Wildcats add French prospect as maiden Next Star
ONE of the more common recruitment methods in the NBL is through the Next Stars program, and the Perth Wildcats have snagged their first player through this system. The Wildcats have added French teen Alexandre Sarr, who already has plenty of hype surrounding his potential in the sport of basketball. He joins the team ahead […]
Making moves: the top three NBL signings to date
THE MOST exciting part of the National Basketball League (NBL) off-season is the free agency period, with some of the biggest names in the competition opting for a change of scenery. The NBL free agency period opened on March 30, with some massive names coming out of contract and far from certain to return to […]
Travers set to travel to rejuvenated United
AFTER weeks of waiting, star youngster Luke Travers has finally announced where he will be taking his services for the upcoming NBL season. Travers will join Melbourne United, who have retooled their list and look set for another crack at rising up the rankings and making a deep run into the finals. The 21-year-old entered […]
Unheralded heroes make moves in NBL free agency
THE FREE agency period in the NBL continues to deliver exciting and unpredictable moves, with some of the competition’s biggest names still uncontracted and in search of a new deal. Monday morning saw a pair of eye-catching moves hit the news, and a big shift for the Tasmania JackJumpers, who are building towards a different […]
McDowell-White stays put while big men make moves
THE NBL free agency period has seen some big moves over the past few days, but for the New Zealand Breakers, the less moving, the better. The Breakers were eager to retain the services of young gun William McDowell-White, but there was plenty of interest with the likes of the Perth Wildcats and the Brisbane […]
Pinder Perth bound as Wildcats announce star signing
THE FREE agency period of the National Basketball League (NBL) offseason got a massive shakeup late last week, with star big man Keanu Pinder on the way to the Perth Wildcats in a shock move that changed the landscape of the competition. Pinder, a Perth native, entered free agency as one of the biggest names […]
Big names on the board as free agency opens
IN THE most exciting portion of the offseason, the NBL free agency period opens on Thursday, March 30 at 9am, and there are some big names to either commit to new extensions, or find new homes. After a memorable 2022/23 season that had plenty of exciting moments and storylines, the landscape of the league will […]
NBL team wrap: Perth Wildcats
IT WAS A fairytale finish to the end of the 2022/23 season for the Perth Wildcats, although an appearance in the first ever NBL play-in ended in disappointment. The Wildcats were looking to return to the postseason after missing the finals for the first time in over three decades in the 2021/22 season. Despite the […]
Win or go home; How each team fared from the NBL play-in
THE NBL held its first ever play-in tournament over the weekend, with teams placed third through sixth pitted against one another to secure the final two spots in the postseason. The top-two sides were locked in at the conclusion of the final round, but three play-in games (two elimination) were played to determine third and […]
NBL Standouts – Play-in and Finals Week One
THE POSTSEASON is officially underway in the NBL, with the play-in wrapped and the first semi-final match taking place on Sunday afternoon. Fittingly, it was the top four sides that qualified for a spot in the finals after the Tasmania JackJumpers and the Cairns Taipans both claimed wins to earn a place in the penultimate […]