2020 WNBL Round 2 weekday preview: Last year’s semi-finalists to clash in bumper week
EIGHT games will be squeezed over the next four days in what will be a bumper week of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) action. With one round down and four more to go, teams have started to get an early feel for the action again, and a repeat of the two semi-finals from last year […]
Southside bounces back onto the winners list
IT was a blockbuster Sunday of WNBL action as Southside Flyers, Adelaide Lightning and reigning premiers UC Capitals walked away with wins in their respective clashes to close out the opening round of action. Coming up against a star-studded line-up it was always going to be a challenge for the Flames to compete and the […]
NZNBL 18IN18 team preview: Canterbury Wildcats
CANTERBURY Wildcats have a rich history in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) and this year in the condensed 18IN18 competition will be no different. Led by captain Tessa Morrison, the red and black army will descend on Auckland to try and win a title. The Wildcats have announced their 13-player squad for the […]
Mansfield’s first quarter sets the tone, Flames fan Spirit 100-63
THE Bendigo Spirit have once again suffered a debilitating outcome, going down 63-100 against a red-hot Sydney Uni Flames outfit in Saturday’s opener, who exploded out of the gates with a 34-point first quarter. Neither team made any alterations to their Starting Fives, with Bendigo lining up Tessa Lavey, Ameilia Todhunter, Mary Goulding, Alicia Froling […]
NZNBL 18IN18 team preview: Waikato Wizards
THE next team in focus is Waikato Wizards who are preparing for the upcoming New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) Sal’s NBL 18IN18 competition which will see a fast paced, action packed 18 days of basketball action. Community Basketball Manager for the Wizards, Anthony Corban shed some light on what preparation has been like and […]
2020 WNBL Round 1 weekend preview: Flyers and Flames face tough turnaround in opening week
SOUTHSIDE Flyers and Sydney Uni Flames will become the first teams to face off in three games across four days when they double-up on today and tomorrow following their Thursday night clashes. There will be a blockbuster five games across today and tomorrow in order to conclude Round 1 of Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) […]
NZNBL 18IN18 team preview: Otago Gold Rush
OTAGO Gold Rush are gearing up for the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) Sal’s NBL 18IN18 competition which commences next week, after somewhat of an interrupted year given the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the delayed start to the season, General Manager Peter Drew explained that the players have been preparing for this moment all year […]
Madgen makes a Booming return, Melbourne knock off Flames in Thursday opener
WITH the mission being to win a championship for the first time since 2011, the Melbourne Boomers are on the right track to start their WNBL20 campaign, with a 15-point victory over the Sydney Uni Flames, 85-70. A 14-point score difference in the second and third quarters proved to be the difference in the end, […]
NZNBL 18IN18 team preview: Harbour Breeze
ONE of the title contenders in this year’s New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) Sal’s NBL 18IN18 competition, Harbour Breeze are determined to light up the court when competition tips off next week. Harbour Breeze CEO John Hunt said the club would play “fast pace, exciting and skilled basketball” throughout the 2020 season and he […]
Talbot inspires Lightning in overtime thriller to open WNBL season
A STEPH Talbot inspired Adelaide Lightning outfit has upset reigning premiers University of Canberra Capitals in an overtime thriller last night. The opening match of the season did not disappoint with both teams neck-and-neck for the most part in a momentum swinging second half before the Lightning could secure the victory, 85-73. The Capitals went […]
2020 WNBL Round 1 weekday preview: Mackay and Townsville hubs tip-off as all eight teams commence
IN 2020 the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is a little different compared to usual, with the rounds stretching over more days with extra games. At Draft Central, we will preview the weekday games, followed by the weekend games separately to ensure the permutations in the second half of the round are as accurate as […]
WNBL20 Team Preview – Adelaide Lightning
IN the final of Draft Central’s WNBL20 team previews in lieu of the opening tipoff, we look at one of the two teams set to kick off the campaign tonight in the Adelaide Lightning, as Chris Lucas’ side will look to make the top-four for the third time in as many years, despite losing their […]
