Olechnowicz on fire as CoE bests Bandits
A STARRING performance off the bench from Olivia Olechnowicz was a massive factor as the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) defeated the Albury Wodonga Bandits to advance to the preliminary finals of the NBL1 East Women’s competition. The CoE travelled to Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night for their semi final matchup […]
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 […]
Smith stars as CoE move on to semis
FOLLOWING an interrupted run into the postseason due to international tournaments, the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) ended up winning their elimination final clash against the Canberra Nationals in the NBL1 East Women’s competition over the weekend. The CoE ended up finishing in fifth spot in the standings with a record of 12 […]
Nicholson drops 50-piece as Sharks win in OT
CONTINUING a ridiculous week of scoring in the NBL1, Sutherland Sharks star Lauren Nicholson dropped a 51-point double-double to lead her side to a high-scoring overtime win over the Inner West Bulls in the East Women’s competition. It was the final round of the home and away season for the East Women’s season in 2025, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hall masterclass as Spiders beat Bruins
17-YEAR-OLD Jessie-May Hall delivered an astounding two-way performance to lead her Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Spiders past the Bankstown Bruins in Round 2 of the NBL1 East Women’s fixture over the weekend. Hall loomed as a central figure for the Spiders this season, after storming onto the season in her debut campaign, averaging 20.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, […]
