NBL1 Scorching Scorers – April 23
ALL National Basketball League (NBL)1 competitions were firing over the weekend, with some big numbers and entertaining games taking place around Australia. With all five states producing some of the best basketball in years throughout the 2024 season, there was plenty to take in, whether it was overtime encounters, huge individual outings, or dominant team […]
Hickey hits his mark in opening round
ROUND 1 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East took place over the weekend, with the Albury Wodonga Bandits going 1-1 from two games on the back of dual impressive performances from William Hickey. New South Wales’ premier basketball competition returned for the 2024 season, with nine games taking place across the Men’s and Women’s […]
PREVIEW | 2023 NBL1 Men’s National Championship
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 National Championships are set to kick off this weekend in Joondalup over in Western Australia, with the best sides in the country locking horns for the ultimate prize. The winners of each of the five NBL1 competitions around Australia will go head to head in a weekend tournament, that will […]
Hutchison hammers Sharks home in grand final
THERE were plenty of big individual performances in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 grand finals taking place over the weekend, including the heroics of Sutherland Sharks guard Lochlan Hutchison. The Sharks took on the Maitland Mustangs in the NBL1 East Men’s decider, with both sides coming from a remarkable spot on the ladder. Sutherland made […]
Champions crowned as NBL1 wraps
THIS past weekend saw the NBL1 finish up its fixture across Australia, with a number of grand finals taking place as the best of the best locked horns in thrilling deciders. The North competition concluded last weekend, before the South, West, East and Central held their final matches of the season. Each match decided who […]
Mitchell masterclass sees Sharks survive
THE NBL1 East Men’s grand finalists have been decided over the weekend, and the Sutherland Sharks booked their spot thanks to an excellent performance from Jordan Mitchell. Mitchell’s Sharks took on the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the semi-final at the AIS Basketball and Netball Centre on Saturday afternoon. The winner would face […]
Holey Moley; Bears big man dominates in double OT win
ROUND 15 of the NBL1 East Men’s saw Norths Bears big man Lewis Holey post a massive double-double and lead his side to a 10-point win over the Albury-Wodonga Bandits over the weekend. The Bears have enjoyed a strong campaign during the 2023 fixture, coming into Saturday night’s game at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre […]
Mesmerising Madut delivers 50-piece
ROUND 5 of the 2023 NBL1 East Men’s season saw Junior Madut deliver the most impressive offensive performance of the season. Madut led the Norths Bears to a commanding win over the Penrith Panthers when the two sides clashed at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Bears were coming off their first […]
Henshall hits Bears with big Round 4 performance
WITH the NBL1 East Men’s competition resuming over the weekend, a number of big performances headlined Round 4’s action, including a powerful scoring showing from Ben Henshall. The Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) claimed an emphatic triumph over the Norths Bears at AIS Basketball and Netball Centre on Saturday night, storming away to […]
Cranston-Lown torches Gunners in tight win
AN EMPHATIC scoring effort from guard William Cranston-Lown was enough to get the Maitland Mustangs over the line against the Canberra Gunners, with the former snatching a five-point triumph at Belconnen Basketball Stadium on Saturday night. After a slow start to the contest where they were outscored 21-10, the Mustangs turned things around in the […]
