WNBL Player Spotlight – Adelaide Lightning – Alanna Smith
THE Adelaide Lightning have set the benchmark high already after tagging Alanna Smith as their “biggest WNBL signing since Suzy Batkovic a decade ago”. This comes after Smith has excelled at every possible turn despite only being 24. A Stanford University alum, Smith averaged close to 12 points per game (11.9), six rebounds and a […]
QSL Men’s quarter finals preview: Capitals and Spartans to host do-or-die finals
IT is set to be a big weekend of Queensland Basketball League (QSL) Men’s action as four teams battle it out to progress to the next stage of finals and keep their premiership hopes alive. RedCity Roar and Ipswich Force have already booked their spot in the round two action of the finals after finishing […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Adelaide Lightning – Steph Talbot
AFTER what was an excellent WNBL20 season for the off-guard/forward Stephanie Talbot, which culminated in an All-WNBL Second Team selection and finishing fifth amongst rebounders throughout the competition, the 26-year-old is ready to compete in her second straight season as a member of the Adelaide Lightning with the WNBL set to commence November 12. A […]
QSL stats: Regular season summary
WITH the final round of the regular season done and dusted for the Queensland State League (QSL), Draft Central casts an eye over the top performers for both the men’s and women’s competitions. A couple of familiar names grace the leader board with Mikaela Ruef and Maddison Rocci making their presence felt while in the […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Adelaide Lightning – Marena Whittle
NOT many players have been shopped around in the WNBL as much as Marena Whittle, as the 26-year-old prepares to represent the Adelaide Lightning this November in WNBL21. The Victorian-born utility will also join her fourth club in as many seasons hoping to build upon her last stint with the Perth Lynx. Often referred to […]
NZNBL returns with 18in18 women’s schedule announced
SIX teams, 18 games, 18 days. That is what confronts the competitors in the 2020 Sal’s Women’s New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) next month. Much like the men’s competition that was held across June and July, the women’s competition is condensed to ensure it happened in this strangest of calendar years. Much like the […]
QSL Women’s Round 10 review: Logan Thunder and Spartans flex muscles
WITH finals quickly approaching, Round 10 of the Queensland Basketball League Women’s saw some big results with the top sides flexing their muscles and proving why they are a real finals contender, while the likes of Gold Coast made their way up the ladder. Toowoomba Mountaineers (38) defeated by Gold Coast Rollers (80) It was […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Adelaide Lightning – Jasmin Fejo
PERHAPS one of next season’s breakout young guards, Jasmin Fejo will look to take the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) by storm when she signs on as a rostered player for the Adelaide Lightning next season. Fejo will rely on her pace and speed when she sizes up against some of the Australia’s elite basketballers […]
QSL Men’s Round 10 review: Ipswich Forces RedCity’s first loss in last round thriller
IPSWICH Force has survived a two-point thriller against RedCity Roar in what could be a grand final preview to get up in the final regular season round of Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s action. In the other stunning result, Brisbane Capitals smashed finals-bound Southern Districts Spartans by 44 points on their way to a season-high […]
NBL Classic Contest: An upset in the first Sydney derby
IN 1998, the National Basketball League (NBL) were ecstatic about what would be their first Sydney derby in 11 years. The two cross-town rivals, the Razorbacks and the Sydney Kings, battling for integral respect. However the Kings were already the highly favoured competitors coming into the match while the new expansion team, especially after learning […]
NBL Classic Contest: Syndey Kings begin three-peat
GRAND Finals are the most reliable tool to define a basketball season. We know this because as fans, we remember the seasons by who took home the championship gold. But with the National Basketball League (NBL) remaining inactive, while other international league’s endings are soon approaching, it might be awhile before fans can watch a […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Melbourne Boomers – Cayla George
DRAFT Central concludes its Player Spotlight series on the Melbourne Boomers focusing on their leader and other co-captain in 31-year-old Cayla George, who embodies the rock-solid core group that coach Guy Molloy had the pleasure of coaching last season. With George returning to Melbourne for her third straight season and fifteenth campaign throughout her illustrious […]
