth Wildcats were able to recover and defeat the Tasmania JackJumpers in enemy territory in the National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup action last night. The JackJumpers hosted the Wildcats at MyState Bank Arena on Wednesday night, and soared out to a double-digit lead in […]
Wildcats cross Bass Strait to face JackJumpers
THE IGNITE Cup action continues in the National Basketball League (NBL) tonight, as the Tasmania JackJumpers welcome the Perth Wildcats to MyState Bank Arena in what is shaping as a massive clash in terms of the standings. There will be plenty of star power on the court for both teams tonight in what is going […]
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 […]
Taipans, Wildcats looking to break losing streaks
THE NEWLY started National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup resumes tonight, when the Perth Wildcats head up north to face off against the Cairns Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre for some Wednesday night hoops. Both teams have lost consecutive matches, with the Taipans sitting in the midst of a four-game losing streak, while the Wildcats […]
Bullets at their best as Brisbane upsets Wildcats
ALTHOUGH entering the match as heavy underdogs, the Brisbane Bullets managed to walk away from RAC Arena with a 17-point win over the Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League (NBL) Ignite Cup on Wednesday night. Coming into the clash, the two teams could not have been in different form. The Wildcats had been one […]
Bullets face red-hot Wildcats in Ignite Cup
THE SECOND of tonight’s two Ignite Cup clashes in the National Basketball League (NBL) will take at RAC Arena, as the Perth Wildcats welcome the Brisbane Bullets out west in a battle between two teams contrasting in form. While the Wildcats are among the heavyweight teams at the top of the ladder having won most […]
Breakers, Wildcats claim impressive Round 4 wins
BOTH the New Zealand Breakers and the Perth Wildcats claimed impressive wins in the fourth round of the 2025/26 season of the National Basketball League (NBL), although the margins ended up being significantly different. New Zealand Breakers (117) def. Illawarra Hawks (88) The new Ignite Cup kicked off on Wednesday, with the Illawarra Hawks making […]
Wildcats win in Cairns in back and forth encounter
KICKING off the weekend’s action in the 2025/26 season of the National Basketball League (NBL) was a win to the Perth Wildcats over the Cairns Taipans at Cairns Entertainment Centre on Friday night, with the visitors claiming a three-point triumph. The Wildcats came into the clash having affirmed themselves as a genuine threat to the […]
Taipans looking to defend home court against Wildcats
THE ROUND 4 action in the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2025/26 fixture continues tonight, when the Cairns Taipans host the travelling Perth Wildcats at Cairns Convention Centre in a blockbuster Friday night encounter. The Taipans were thumped by the Adelaide 36ers during their last home game up north, and will be eager to put on […]
