Fan favourite returns to boost building United
THE remarkable recruiting of Melbourne United over the 2023 off-season has continued, bringing back one of Australia’s most popular basketballers ahead of the upcoming NBL season. After falling short of a grand final series appearance during the 2021/22 season, United lost a number of talented players, including Matthew Dellavedova, who headed back to the NBA […]
Imports headline unsigned NBL talent
THE NBL free agency period for 2023 has delivered plenty of eye-catching moves, but there are still some big names yet to put pen to paper. Some of the competition’s best players have found new homes, such as Luke Travers and Keanu Pinder, which could shake things up going into next season. There was plenty […]
Madut makes move across Bass Strait
DESPITE currently being in the midst of a strong NBL1 campaign, eye-catching wing Junior Madut has found himself a new NBL team ahead of the upcoming season. After delivering a solid campaign in limited minutes with the SEM Phoenix, Madut will be making the move further south to join the Tasmania JackJumpers for the 2023/24 […]
Unheralded heroes make moves in NBL free agency
THE FREE agency period in the NBL continues to deliver exciting and unpredictable moves, with some of the competition’s biggest names still uncontracted and in search of a new deal. Monday morning saw a pair of eye-catching moves hit the news, and a big shift for the Tasmania JackJumpers, who are building towards a different […]
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 […]
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: Tasmania JackJumpers
THE COMPETITION’S newest side could not reach the lofty heights of its maiden season, but still managed to prove one of the NBL’s most competitive sides when the fixture reached the pointy end. The Tasmania JackJumpers were able to recover from a slow start to the season to secure a spot in the play-in and […]
NBL Standouts – Semi-finals
JUST TWO teams remain in the hunt for the 2022/23 NBL championship after the semi-finals wrapped on Sunday afternoon. Both final four matchups went to three games, as the best sides locked horns for a spot in the Championship Series and delivered some exciting action in the most crucial time of the season. Both series […]
‘Silent Assassin’ leads JackJumpers to game three
THE NBL finals are in full swing, with the Tasmania JackJumpers forcing game three in their semi-final series against the New Zealand Breakers with a stirring nine-point victory at MyState Bank Arena on Thursday night. The JackJumpers were comprehensively beaten by the Breakers in game one of the three-match series, and needed to win on […]
Win or go home; How each team fared from the NBL play-in
THE NBL held its first ever play-in tournament over the weekend, with teams placed third through sixth pitted against one another to secure the final two spots in the postseason. The top-two sides were locked in at the conclusion of the final round, but three play-in games (two elimination) were played to determine third and […]
