Pre-season hit outs confirmed for NBL
IT is just over a month until the National Basketball League action kicks off for the 2023/24 season, and another batch of pre-season games have been announced. It has been three months since the last dose of NBL basketball, with the Sydney Kings winning the title in the most recent outing for the competition. However, […]
PODCAST | Got Next: Perth Wildcats wrap
THE Got Next podcast is back to review another team’s NBL campaign, and this time around, it is the Perth Wildcats. Host Michael Alvaro and Analyst Liam Badkin take a look at the team from out west’s season, how it all panned out and where to from here after losing one of their big names. […]
Wildcats add French prospect as maiden Next Star
ONE of the more common recruitment methods in the NBL is through the Next Stars program, and the Perth Wildcats have snagged their first player through this system. The Wildcats have added French teen Alexandre Sarr, who already has plenty of hype surrounding his potential in the sport of basketball. He joins the team ahead […]
Making moves: the top three NBL signings to date
THE MOST exciting part of the National Basketball League (NBL) off-season is the free agency period, with some of the biggest names in the competition opting for a change of scenery. The NBL free agency period opened on March 30, with some massive names coming out of contract and far from certain to return to […]
Talented Henshall signs with Wildcats
IN a big move for the future of Australian basketball, one of the nation’s brightest young guns has singed in the NBL for the first time. Rising star Ben Henshall has signed to the Perth Wildcats on a two-year deal in what is an exciting addition for the club. The guard is one of the […]
Travers set to travel to rejuvenated United
AFTER weeks of waiting, star youngster Luke Travers has finally announced where he will be taking his services for the upcoming NBL season. Travers will join Melbourne United, who have retooled their list and look set for another crack at rising up the rankings and making a deep run into the finals. The 21-year-old entered […]
McDowell-White stays put while big men make moves
THE NBL free agency period has seen some big moves over the past few days, but for the New Zealand Breakers, the less moving, the better. The Breakers were eager to retain the services of young gun William McDowell-White, but there was plenty of interest with the likes of the Perth Wildcats and the Brisbane […]
Pinder Perth bound as Wildcats announce star signing
THE FREE agency period of the National Basketball League (NBL) offseason got a massive shakeup late last week, with star big man Keanu Pinder on the way to the Perth Wildcats in a shock move that changed the landscape of the competition. Pinder, a Perth native, entered free agency as one of the biggest names […]
Big names on the board as free agency opens
IN THE most exciting portion of the offseason, the NBL free agency period opens on Thursday, March 30 at 9am, and there are some big names to either commit to new extensions, or find new homes. After a memorable 2022/23 season that had plenty of exciting moments and storylines, the landscape of the league will […]
NBL team wrap: Perth Wildcats
IT WAS A fairytale finish to the end of the 2022/23 season for the Perth Wildcats, although an appearance in the first ever NBL play-in ended in disappointment. The Wildcats were looking to return to the postseason after missing the finals for the first time in over three decades in the 2021/22 season. Despite the […]
