WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Sami Whitcomb
THERE is without a shadow of a doubt that amongst active players in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), Sami Whitcomb sits at the top in terms of her accolades on an international level. Following their announcement on the 17th of June, the Perth Lynx will bolster their squad tremendously with the addition of the […]
QSL Women’s Round 8 wrap: Logan Thunder remain undefeated
ROUND 8 of the Women’s Queensland Basketball League (QBL) saw a number of blowouts as the top teams flexed their muscles. Logan Thunder kept their undefeated streak intact thanks to Mikaela Ruef lighting up the court both in attack and defence while the Capitals created some separation between them and RedCity Roar. Logan Thunder (107) […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Katie Ebzery
MANY basketball punters knew of Katie Ebzery’s proficiency on the offensive end for the Perth Lynx, but not everybody anticipated the kind of season that the Waratah-born guard would have in WNBL20. Based on this, it only makes perfect sense for us at Draft Central to begin this week’s Player Spotlight series on the All-Star […]
QSL Men’s Round 8 wrap: RedCity go two wins clear as Thunder win back-to-back matches
REDCITY Roar have moved two games clear on top of the table in the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition, one of two sides to notch up back-to-back wins alongside Logan Thunder who moved to seventh only a win away from the top six. Logan Thunder (118) defeated Toowoomba Mountaineers (69) Logan Thunder produced the […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Carley Ernst
IN an offseason that has seen numerous new pieces trying to find their place amongst Bendigo’s 2020/21 puzzle, there was one piece that sat in the middle of the picture before the offseason even began. Draft Central looks at Carley Ernst, who now enters the second year of her two-year deal as the anchor of the […]
QSL Women’s Round 8 preview: Wizards to roll into town against Gold Coast
A MID-TABLE clash between Gold Coast Rollers and Northside Wizards is set to be the match of the round in the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. Both sides are delicately poised at four wins from seven matches and as close to the top handful of teams as they are from the bottom handful of […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Demi Skinner
AMONGST a handful of impressive rookie seasons, many people fail to recognise just how extraordinary Demi Skinner’s first campaign with the Bendigo Spirit actually was up against WNBL-calibre competition for the first time in her career. The first signing of the Free Agency period across the entire competition for next season, Bendigo knew early on […]
Classic Contest: Andrew Gaze 600th Game
NO name is more prestigious, more honoured or more protected in the National Basketball League’s (NBL) great history, than the outstanding Andrew Gaze. If you have been a fan of Draft Central’s running Classic Contest series, then you would be aware that we think very highly of the Australian superstar. When you are the league’s […]
QSL Men’s Round 8 preview: Top of the table clash tips off Sunday
A TOP of the table clash between Brisbane Capitals and RedCity Roar is the Queensland State League (QSL) match of Round 8 with the undefeated Roar travelling to take on the Capitals at Auchenflower Stadium. It is one of a number of ladder-defining clashes, with the third placed Southern Districts Spartans hosting the fifth placed […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Bendigo Spirit – Alicia Froling
A PLAYER born and raised in the far-north tropics of Townsville; Alicia Froling got her first taste of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) in her hometown amongst the Fire’s roster from 2011 to 2014. She now looks to make her return to the League after five years of NCAA basketball in the States and one […]
