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NBL1 North Players of the Week – Round 4
PERFORMANCES in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 North competition caught the eye once again as another weekend of action wrapped a few days ago. The premier basketball league in Queensland and Northern Territory has been extremely exciting over the first four weeks of play, and delivered another batch of mesmerising clashes with some big names […]
NBL1 Scorching Scorers – May 7
ALL National Basketball League (NBL)1 competitions were firing over the weekend, with some big numbers and entertaining games taking place around Australia. With all five states producing some of the best basketball in years throughout the 2024 season, there was plenty to take in, whether it was overtime encounters, huge individual outings, or dominant team […]
Tweedy terrific in tough loss
ALTHOUGH his Rockhampton Rockets could not claim the win in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 North Men’s on the weekend, the continued development of young point guard Ben Tweedy was a massive positive. Tweedy is one of the most exciting prospects in the league, and coming into the 2024 season, the Rockets were hoping he […]
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 […]
Kraker puts on clinic for Spirit in big win over Lynx
A BRILLIANT shooting masterclass by Mehryn Kraker has helped the Bendigo Spirit to an upset win over the Perth Lynx in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) at the Bendat Basketball Centre on Saturday night. It was a big match for both sides, with the Lynx looking to keep in touch with the top four […]
‘LJ’ magic keeps Flyers in top-two hunt
LOOKING to continue to keep in touch with the top four and finish the season strongly, the Southside Flyers kicked off 2024 in style, defeating the Sydney Flames by six points at the State Basketball Centre. The win came from big plays at different stages of the game from Lauren Jackson, Mercedes Russell and Leilani […]
Lauren goes large as Nicholson lights up Melbourne
THE eighth round of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season for 2023/24 kicked off on Wednesday night, with Lauren Nicholson leading the Sydney Flames to a big win over the Melbourne Boomers. Although it may have loomed as a one-sided affair earlier in the season, the tables had turned in recent weeks. The Flames […]
Sparks’ Swain to fire up for Flames in WNBL24
AFTER earning her chance as a in the 2023 WNBA Draft, Los Angeles Sparks talent Shaneice Swain has opted to sign with the Sydney Flames in the upcoming WNBL24 season. The former Canberra Capitals guard averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 steals last season, shooting at a 40.2 per cent clip from […]
WNBL team wrap: Adelaide Lightning
THE WNBL has wrapped for another year, and there was plenty of excitement across the course of the 2023 season. It was a different looking landscape as the campaign rolled on, with contenders rising and falling in a tense finish to the home and away fixture. Ultimately, the strongest side in the Townsville Fire claimed […]
PODCAST | Got Next Episode 10
Another week has gone by so it is time for the next episode of the Got Next Podcast, with even more basketball having passed. The NBL and the WNBL both produced entertaining rounds of action so Host Michael Alvaro and Basketball Analyst Liam Badkin sit down to unpack what took place in Australian basketball. With […]
