Flyers best Boomers to advance to big dance
THE Southside Flyers are the second team to advance to the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final series, defeating the Melbourne Boomers by 16 points at Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville. With the Boomers winning game two, both teams looked to play four quarters of their best basketball to advance to the grand final. […]
Goorjian the great returns to Sydney
JUST one week after the team’s play-in elimination, the Sydney Kings have assigned a new head coach, with all-time great Brian Goorjian set to lead the organisation once again. After just one season at the helm, Mahmoud Abdelfattah parted ways with the team after failing to defend its second consecutive title. Among rumours that he […]
Boomers keep series alive with win over Flyers
THE Melbourne Boomers kept their Grand Final hopes alive in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) on Saturday night, defeating the Southside Flyers by 21 points at Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville. With the Flyers up in the series after a win in game one, the Boomers looked to bounce back and level the series, […]
2023/24 NBL Team Wrap – Adelaide 36ers
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) season was one of the most entertaining in recent memory, with all teams performing at a high level and making a genuine run at some postseason action along the way. All 10 teams were in the hunt for a spot in the finals and play-in until the penultimate round, […]
Hawks fly into playoffs after beating Breakers
IN a fitting finish to the 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) play-in tournament, Illawarra Hawks booked the final spot in the semi-finals after defeating the New Zealand Breakers their elimination game on Wednesday night. The contest came down to the final shot, with New Zealand unable to conjure a match-tying three-pointer as time expired, as […]
Perth powers past Fire to book grand final berth
THE Perth Lynx have secured a spot in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final series after stunning the Townsville Fire with a six-point win at Bendat Basketball Centre on Sunday night. Coming into the series, the Lynx were not expected to advance given the fact that they faced off against the ladder-leaders at […]
PREVIEW | NBL Play-In Game Three: Illawarra Hawks vs. New Zealand Breakers
FOLLOWING an exciting start to the National Basketball League (NBL) postseason on Wednesday night, the stage is set for the final play-in match to take place tonight, with the Illawarra Hawks and New Zealand Breakers set to lock horns. Wednesday’s double-header saw the playoff picture become much clearer, with the Tasmania JackJumpers defeating the Hawks […]
Jackies jump into semi-finals after clipping Hawks’ wings
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) play-in tournament started with a bang, with the Tasmania JackJumpers blowing out the Illawarra Hawks by 16 points at MyState Bank Arena on Wednesday night. The two highest ranked sides in the play-in tournament went head to head for the first spot in the postseason, and it was set […]
Fuller fuelling fire with high hopes
CONTINUING to make her opportunities count whether she’s represented Australia, Queensland or competing in the NBL1, Hilary Fuller is grateful for the people she’s played alongside with. Growing up in NSW in a small town called Woolgoolga, where Fuller’s mum was the coaching the mixed boys and girls social school team, it was Fuller’s siblings […]
Flyers fire first for series lead over Boomers
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) postseason kicked off on Wednesday night, with the Southside Flyers taking home a four-point win over the Melbourne Boomers at Melbourne Sports Centre in Parkville. Following an extremely entertaining season, the top four was locked in throughout the course of the last round of the fixture, and what better […]
Kings dethroned as Breakers end three-peat hopes
THERE will be a new winner in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the coming weeks, after the Sydney Kings had their season ended by the New Zealand Breakers in the play-in tournament on Wednesday night. After the Tasmania JackJumpers defeated the Illawarra Hawks in the first play-in match, the Breakers and the Kings faced […]
NBL | Play-in Wednesday preview
AFTER a season of excitement and high-quality play, the postseason has finally arrived in the National Basketball League (NBL), and it all kicks off with a massive double-header on Wednesday night. The first two play-in games will take place tonight, with one team set to book a spot in the semi-final, while it will be […]
