2023/24 NBL Team Preview – South East Melbourne Phoenix
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) is right around the corner, with the fixture set to kick off on Thursday, September 28. The season is shaping up like no other, with an unprecedented amount of young and international talent complimenting the homegrown players set to suit up in the nation’s premier basketball competition. The landscape […]
Cook carving out promising preseason
THE National Basketball League (NBL) Blitz preseason competition resumed on the Gold Coast on Monday night, with a pair of matches taking place. The second of which saw the SEM Phoenix snag a seven-point win over the Sydney Kings, in a strong showing from a side that is eager to bounce back into the postseason […]
Clark Melbourne-bound to join United
JUST when it seemed that the Melbourne United had finalised the strongest list ahead of the upcoming NBL season, they added even more high-quality talent to the roster. After soaring back into contention with some big free agency signings based around local talent, United have now snagged a championship-winning import who has been plying his […]
Jackies on the march while Phoenix sent packing
THE NBL kicked off its first ever play-in tournament on Thursday night, with a pair of blockbuster games taking place to help determine the last two spots in the finals seeing the Tasmania JackJumpers move on to the semi-final while SEM Phoenix ended their postseason dream. The night kicked off at John Cain Arena, where […]
NBL End of Season Stats Wrap
THE REGULAR season fixture of the NBL wrapped over the weekend, with the race for the finals concluding in dramatic fashion in the final match of the weekend. Season 2022/23 had plenty of excitement, from close finishes and clutch performances, to big wins and dominant individual outings. Whether it was local or imported talent, there […]
Creek cracks Tassie in timely triumph
HEADING into Round 16, the SEM Phoenix were under all sorts of pressure, but a terrific performance from Mitch Creek has led them to an 11-point win against the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena on Wednesday night. The Phoenix entered the match on a bit of a form slump, and had dropped to seventh […]
Fantastic Foxwell’s crucial cameo
THERE has been plenty of talk surrounding Sunday afternoon’s classic NBL contest between the SEM Phoenix and the Sydney Kings, but one name has seemingly flown under the radar despite an important place in the match. While plenty of the media discussion has been surrounding the 45+ point performances of Mitch Creek and Derrick Walton […]
NBL Player Stats Watch – Round 7
THE NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) resumed hostilities over the weekend, with another batch of games producing some entertaining action. It was a round which saw some defensive efforts shine through in the big games. With that in mind, Rookie Me Central will be taking a look at the key individual stats, to see which players […]
NBL Standouts – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the NBL has almost wrapped up, and the league returned from the FIBA break with a bang, as one of the closest seasons in recent memory continued. As is the case with any week, there were a fair few eye-catching performances from an individual perspective, as some of the competition’s biggest and […]
NBL Player Stats Watch – Round 5
THE NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) resumed hostilities over the weekend, with another batch of games producing some entertaining action. It was a round which saw some defensive efforts shine through in the big games. With that in mind, Rookie Me Central will be taking a look at the key individual stats, to see which players […]
