NBL1 Women’s Round 15 review: Braves make a statement as Cobras secure fourth
THE final round of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition is done and dusted, with the top eight locked up ahead of the start of finals in a fortnight. Bendigo Braves sent a message to the rest of the competition with a comprehensive 30-point win over second placed Geelong Supercats to lock up the […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 11 review: Ringwood Hawks swoop into top four
RINGWOOD Hawks have snatched a top four spot in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition, following back-to-back wins over Round 11, and helped by losses to both Kilsyth Cobras and Nunawading Spectres. The Hawks triumphed over Eltham Wildcats and Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE), both by 11 points. In the win over Eltham, […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 10 review: Sabres, Eagles wreak havoc on top eight sides
GEELONG Supercats, Bendigo Braves and Kilsyth Cobras’ winning runs continued as Dandenong Rangers’ poor form stretched another week in a big round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s action. In the shocks of the round, bottom two sides Southern Sabres and Diamond Valley Eagles both picked up their third and second wins respectively to move […]
NBL1 mid-season review: Eltham Wildcats
IN the mid-season break, Basketball Draft Central takes a look at each National Basketball League (NBL)1 team in both the men’s and women’s competition and will analyse how they have performed to date, some of their top performers, and the run home to see if they can make finals. Today we analyse the Eltham Wildcats, […]
NBL1 Women’s preview: Round 9
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition tips off with Round 9 tonight when eleventh placed Hobart Huskies have the tough ask of upsetting the red-hot ladder leaders, Geelong Supercats. With the Supercats having won 11 of a possible 12 games, and are on a nine-game winning streak, it will take more than home court […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 8 review: CoE, Rush surge with big wins
IT was a weekend to remember for the struggling Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Ballarat Rush, while one to forget for Launceston Tornadoes. The CoE played three games across the round, and having not won a game in 11 starts, were desperate to get on the board. They did just that not once, […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 7 review: Supercats make it eight on the trot
GEELONG Supercats have made it eight consecutive wins in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition after downing the in-form Melbourne Tigers, and Diamond Valley Eagles in Round 7. Against the Tigers, the Supercats were able to control the game for three quarters to lead by 19 points at the final break, before Melbourne scored […]
NBL1 round six review: Supercats steal top spot with big weekend
AN Olympian debut for the Melbourne Tigers was just what the doctor ordered as the Tigers strung together two wins on the trot to push their season record into the positive with 5-4 from nine games. Jenna O’Hea‘s introduction to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was positive, as the Tigers knocked off Diamond Valley […]
NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 6
A TOP-of-the-table clash highlights a big Mothers Day weekend of National Basketball League (NBL)1 action in the women’s competition, with a record-high 14 games played across the weekend. On Sunday, the undefeated Bendigo Braves take on the second placed Geelong Supercats who have dropped just one game in their opening seven rounds. They will have […]
NBL1 Women’s round three recap: Raiders produce two big wins as Rangers and Braves go four from four
A THRILLING one-point game to open the round and some impressive performances by Dandenong Rangers and Bendigo Braves have seen the sides remain undefeated at the top of the table with four wins from as many games, while Ringwood Hawks also sit undefeated after the Hawks’ third consecutive win on Sunday. There are still two […]
