NBL Classic Contest: Game winner in Elimination Finals
NOTHING would be better than to see some National Basketball League (NBL) action and while Draft Central cannot magically start a new season, we can take fans back to some of the greatest games that the NBL has to offer. In today’s Classic Contest, we look back at one of those games. A contest that […]
NBL Classic Contest: Greatest finish in Semi-Finals history
AWAITING the return of the National Basketball League (NBL), Draft Central takes you on a journey of some of the biggest and most memorable basketball games throughout history. Today we take a look at what could go down as one of the closest and greatest semi-finals game between Wollongong Hawks and Adelaide 36ers. All the […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Maddison Allen
ROUNDING out Draft Central’s Player Spotlights on the Perth Lynx, we look at the return of the side’s defensive centrepiece in Maddison Allen, who looks to expand her roles and responsibilities within Ryan Petrik’s rotation in WNBL21. Allen, who is almost exclusively praised on her defence, has the chance to become more prominent on the […]
QSL Women’s Round 9 preview: Ladder defining clash a virtual elimination final
A LADDER-defining clash between sixth placed Ipswich Force and seventh placed Northside Wizards headlines our match of the round heading into Round 9 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Women’s competition. Whilst both sit at 4-4 prior to the round tipping off, the Wizards play the 10th placed Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal and can move […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Darcee Garbin
IN a trade deal that saw both the Perth Lynx and the Townsville Fire return players to their home states, the Lynx now welcome back WA-native and Australian Opal Darcee Garbin, and it means a tremendous amount to the 26-year-old forward. “I’m really excited to be able to play in front of my family and […]
QSL Men’s Round 9 preview: Gold Coast Roll into Logan for penultimate round
IN a short season, it is hard to believe the Queensland State League (QSL) competition is almost done and dusted with sides heading out for their penultimate round of basketball action. Our previewed match of the round sees Logan Thunder hosting Gold Coast Rollers in a seventh-against-eighth clash. There are a number of lopsided clashes […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Alex Ciabattoni
AFTER a brief stint in Italy, Alex Ciabattoni returns to the Perth Lynx and the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) after two seasons away from the League, where she will look to provide Ryan Petrik and his staff with an adaptive role in the rotation, given her versatility. Ciabattoni is no stranger to the WNBL […]
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 […]
