Australian Opals: FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Preview
THIS week marks the commencement of the 2021 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, taking place in Amman, Jordan from September 27 through to the October 3. With the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup set to take place in Australia in 2022, this week’s competition acts as the qualification round for Asian and Oceanian teams. Australia and […]
WNBL Team Watch: Southside Flyers
OUR Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) team watch series comes to an end with the reigning premiers in the Southside Flyers. The Flyers were the most dominant team of the 2020 season (by a fair margin too) and will be looking to claim elusive back-to-back championships. Unfortunately, there are seven other teams looking to prevent […]
NBL Team Watch: Cairns Taipans
THE National Basketball League (NBL) is gearing up for another exciting season full of action, and the teams are looking to gain an advantage over their opponents before the season has even begun. Following a wooden spoon finish in 2020, the Cairns Taipans will be looking to improve on their performance, and the upcoming season […]
WNBL Team Watch: UC Capitals
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is just 44 days away from kicking off its 2021 season, and teams are starting to get a final look at what their rosters will look like. With only one winner per year, those who missed out on glory last year will be hungrier than ever to make amends. […]
NBL1 Young Guns: Kobe McDowell-White
MOST young talents spend age 18 or lower in junior or development leagues to work on their craft before advancing to a professional league, but that is not the case for Kobe McDowell-White. The young guard has just completed his first season at National Basketball League (NBL)1 level at just 17 years of age, putting […]
Player Feature: Riley Parkinson
WITH the Australian basketball world growing greater and greater on a yearly basis, players are granted opportunities overseas, with more recognition leading to greater opportunities. Youngster Riley Parkinson has been able to take full advantage of this, earning himself a spot at Bethel College in Kansas, United States. The 18-year-old has worked tirelessly on his […]
WNBL Team Watch: Melbourne Boomers
THE teams of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) are edging closer and closer to the commencement of the 2021 season. Some sides will be setting high expectations for themselves following last season, and the Melbourne Boomers are one of these teams. They were a strong side throughout the home-and-away season in 2020, with their […]
Draft Central NBL1 North Men’s Team of the Year
WITH the National Basketball League (NBL)1’s North Men’s competition closing the curtain on an entertaining year, it is time to recognise some of the strongest performers of the season. In this series, we choose the best players at each position this season to form a starting five. NBL1 North Men’s league was full of outstanding […]
WNBL Team Watch: Sydney Uni Flames
WITH the 2021 WNBL season getting closer by the day, teams will begin to ramp up their preparation ahead of the race for the championship. The Sydney Uni Flames found themselves in an undesirable position at the conclusion of WNBL20. They were the best of the non-finalists but still four wins outside of making the […]
WNBL Team Watch: Adelaide Lightning
THE Adelaide Lightning will be looking to improve on an underwhelming WNBL20 campaign, as they ramp up preparations for the upcoming 2021 season. The Lightning finished with five wins and five losses at the conclusion of the regular season, and found themselves four wins outside qualifying for the finals. The 2020 season was always in […]
