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 […]
Munger monsters Sharks in big dance
NICOLE Munger was the star of the show for the Newcastle Falcons as they defeated the Sutherland Sharks by seven points in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Women’s 2024 Grand Final on the weekend. Both sides had produced impressive postseasons, both with the Falcons and Sharks making the Grand Final from fourth and fifth […]
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 […]
Munger masterful as Falcons make decider
AN excellent all-around performance from Nicole Munger helped the Newcastle Falcons defeat the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and book a spot in the 2024 National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Women’s Grand Final. The Falcons hosted the Sea Eagles at Newcastle Basketball Stadium on Saturday evening, with each side’s season on the line. Newcastle came into […]
Thompson tremendous in tough loss
IT may not have been the result her side was after, but Unique Thompson went down swinging as the Albury-Wodonga Bandits fell to the Sutherland Sharks to the tune of nine points at Lauren Jackson Sports Centre on Saturday night. It was always going to be tougher for the Bandits after losing superstar Lauren Jackson […]
Bourne brilliance buries Spiders
AN enormous triple-double from Callie Bourne was the catalyst for a big win for the Canberra Nationals over the Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders in Round 14 of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Women’s over the weekend. In the penultimate week of the 2024 season, there were plenty of high-scoring affairs that were very closely fought […]
Heal hammers home 50-piece over Panthers
ONE of the biggest names in Australian basketball produced a masterful performance in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East over the weekend, with Shyla Heal posting a 50-point double-double to lead the Sydney Comets past the Penrith Panthers. Round 13 of the 2024 season saw the penultimate batch of games take place around New South […]
Mayfield manages triple-double as Gunners blast Sharks
A TREMENDOUS all-around showing from William Mayfield has sparked the Canberra Gunners to a big 30-point win over the Sutherland Sharks in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East Men’s over the weekend. With just a handful of rounds remaining in the 2024 season, the matchups are holding plenty of significance in the race for the […]
Comets to collide with Hornets in midway hoops
A SPECIAL Wednesday night double-header clash between Hills Hornets and Sydney Comets takes place tonight at Comets Stadium in what promises to be a great spectacle for fans. The NBL1 East matches take place at 6pm (women’s) and 8pm (men’s) AEST, with plenty on the line for both sides. Sydney Comets vs. Hills HornetsWednesday, June […]
Furphy fires for CoE in split round
ALTHOUGH there were just four games of action in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 East competition across the men’s and women’s divisions, Jacob Furphy ensured there was still some noteworthy play. Throughout the 2024 season, Furphy (no relation to NBA Draft hopeful Johnny) has been suiting up for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA […]
