NBL | As it stands: Round Two
THE National Basketball League (NBL) continued its 2023/24 season over the weekend, with another batch of entertaining games taking place from Thursday to Sunday. With the fixture now two rounds in, the state of play is becoming much clearer, although the amount of unbeaten teams was completely erased over the weekend, with the standings much […]
Fresh and familiar faces stuff the stats sheet in week one
THERE were plenty of standout individual performances in the opening round of the 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) season over the weekend. After months of waiting, proceedings finally got underway, as seven games took place over the span of four days, with no shortage of action from the first game on Thursday, to the final […]
Round 1 action rolls on with Friday double-header
THE National Basketball League (NBL) kicked off the 2023/24 season with a Throwdown match on Thursday night, and it all continues on Friday night with two games. Melbourne United was the first side to get on the winners’ list with a 15-point victory over the Phoenix at John Cain Arena in an entertaining start to […]
Eight young guns set to shine as Next Stars
THE National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program is continuing to highlight the talents of some of the brightest prospects in the world, with eight new players set to thrive in the system. Introduced in the 2018-19 season, the Next Stars program focusses on player development, hosting some of the best NBA Draft eligible talent […]
Brilliant Baynes brings his best in tough loss
ALTHOUGH it was not the result his team was looking for, big man Aron Baynes was the star of the show as the Brisbane Bullets fell to the Illawarra Hawks in a bumper day of National Basketball League (NBL) action. The Bullets and the Hawks locked horns in the second of three matches to take […]
2023/24 NBL Team Preview – Brisbane Bullets
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) is right around the corner, with the fixture set to kick off on Thursday, September 28. The season is shaping up like no other, with an unprecedented amount of young and international talent complimenting the homegrown players set to suit up in the nation’s premier basketball competition. The landscape […]
Rocco rocks the boat as Bullets down Lancers
THE first taste of National Basketball League (NBL) action has arrived, with the Brisbane Bullets taking the chocolates in an exhibition match against the visiting California Baptist University Lancers. It was the first of a chunk of pre-season games, that will give fans a first glimpse of what is to come in the upcoming 2023/24 […]
Bullets go big with Next Star signing
THE Brisbane Bullets have added another player to their roster ahead of the upcoming 2023/24 NBL season, acquiring the services of rising star Rocco Zikarsky. There have been plenty of players joining the NBL as a Next Star this year, and Zikarsky is the next youngster to be added to the system, which has brought […]
Boomers announce World Cup squad stacked with NBA talent
WITH the World Cup approaching at a rapid pace, the Australian Boomers have announced their extended squad for the tournament, boasting one of the most talented lists the country has seen in quite some time. Recently, FIBA held the official draw for the 2023 World Cup, with the Boomers set to face the likes of […]
2022/23 NBL Team Wrap – Brisbane Bullets
COMING in to the 2022/23 season, the Brisbane Bullets were touted as one of the championship favourites. After assembling a star-studded roster, the Bullets were catapulted into title contention given the stacked nature of their list. Things did not exactly go to plan for Brisbane, who finished second-last in the standings come season’s end, unable […]
