Wildcats and Lynx looking for crucial wins
REIGNING MVP Bryce Cotton is set to return on Friday night as the Perth Wildcats tackle the SEM Phoenix at RAC Arena. Perth’s superstar has missed the last five games after suffering a fractured rib in the Round 5 loss to New Zealand. Cotton said that the injury changed the way he was living day-to-day, […]
Western teams have winning weekend
WESTERN Australian basketball enjoyed two wins from three games over the weekend with the Perth Wildcats splitting results – a victory against the league leading Illawarra Hawks and a defeat to the SEM Phoenix in the NBL, whilst the Perth Lynx opened their season with a win over the Southside Flyers in the WNBL. Kicking […]
NBL25 Wrapped – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2024/25 season is mostly wrapped, with seven of the eight games taking place as of Monday afternoon. It is a bumper round of NBL action, with a rare Monday night clash in Melbourne set to coincide with the public holiday eve. The ladder was shaken up once […]
NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 5
THE 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season is flying by, with the fifth round of action seeing yet another massive shake of the standings as teams fight to remain in the hunt for a top two spot, and the young guns of the competition are playing vital roles. With just five Next Stars suiting up […]
South East Melbourne adds King of the Phoenix
FRESH off their first win of the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the SEM Phoenix made a significant announcement on Sunday afternoon, confirming Josh King to be the team’s head coach moving forward after signing a two-year deal. King replaces Mike Kelly, who was relieved of his duties following an 0-5 start to the […]
NBL25 Wrapped – Round 5
THE FIFTH round of the National Basketball League (NBL) delivered in a big way, with some boilovers shaking up the standings in yet another buzzing weekend of action. The games took place from Thursday to Sunday, and there were several surprising results throughout the weekend, while multiple clashes went down to the wire in another […]
Winless teams set to lock horns in round opener
THURSDAY’S clash between the Adelaide 36ers and the SEM Phoenix carries plenty of significance in the context of the season. Not only is it kicking off Round 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season, but it gives both teams the opportunity to get on the board for a maiden win. It has been a […]
United still the best in town after Throwdown win
IT has been the perfect start to the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) fixture for Melbourne United, moving to 2-0 on the season after defeating the SEM Phoenix by 12 points at John Cain Arena on Thursday night. Another installment of the Throwdown series between the two Melbourne-based sides brought plenty of anticipation, as evidenced […]
Throwdown set to ignite second round of NBL
ROUND 2 of the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season gets underway on Thursday night, with the SEM Phoenix set to take on Melbourne United in another instalment of the Throwdown at John Cain Arena. After an exciting start to the season at the HoopsFest in Perth, regularly scheduled programming resumes over the upcoming weekend, […]
2024/25 NBL Team Preview – South East Melbourne Phoenix
IT will be a new-look SEM Phoenix that takes the court in the upcoming National Basketball League (NBL) season, after the team made some huge changes to the roster over the past few months. Coming off a poor 2023/24 campaign, the Phoenix expectedly made moves both on and off the court in the months that […]
