Terrific Tasmania delivers upset in vintage showing
LAST night’s National Basketball League clash between the SEM Phoenix and Tasmania JackJumpers produced a thrilling matchup, as the underdog JackJumpers were able to cause an upset against the third-placed contenders, 89-81. Whilst the Phoenix started the first quarter on fire, they lost their spark in the second and were unable to bring it back […]
NBL action resumes with Breakers, Kings clash
AFTER a short midseason break, the National Basketball League (NBL) action fires back up with the New Zealand Breakers hosting the Sydney Kings at Claudelands Arena tonight. Currently sitting in the middle of the pack at fifth place with a 7-6 record, the Kings will look to start off their second half of the season […]
2025/26 NBL Midseason Review – New Zealand Breakers
OVER THE first few months of the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the New Zealand Breakers have not been able to quite get into their groove against quality teams, and face an uphill battle to make the postseason. At the midway point of the fixture, the Breakers sit in seventh spot in the standings […]
2025/26 NBL Midseason Review – Illawarra Hawks
IT HAS been a rollercoaster of a season for the reigning champions in the National Basketball League (NBL), but the Illawarra Hawks will be still optimistic about their chances of defending their title in the coming months. Fresh off an exciting championship win last season, the Hawks came into the year with a game-changing addition […]
2025/26 NBL Midseason Review – Cairns Taipans
IT HAS not been the most easy going campaign in the National Basketball League (NBL) so far for the Cairns Taipans during the 2025/26 season, heading into the midseason break on the bottom of the ladder with nowhere to go but up. It was billed as a season of promise for the Taipans after the […]
2025/26 NBL Midseason Review – Adelaide 36ers
THE NBL season is steaming along nicely, and the Adelaide 36ers have been exceptional to the surprise of no one. With the offseason signing of reigning MVP Bryce Cotton, Adelaide moved into title contender talks instantly, and halfway through the season it has proved to be just that, sitting in second just below Melbourne United. […]
McVeigh musters up masterclass despite loss
ALTHOUGH his Cairns Taipans fell six points short of the New Zealand Breakers in Round 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL) over the weekend, Jack McVeigh put together a magnificent offensive performance despite the result. McVeigh’s move up north from the Tasmania JackJumpers was one of the biggest storylines of the offseason, and although […]
Karim plays crucial role as Breakers beat Taipans
IT WAS another exciting performance from National Basketball League (NBL) Next Star Karim Lopez over the weekend, playing an important role as the New Zealand Breakers defeated the Cairns Taipans by six points. Lopez has been putting together another strong campaign as a Next Star, and has been a valued member of the Breakers’ starting […]
Cotton’s Sixers trump McVeigh’s Taipans in OT
IN ONE of the best games of the season to-date in the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the Adelaide 36ers snuck past the Cairns Taipans by four points in overtime, as stars Bryce Cotton and Jack McVeigh duelled in a thrilling affair. On paper, it was not shaping as a blockbuster matchup, given the […]
Phoenix pip Taipans despite late fightback
AS EXPECTED, the SEM Phoenix were able to travel north and get the job done over the Cairns Taipans at the Cairns Convention Centre in Friday night’s action in the National Basketball League (NBL), claiming an 11-point win. The visiting Phoenix entered the clash as favourites, having been one of the stronger performing teams to […]
