2020 MUVJBL U16 Boys/Girls Round 1 preview: Cavaliers and Magic to face off in opening round
A NEAR-finals appearance at the Eltham Dandenong Junior Basketball Tournament for Casey Cavaliers will hold them in good stead for the opening round of the Melbourne United Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-16 Boys Championship Division clash with Hawthorn Magic. The Magic themselves went quite well in the tournament, with both sides finishing second in their […]
Kings overcome half-time deficit to book grand final spot
SYDNEY Kings are through to the National Basketball League (NBL) decider for 2019/20 after defeating Melbourne United in a thrilling third and final game in the semi-finals series last night. Back on their home court at Qudos Bank Arena following the debacle that was Game 2 for the Kings, Sydney looked a lot more comfortable […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 3 preview: Perth Wildcats vs. Cairns Taipans
WITH the series at one game apiece for two of the highest scoring offences in the league, Game 3 of the Wildcats/Taipans series goes back to RAC Arena on Thursday night and the Cotton/Machado MVP conversation can finally be laid to rest for this season. The opening game of the series went Perth’s way by […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 3 preview: Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne United
FOLLOWING their fourth quarter disintegration back in Game 1, nobody expected the retaliation that Melbourne United was going to release upon a visiting Sydney Kings side at Melbourne Arena in Game 2. A retaliation so severe that one might ask, “how are Sydney meant to bounce back from this?” Moving on from their monumental 45-point […]
2020 WNBL: Kia Nurse hits three pointer to secure Capitals’ ninth flag
WITH only 22 seconds left to win the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final, Kia Nurse nailed arguably the most important three pointer of her career to run out 71-68 winners. In what will go down as one of the most memorable and clutch moments in WNBL history, the Canberra Capitals were in dire […]
Capitals a win away from glory as Flyers look to repeat history
BOTH Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) teams know that there is a maximum two games left in the season, and for the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals, there is no better time to strike than tonight. The reigning premiers came from behind in Game 1 to upset the Southside Flyers on the road and get […]
NBL Semi-final review 2: United destroy Kings in record-breaking night
MELBOURNE United has forced historians to pour through the history books after an unbelievable performance in the second of a best-of-three semi-finals series against the Sydney Kings. United not only broke finals records, but season ones as well, with the home side winning by a whopping 45 points – the most ever recorded in the […]
NBL Semi-final reviews: Wildcats and Taipans exchange blows, set up for wild Game Three
AFTER an A-grade first two games in this season’s semi-final matchup between the Perth Wildcats and the Cairns Taipans, we look forward to what will be an intense final game between two of the top offensive sides in the league. Here were the series of events that occurred over the weekend during a turbulent first […]
WNBL Grand Final G1 review: Cap’s one win away from back-to-back glory
IN the first game of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) grand finals series the Capitals clenched victory over a gallant Flyers side by a mere two points. Southside Flyers (80) defeated by UC Capitals (82) The league’s top two teams finally met in a clash that embodied everything the WNBL, as both the Southside […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 2 preview: Melbourne United vs. Sydney Kings
MELBOURNE United will be ruing their last quarter stumble less than two days ago in their best-of-three series against the Kings, and as a result are down to their final chance as they host their New South Wales rivals at Melbourne Arena. Despite leading by as much as 16 against the minor premiers with less […]
