NBL1 Finals confirmed in nation’s capital
THE BEST NBL1 sides in the country will come together in Canberra over the weekend, as the National Finals pit the winning sides from each division against each other in a bid for the ultimate prize on the biggest stage. With all state competitions wrapping up in the past couple of weeks, the winning sides […]
Miller magnificent as Sea Eagles snatch title
THE MANLY Warringah Sea Eagles are the 2025 NBL1 East Women’s Champions, with Zoey Miller playing a key role as her side defeated the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) in the decider over the weekend. It was a fitting conclusion to the 2025 season, given they were the two best teams throughout the […]
Mundine makes his mark despite knockout
BOASTING a famous Australian sporting name, Anthony Mundine III produced a strong performance for the Sydney Comets over the weekend, despite the fact that they were eliminated by the Sutherland Sharks in the NBL1 East Men’s semi-finals over the weekend. The Comets finished in the top four at the conclusion of the 2025 season, but […]
Walker’s perimeter warfare leads CoE to prelim
A TRUE captain’s performance from Nash Walker has seen the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) advance to the NBL1 East Men’s preliminary final, after defeating the Norths Bears by nine points over the weekend. Following a shock loss at the hands of the Canberra Gunners in the first week of the postseason, the […]
Young guns named to NBL1 East All-Star Five
A PAIR of exciting emerging talents have been named to the NBL1 East All-Star Fives, which were announced earlier this week with the 2025 season coming to a close following the commencement of the postseason. The East competition arguably contains the most young talent of any of the NBL1 divisions in Australia, as headlined by […]
Bruton’s brilliance shines at CoE
THE U19 FIBA World Cup saw the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) lose a few of their troops for the NBL1 East Men’s, but in Round 11, it allowed another crop of players to shine, and that is exactly what happened with Rio Bruton in the win over the Hornsby KuRingGai Spiders. The […]
Furphy fuels CoE despite tough loss
ALTHOUGH the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) could not get the job done against the Sydney Comets in Round 8 of the 2025 NBL1 East Men’s season, captain Jacob Furphy was still a standout for the team of youngsters. The CoE have been one of the better sides throughout the 2024/25 season, coming […]
Brogan brilliance leads CoE past Bears
AN EXCELLENT two-way performance from Che Brogan was instrumental in getting the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence past the Norths Bears in the NBL1 East Men’s over the weekend. Despite being full of players still finding their feet at professional level, the CoE have dominated the 2025 season to date, claiming seven wins from eight […]
Emenalo excellent for CoE in win over Bulls
NBA GLOBAL Academy member Sebastien Emenalo was terrific for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in their 10-point win over the Inner West Bulls in Round 6 of the NBL1 East Men’s over the weekend. Despite being the youngest team in the competition, and typically focussed on development, the CoE currently sit atop the standings […]
Fagan fantastic again as CoE steal win from Bandits
THERE are not too many players having a better start to the NBL1 season than Sitaya Fagan, who was immense once again for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) in their win over the Albury Wodonga Bandits in the East Women’s over the weekend. Fagan has been far and away the best performer […]
