Wilson’s wonderful start after rejoining Tigers
AFTER spending five years in the AFL system, Tom Wilson has enjoyed a tremendous start to his NBL1 campaign with the Melbourne Tigers, the club he played for throughout his junior career. Despite growing up playing basketball, including stints in the college system in the US and with the Sydney Kings in the NBL, Wilson […]
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, […]
2025 NBL1 Women’s | Sabres strike in final frenzy
SANDRINGHAM Sabres came from behind in the first half to run over the top of Hobart Chargers in Round 2 of the NBL1 South Women’s competition. The Sabres trailed by four points at the main break, and while the deficit was not overly great, it took until the final 90 seconds to finally surge past […]
2025 NBL1 Men’s | Mavericks hold on in Central shootout
EASTERN Mavericks have survived an almighty scare from a plucky Forestville Eagles to win by a point in an overtime thriller on Saturday night. The NBL1 Central Men’s match was one of three decided by six points or less in one of the most entertaining nights across South Australia. Eastern Mavericks 14 37 43 16 […]
Fagan fantastic in season opener for CoE
ALTHOUGH the result fell the other way, Sitaya Fagan was excellent for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) in their NBL1 East Women’s 2025 opener against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles over the weekend. The two sides opened their accounts for the 2025 fixture at the AIS on Saturday afternoon, with the CoE […]
2025 NBL1 Men’s | Pioneers power to back-to-back wins
MOUNT Gambier Pioneers are on top of the NBL1 South Men’s competition ladder following two huge wins in Round 1 of the competition. The sole South Australian side in the league made the long road trek to Geelong on Saturday night where the Pioneers bulldozed United to win 108-58, before heading home via Keilor to […]
2025 NBL1 Women’s | Erin Phillips returns for Woodville
RETURNING to the basketball court for the first time in nine years, star dual-sport athlete Erin Phillips played her part during Woodville Warriors’ tough loss to West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL1 Central Women’s competition. Despite the three-point loss (70-73), Phillips contributed across the board as fellow cross-coders Jasmin Fejo and Olivia Levicki went toe-for-toe. […]
Gaze still excited despite unlucky injuries for Tigers
WITH THE 2025 NBL1 season set to begin this weekend, the Melbourne Tigers are a slightly different looking roster heading into their first match than they would have expected a few months ago. The Tigers were shaping up for a big campaign throughout the off-season, not only bringing through more players from their very successful […]
Success and development go hand-in-hand for Tigers
ONE OF the most successful basketball programs in Australian history, the Melbourne Tigers are still reaping the rewards of developing players from a young age. With teams in the VJBL, Big V and NBL1, the Tigers are one of the most prevalent clubs in basketball, and have achieved a level of sustained success due to […]
Wildcats go two from two in battles out West
THE Perth Wildcats made it two wins from two matchups against the NBL1 West Select team over the weekend, continuing their hot start to the National Basketball League (NBL) pre-season ahead of the 2024/25 fixture. Following Friday night’s 18-point win, the Wildcats and NBL1 West Select team did battle again as a warmup for next […]
