Young Gun Spotlight: NBL – Round 16
PLENTY of talent shone throughout Round 16 of the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Kings’ Ray Turner a standout in the closing weeks of the season with career-highs aplenty. Kings teammate Brian Bowen, as well as AJ Davis, Finn Delaney and Jack McVeigh were all impressive. Fabijan Krslovic returned for the Taipans, while an […]
Number crunching: NBL – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) saw another big man challenge Andrew Bogut in terms of the best centre in the league, as Shawn Long had a round to remember for the Breakers. His teammate, Finn Delany also joined in on the party. The Wildcats had a round they would want to forget […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) begins and ends in the top end this weekend, as the Taipans host the Bullets on Thursday, and again host the Kings in Cairns for the second time in two weeks on Monday night. The Wildcats have broken their losing streak, hoping to beat the Breakers on […]
Weekend previews: NBL – Round 10
ROUND 10 of the National Basketball League (NBL) kicks off in Cairns where the Taipans are pitted against a tough opposition in the Kings. Illawarra has a chance to charge further ahead of the bottom three against New Zealand, before hosting Perth on Sunday. There’s two games this round that could shape the top four […]
Young gun spotlight: NBL – Round 5
MELO Trimble had two off games but was still damaging around the court. Harry Froling is playing some good games for Adelaide, Finn Delaney is getting some stats, whereas younger guys, Rhys Vague and Daniel Grida are contributing well in their more-extended game time. Cairns Taipans – #1 Melo Trimble Trimble is at his best […]
Young gun spotlight: NBL – Round 3
MANY young stars rose to the occasion in Round 3, as another action-packed weekend took place in the National Basketball League (NBL). Two Cairns jets in Melo Trimble and Devon Hall both had promising weekends while Finn Delany (New Zealand Breakers), Harry Froling (Adelaide 36ers), Brian Bowen (Sydney Kings) and Rhys Vague (Perth Wildcats) all proved convincing with solid performances. Cairns Taipans – #1 Melo […]
2018/19 NBL Season Preview
THE 2018/19 National Basketball League (NBL) season is set to be the most exciting yet, with many big names taking to the court. We previewed each team in the lead-up to the highly anticipated season. Pic: Matt King – Getty Images ADELAIDE 36ERS The 36ers finished second last season and pushed Melbourne United all the […]