2022/23 NBL season preview – Perth Wildcats
THE 2022/23 National Basketball League season is less than two weeks from getting underway, and it is shaping up as one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory. Last year saw the Tassie fairytale, some new stars step to the forefront and Sydney dominance in the big dance. With some big names joining the […]
Cotton fires; leads Wildcats to first Blitz win
IF Saturday night’s performance is anything to go by, then Bryce Cotton and the Perth Wildcats look primed to bounce back in the 2022/23 season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats delivered a dominant showing to kick off their Blitz preseason campaign, claiming a convincing 18-point win over the Cairns Taipans, as they […]
2022 NBL Blitz preview
THE National Basketball League (NBL) season for 2022/23 is just weeks away, but even closer than that is the commencement of the Blitz preseason competition, which kicks off on Friday night in Darwin. The Northern Territory’s capital city will host the entire league for a week of games, which gives all 10 teams the opportunity […]
JackJumpers make history with maiden finals berth
THE Tasmania JackJumpers have done what many thought to be impossible, and qualify for the National Basketball League (NBL) finals in just their first season in the competition. It all came down to the last round of play, with a number of results needing to go the way of the league’s newest side. There was […]
Last spot up for grabs in massive final round
HOW good is it to see such a tense finish to the year? The National Basketball League (NBL) is all set to kick off its final round of the 2021/22 season, and things are set to end in the most dramatic of fashion. In the most unforeseen race for fourth spot in the standings, the […]
Last quarter blitz steers United to victory
THE best sides just get the job done when needed, don’t they? The National Basketball League (NBL) action continued on Saturday night, with the competition holding a double-header on Easter Saturday. The first of those matches saw the Brisbane Bullets travel south to take on Melbourne United at John Cain Arena on Saturday evening. The […]
Form teams face off to begin penultimate round
IT is probably the best time of the season isn’t it? The National Basketball League (NBL) is set to hold Round 20 of play over the coming Easter weekend, and there is no shortage of action for fans to enjoy over the break. With the finals series just two weeks away, and the top four […]
Phoenix looking to keep season alive in Throwdown
HOW the tables have turned from a couple of months ago. The SEM Phoenix were one of the championship favourites at the midway point of the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) season. Flash forward to the beginning of Round 19, and they are fighting to keep their finals chances alive, with the combination of a […]
United cruise home in the Jungle
IT was a blockbuster clash that lived up to the hype. The National Basketball League (NBL) concluded Round 18 of play on Monday night, with yet another double-header keeping fans entertained for the fourth consecutive night. Play for the evening was headlined by a massive matchup between the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United at RAC […]
JackJumpers make history in the Jungle
GOOD luck to the next expansion team that enters the National Basketball League (NBL), because the Tasmania JackJumpers have set some sort of bar. In the 2021/22 season, the JackJumpers have taken some serious scalps, but they might have saved their best win for Thursday night, as they headed West to take on the always […]
