2020 Sal’s NBL night preview July 14: Bulls v. Huskies and Mountainairs v. Nuggets
A TOP four clash is set to headline Week 4 of Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) with the Taranaki Mountainairs playing the Otago Nuggets in the second game of the night while the Huskies will be hoping to continue to bridge the gap between them and the top four with a win over the second […]
Bulls go five from six and hand Rams another defeat
A MASSIVE clash between the Franklin Bulls and Canterbury Rams culminated in a 102-77 finish on Wednesday night, with the game never decided until the fourth when the Bulls pulled away late in the contest. The Bulls’ win meant Franklin has won five of its past six games, whilst handing the Rams their fourth consecutive […]
2020 Sal’s NBL July 7 night preview: Nuggets v. Huskies and Bulls v. Airs
WEEK 3 of New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) action kickstarts with the top two sides in the Franklin Bulls and Otago Nuggets taking on the bottom two teams in the competition, Taranaki Mountainairs and Auckland Huskies. Each team has shown throughout the season that they have the ability to burst out the blocks and […]
Bulls continue rodeo against Jets, extend winning streak to four
FRANKLIN Bulls have cemented themselves as the hottest team in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) right now after earning their fourth straight win, with another convincing victory over a physical and scrappy Manawatu Jets side without Hyrum Harris. FRANKLIN BULLS 25 | 16 | 29 | 13 (83) MANAWATU JETS 17 | 20 […]
Top 5 NZNBL games to watch: Week 1
BASKETBALL fans need to wait just one more week for the first tip-off of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. Whilst all 10 games will undoubtedly be popular, we have picked out five that might have some extra meaning to them and should be put in the calendar. 1 The Opening Tip-Off – […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Team-by-team lists
THE 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown is ready and raring to go with all seven teams not having completed their lists for the upcoming season. The Player Draft was completed last Thursday, and while three days of Trade Period did not not see a move made, a couple of players had to change […]
NZNBL Player Draft: Team-by-Team picks
YESTERDAY the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Player Draft was run and done with the 84 players who will take part in this year’s New Zealand NBL selected. Otago Nuggets made history being the first team to read out a drafted selection, taking Jordan Ngatai. The first five rounds were completed within an hour […]