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 […]
Akhuar amazes with sharpshooting performance
THE LATEST player to impress for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence is Roor Akhuar, who put together a matchwinning performance in his team’s three-point win over the Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders in the NBL1 East Men’s last weekend. The CoE were coming off a massive 41-point win over the Albury Wodonga Bandits the […]
Brogan brilliant as CoE crushes Bandits
MAKING the most of his limited court time, Che Brogan was a standout as the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) defeated the Albury Wodonga Bandits by 41 points in the NBL1 East Men’s over the weekend. The Centre of Excellence had not played in a few weeks due to the Easter break and […]
Mayfield makes it looks easy as Gunners best Bears
WILL MAYFIELD was the star of the show as the Canberra Gunners produced an 18-point win over the Norths Bears in Round 3 of the NBL1 East Men’s fixture at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday night. The Gunners came into the match in ripping form, undefeated from two games over the first fortnight […]
Centre of Excellence shines in NBL1 East season
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 season has wrapped for 2024, and the young guns were fit and firing again for Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) team across the entire fixture in a promising sign for the future of the sport. The CoE have been competing in the NBL1 East competition since its inception, putting […]
Cranston-Lown continues excellence in Grand Final win
AFTER winning the 2024 National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Men’s MVP award for the regular season, William Cranston-Lown stood up again to lead the Maitland Mustangs to a drought-breaking title with a win over the Canberra Gunners. The two sides locked horns at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre in Saturday evening’s Grand Final, which was […]
NBL1 champions crowned around the country
OVER the weekend, most National Basketball League (NBL)1 competitions wrapped up their 2024 fixtures with some gripping grand final matches taking place across the men’s and women’s competition. It has been an enthralling season for each of the divisions, and it resulted in a collection of close deciders that reflected the close nature of the […]
