MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Top five settled in Ashe Pool
THE championship division of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys is decided with the top five teams now in an unassailable position. The top-of-the-table Kilsyth Cobras – despite suffering their first loss – Bulleen Boomers, Werribee Devils, Bendigo Braves and Dandenong Rangers will all move into the top grade post-grading […]
NBL1 Men’s Round 7 review: Nunawading eyes top spot as Ballarat stumbles
NUNAWADING Spectres have drawn level with Ballarat Miners after back-to-back wins in Round 7, while the Miners suffered their first loss of the season to an impressive Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE). The Miners looked in control for the first half, leading by 12 points at half-time, before the CoE turned it on to […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls weekend preview: Round 8
A DOMINANT top-four has the remaining sides scrambling for a championship division spot in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) ahead of the two-grade split in a fortnight. In the other Pool, the top five sides have superior percentage and seem secure in those positions given the sides battling for the fifth spot […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys weekend preview: Round 8
ROUND 8 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) could finalise the championship and reserve grades of the Under 16 Boys with the split coming in a fortnight and the final positions hinging on the results of this round. Ashe Pool: Bendigo Braves (3rd, 5-2) vs. Whittlesea Pacers (10th, 1-6) Diamond Valley Eagles […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls weekend preview: Round 8
PLENTY of possibilities are being thrown around ahead of the final fortnight before the championship-reserve grade split in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls competition. The top five teams from each pool stay in the championship division, while the bottom five sides from each pool head into the reserve grade. […]
NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 7
IT could well be the top player up against the top side when Jenna O’Hea and her Melbourne Tigers clash with top-of-the-table Geelong Supercats on Saturday in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Round 7 clash. O’Hea has just played the past two games, but is already averaging 30.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Boys weekend preview: Round 8
IN the penultimate round of Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys competition before the sides are split into championship and reserve division, we see a number of interesting contests across the board. This round we focus on potential ramifications of the championship/reserve split which sees the top five sides after nine […]
NBL1 Men’s Preview: Round 7
AFTER a massive 14 games of action over Mother’s Day Round, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 sides return to the 12 games, with six teams doubling up for two games across the weekend. After three consecutive losses, Albury Wodonga Bandits bounced back with a win and will be hoping for more of the same in […]
NBL1 round six review: Supercats steal top spot with big weekend
AN Olympian debut for the Melbourne Tigers was just what the doctor ordered as the Tigers strung together two wins on the trot to push their season record into the positive with 5-4 from nine games. Jenna O’Hea‘s introduction to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was positive, as the Tigers knocked off Diamond Valley […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls review: Top four sides create separation
A DRAW on the road to Knox Raiders has stolen the first points of the season from Bulleen Boomers, as the Raiders consolidated fourth spot in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Girls’ Watson Pool. Meanwhile the top four sides in the Ashe Pool all had big wins, creating a four-point […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys review: Bulleen, Knox last two undefeated sides
BULLEEN Boomers and Knox Raiders are the teams to beat in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 Boys championship division. Both sides sit atop of their respective pools, coming off big wins last Friday night. Ashe Pool: Bendigo Braves 57 defeated by Southern Peninsula Sharks 66 Nunawading Spectres 50 defeated by […]
NBL1 Men’s round six recap: Supercats and Bandits play out thriller as Miners remain unbeaten
GEELONG Supercats’ National Basketball League (NBL)1 men’s side has survived a thrilling one-point contest with Albury Wodonga Bandits, leading the entire game before being forced to survive a massive Bandits comeback in the final term. The Supercats led by as much as nine points at the final break, but a 34-26 final term in favour […]
