NBL Three of the Best – Round 1
THE 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season has officially arrived, with some exciting action kicking off the fixture at HoopsFest in Perth over the weekend. It has been an extremely eventful off-season, with plenty of players coming into the fixture ready to rock and roll and the landscape of the competition looks completely different ahead […]
Fire ignites HoopsFest with preseason tournament win
CONTINUING their stretch of dominance over the past few seasons, the Townsville Fire have sent a warning to the rest of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) by winning the preseason tournament over the weekend. With the 2024/25 season set to start in just over a month, the WNBL held a tournament at the inaugural […]
Opening round wrapped as NBL season kicks off in Perth
ROUND 1 of the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season delivered plenty of excitement as HoopsFest was launched in Perth over the weekend. All five clashes took place in Western Australia’s capital from Thursday to Sunday, as the nation’s premier men’s basketball competition descended on Perth to open the 2024/25 season, as well as delivering […]
Lions roar in gold medal match after Tigers fightback
ALTHOUGH it may not have been the most straightforward result, the Central District Lions have taken out the 2024 Under-18 Boys Club Championship, holding off a fast-finishing Willetton Tigers team in the gold medal match on Sunday morning. Coming into the match, the Lions were fresh off a comfortable preliminary final result, and looked in […]
Tenacious Tigers take home gold at Club Championships
THE Melbourne Tigers have taken home gold at the 2024 Under-18 Girls Club Championships, defeating the Perry Lakes Hawks by 12 points at HBF Arena on Sunday morning. The Tigers were the dominant team all tournament, remaining unbeaten during their time at the Club Championships, and proving deserving winners after another strong showing the big […]
Melbourne makes its mark with revenge over Tassie
IT was an entertaining start to the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season, with Melbourne United getting revenge on the Tasmania JackJumpers to kick off HoopsFest in Perth on Thursday night. All five games for the first round are set to take place out West, with last year’s grand finalists facing off at RAC Arena […]
Pool rounds end as ladders get locked in
THE third day of the 2024 Under-18 Club Championships saw the pool rounds wrap up in exciting fashion, with the finals set to get underway today. The best sides will advance to the first stage of the finals, keeping their championship hopes alive, while the remaining teams will be playing for classification. Day three of […]
NBL25 | Ones to watch – Round 1
AFTER months of waiting, the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season has finally arrived, and the anticipation has never been higher ahead of an opening round of action. It is all set to kick off at HoopsFest on Thursday night, with all games set to take place in Perth as part of a new festival […]
NBL season begins at HoopsFest out West
AFTER an eventful off-season, the National Basketball League (NBL) is set to kick off the 2024/25 season with a bang, launching the first ever HoopsFest, with all Round 1 games to be played in Perth in an exciting collection of matches. It all begins at RAC Arena later tonight with a Grand Final rematch, as […]
Cougars deliver in crunch time on day two
THE second day of action at the 2024 Under-18 Club Championships in Joondalup on Wednesday saw some contests go right down to the wire as the best young talent in Australia continues to shine. One of the most exciting games of the day saw the Cockburn Cougars emerge one-point winners over the Warwick Senators early […]
