Classic Contests: Most threes in an NBL playoff game ever
ELIMINATION series are incredibly thrilling. With no time for mistakes and no time for learning, all you have are the two or three home-and-away season head-to-heads to go off and one match to decide if your season is finished or just beginning. With no Australian basketball to look forward to for the time being, Draft […]
QSL Men’s Round 5 preview: Mountaineers and Force to battle in mid-table clash
OUR match of the Queensland State League Men’s (QSL) competition this week sees the fifth placed Toowoomba Mountaineers hitting the road to face the sixth placed Ipswich Force. It is a relatively straightforward Round 5 of action in the QSL with the six games played across the two days and no double ups this weekend. […]
Classic Contest: 1992 Grand Final extravaganza
IF you have a friend telling you there is no difference between the early nineties and now in how games were officiated, this is the game for you. If you are missing the nostalgia of elbow jumpers and the empowerment of bigs or just want to watch a top notch last game of a Grand […]
QSL Men’s stats: Who is leading the early charge?
NOW that four rounds are in the books, we take a look at who is leading the charge across the board in the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition. Among the top competitors are RedCity Roar’s Harry Froling (34 points, 17.25 rebounds), and William McDowell-White (27.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.75 assists and 4.5 steals) with […]
QSL Women’s Round 4 wrap: Logan Thunders to two big wins as Brisbane Capitalise in one-point thriller
LOGAN Thunder showed no mercy during back-to-back wins totalling 88 points on the weekend, defeating bottom three sides Ipswich Force and South West Metro Pirates in Round 4 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. Meanwhile Brisbane Capitals edged ahead with a 4-1 record thanks to a nail-biting one-point win over Northside Wizards, while […]
WNBL Free Agency Update: Flyers and Lightning
ALTHOUGH they did not finish the way the would have liked, the Southside Flyers and Adelaide Lightning are two teams that had impressive WNBL20 campaigns, making it to the playoffs. While both the Flyers and the Lightning had countless highlights during the regular season, the Lightning were handed a series sweep knocked out of the […]
QSL Men’s Round 4 wrap: RedCity Roars as Froling and McDowell-White go nuts
REDCITY Roar became the sole undefeated side in the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition, after the Roar knocked off second placed Southern District Spartans, and the Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal also had a shock loss over the weekend. Brisbane Capitals (100) defeated Northside Wizards (51) Brisbane Capitals have continued their strong start with a […]
Draft Central’s Top 20 Players of the 2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown: Complete List
HERE is our complete list of the Top 20 Player of the 2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown. Click on any of the links below to view the corresponding article: #1 Tom Vodanovich (Jets) #2 Derone Raukawa (Airs) #3 Jordan Ngatai (Nuggets) #4 Marcel Jones (Airs) #5 Hyrum Harris (Jets) #6 Izayah Mauriohooho Le’afa (Huskies) #7 Taylor […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Top 20 Players: #1 – Tom Vodanovich (Manawatu Jets)
IN our newest countdown series wrapping up the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown, we look at our top 20 players that took to the court this year. While it was an incredibly difficult list to create, we have had a mix of pure domination, defensive efforts and eye-catchers to form this list. #1 […]
WNBL Free Agency Update: Fire and Flames
CONTINUING with Draft Central’s updates on the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL)’s Free Agency movements, we now look to two sides that will be looking to heat up and have bounce back seasons in 2021. First up is a Townsville Fire franchise that has had possibly the busiest offseason throughout the eight teams of the […]
