
Russell rips through round with pearling pair of performances
LEADING by example for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) throughout Round 7 of the NBL1 East Women’s season, Zara Russell enjoyed a tremendous weekend with two standout showings as the team broke even from their two games. The CoE have been one of the contending sides throughout the 2024/25 campaign, sitting atop the […]

Jacobs jets Magic past Wolves for big win
AN EXCELLENT offensive performance from Claire Jacobs has steered the Mandurah Magic to a massive 33-point win over the Joondalup Wolves in Round 7 of the NBL1 West Women’s, which kicked off last night. The Magic had been solid over their first six games to start the season, breaking even with three wins and three […]

Nifty Newman produces season-best night
ALTHOUGH the Perry Lakes Hawks fell by six points to the Warwick Senators in the NBL1 West Women’s at Bendat Basketball Centre on Friday night, Ellie Newman put together an excellent performance that was extremely encouraging. The 22-year-old has been solid to start her fourth season in the NBL1, recording double-digits in the points column […]

Harvey helps Tigers to big win over Miners
CENTRE of Excellence graduate Sienna Harvey was immense for the Melbourne Tigers as they claimed a 33-point win over the Ballarat Miners in Round 6 of the NBL1 South Women’s competition over the weekend. The Tigers came into the clash at Selkirk Stadium as favourites on Saturday evening, having enjoyed a positive start to their […]

Smith stars for CoE in Inner West win
ANOTHER star in the making produced a standout performance for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) in their six-point win over the Inner West Bulls in the NBL1 East Women’s action over the weekend. The CoE had enjoyed a strong start to the season, losing just one game to start the year and […]

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 […]

Taylor tremendous as young guns squash Spiders
IN A game where plenty of players delivered strong outings, it was Sophie Taylor who stood above the rest as the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence defeated the Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Spiders. The Centre of Excellence boasts plenty of young talent, developing the next generation of basketballers at the AIS in Canberra. It has […]

Deas dominates as Blues beat Pioneers
EMERGING talent Bonnie Deas put together an excellent offensive performance as the Frankston Blues claimed a 23-point win over the Mt. Gambier Pioneers in Round 5 of the NBL1 South Women’s over the weekend. The Blues had broken even with three wins and three losses from their six games to start the 2025 season, and […]

Brett brilliant in first round win
ELISSA Brett led the Ipswich Force to a thrilling win in the opening round of the 2025 NBL1 North Women’s season, holding off a late charge by the Ipswich Force to run out six-point winners last night. Thursday night’s clash at Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium marked the first clash of the fixture, and gave both […]

Pitman produces triple double in big win
EMERGING talent Carla Pitman was the star of the show as the Norths Bears produced a massive 44-point win over the Sutherland Sharks in the NBL1 East Women’s over the weekend. Pitman and the Bears have enjoyed a tremendous start to the 2025 season, coming into Sunday’s clash at the North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre […]