Weekend preview: MUVJBL Girls – Crossover Round 3
THERE was a clear divide between the top two sides in three of the four divisions with matches tonight to determine automatic qualification to the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) championship division for the Under 18 Girls. We take a look at each pool in the Under 18s and Under 16s. Under 18 […]
Weekend preview: MUVJBL Boys – Crossover Round 3
WHILE the tables across each Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) Boys Under 16 and 18 AA division pool tell similar stories, a heap of third-place sides remain in top-two contention and could well turn qualification scenarios on their heads. Under 18 Pool 1: The top two and bottom two sides face off in Round 3 […]
Number Crunching: NBL – Round 17
NUMBER Crunching is back, and as always, we check in on the race for scoring champion, a left field look at the Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner, Bryce Cotton’s freakish half of basketball, the Bullets late season road woes, and a big round ahead for finals implications. TRIMBLE vs COTTON HERE WE GO. After tracking […]
Grand Final wash-up: WNBL – Game 2
A THRILLING one-point win to Adelaide Lightning at home has kept their Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) premiership dreams alive, forcing the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals into a deciding third game. Read below to see how the game went down. Adelaide Lightning (74) defeat UC Capitals (73) In game two of the finals, Adelaide […]
MUVJBL U16 Girls: Crossover Round 2 Review
THREE top-of-the-table clashes are set to decide automatic qualification spots across three of the four Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16s Girls AA division pools, as each ladder took a familiar shape after Round 2. Pool 1: Nunawading 2 (20) defeated by Bulleen (46) Bendigo (64) defeated Dandenong 2 (47) The qualification […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 18
HERE we are, the final round of the 2018/19 National Basketball League (NBL) season. We arrive at this point knowing three teams are locked in, but fourth position is still up for grabs for Adelaide and Brisbane, as is the top three order, as Perth, Melbourne and Sydney vie for a home court advantage first […]
MUVJBL U16 Boys: Crossover Round 2 Review
POOLS are taking shape after Round 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 16 boys AA division, with second spot open across each group as sides do battle to secure qualification to the elite division. Pool 1: McKinnon (54) defeated Latrobe (41) Frankston (50) defeated by Kilsyth (62) A mid-table qualification […]
MUVJBL U18 Girls: Crossover Round 2 Review
IN three of the four Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Girls Pools, two teams have emerged as the clear leaders to advance through to the championship division, while Diamond Valley looked ominous once again in Pool 3. Pool 1: Broadmeadows (47) defeated Eltham (34) Waverley (54) defeated Melbourne 2 (39) In […]
Weekend wash-up: NBL – Round 17
IN just the penultimate round of the regular season teams battle for the final available spot in the finals, while the three teams entrenched in the top four jostle for home court advantage throughout the playoffs. New Zealand Breakers 107 defeated by Adelaide 36ers 114 With finals out of reach for the Breakers they […]
Young Gun Spotlight: NBL – Round 17
THE one game for Cairns of Round 17 in the National Basketball League (NBL) was plenty for Melo Trimble to show the Orange Army his the top heights of game. Finn Delany had a season-high points tally, as did Daniel Grida as they continue their form to the end of the season. After a tough […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys: Crossover Round 2 Review
THE second round over the Crossover Group stage took place last Friday night as teams battled to get an early advantage in the stage towards qualification for the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball (MUVJBL) championship division. We recap the games and top scorers from each match in the AA division. Pool 1: Melbourne (46) defeated […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Grand Final 1
IN the first of a three-game series, the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals took on Adelaide Lightning to determine which side would move one game ahead in the Grand Final Series. Here is how the game unfolded. UC Capitals 88 defeated Adelaide Lightning 67 The UC Capitals started the WNBL Grand Final Series off on […]
