Pizzey produces purple patch in crucial cameo
ELTHAM Wildcats have advanced to the next round of the NBL1 South Women’s finals, after defeating Frankston Blues by 22 points in an elimination matchup over the weekend. The two sides qualified for the postseason after solid campaigns, but neither could snag a double chance and the game at Dreamstreet Lending Arena on Saturday night […]
WNBL fixture released as bumper basketball patch continues
THE basketball action does not stop, with the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) releasing the fixture for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Australia’s premier women’s basketball competition is back for another instalment, following up an entertaining season that saw the Townsville Fire win it all in a dominant finish to their campaign. The upcoming fixture will […]
Maley masterclass motors Wildcats past Cobras
ONE of Australia’s most impactful basketballers was at her best as the Eltham Wildcats proved a class above the Kilsyth Cobras, claiming a 15-point win in the NBL1 South Women’s on the weekend. The match took place at Kilsyth Sports Centre on Sunday afternoon in one of the final games of Round 13, the penultimate […]
Opals claim silverware in bronze medal match
ALTHOUGH it was a couple of hurdles short of the ultimate goal, the Australian Opals have snagged a podium finish in the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia World Cup. Following a pair of disappointing losses to Japan and China in the final few days of the fixture, the Aussies matched up with their neighbours across the […]
Opals cruise to second consecutive big win
THE Australian Opals have continued their emphatic start to the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, downing the Chinese Taipei 91-45, for their second win in as many games to kick off the tournament. Following their big win over the Philippines on Monday night, the Aussies backed it up the following night by hosting the Chinese […]
Opals confirm squad for Asia Cup
A TRIO of World Cup bronze medalists and headline a 12-player squad to compete in the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup next week. The final squad announcement was made this morning with three of the dozen players in line for their Opals debut at the home event, which tips off next Monday, June 26. The […]
Aussies in the WNBA: Melbourne makes her mark
THE Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season has kicked off for the 2023 season, and there are plenty of Aussies making an impact on the big stage. The Australian basketball factory is continuing to churn out plenty of strong players, with that figure growing on a yearly basis. The WNBL season wraps just before the […]
WNBL team wrap: Bendigo Spirit
THE WNBL has wrapped up 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 […]
WNBL finalists decided as Fire crush Spirit
IT took just one match in Round 16 of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) to determine the fourth placed side in this year’s finals series. Needing to upset the top team, Bendigo Spirit had one last roll of the dice against Townsville Fire, with the victory needing to be accompanied by back-to-back losses to […]
WNBL’s final round Fires up tonight
JUST five games remain in the 2022/23 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) with the first of those matches tipping off tonight in a massive Wednesday night fixture. The Wednesday night clash between top of the ladder Townsville Fire and Bendigo Spirit is a last chance for the latter to try and squeeze into the finals, […]
