2021/22 NBL: Team Focus – Tasmania JackJumpers vs Taipans
WITH the weekend finally arriving, the National Basketball League (NBL) action continued, with Round 15 well and truly under way. Friday night saw an intriguing clash between the Cairns Taipans and the Tasmania JackJumpers at Cairns Convention Centre, with plenty of excitement heading into the clash. The JackJumpers are still fighting for a top-four spot […]
Adams fires from deep on record-night for Tassie
THE 12th Round of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2021/22 season wrapped up on Sunday, after a cracking batch of games over the weekend. Sunday afternoon saw the Tasmania JackJumpers travel across the Bass Strait to take on the Illawarra Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre, in an extremely intriguing matchup given recent form. The Hawks […]
2021/22 NBL: Team of the Week – Round 10
IN this series each week, we take a look at the strongest performing players at each position to create the National Basketball League (NBL)’s Team of the Week. Round 10 of the NBL saw some intriguing results across the courts over the weekend, with a number of upsets taking place. This season has shown that […]
2021/22 NBL: Team Focus – Tasmania JackJumpers vs United
OVER the weekend, the National Basketball League (NBL) began its 10th round of action across a number of courts around Australia. There were some surprising results to take out of the schedule in this time, as the standings begin to slightly change. One of the sides making a move up the ladder is the Tasmania […]
JackJumpers march to third straight win
AFTER being lodged in the bottom two for the most part of the early season, the National Basketball League’s (NBL) newest side, the Tasmania JackJumpers have strung together three consecutive wins. Their latest dispatch – of the Sydney Kings – resulted in the JackJumpers marching past their opponents into the top five, and now within […]
2021/22 NBL: Stats Corner – JackJumpers v Breakers
ROUND 9 of the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) wrapped up on Sunday evening, with the New Zealand Breakers taking on the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena (despite it being a Breakers home game). The league’s bottom two sides went head-to-head in an intriguing matchup, given both sides have shown a bit over recent […]
McVeigh’s journey to inspire others
AFTER a number of years displaying his passion and energy in the National Basketball League season, Rookie Me Central took the opportunity to get to know and catch up with Tasmania JackJumpers stars, Jack McVeigh. Previously playing college basketball with Nebraska, captain of Australia at the Under 19s World Championships in 2015, McVeigh is making […]
United start New Year on a winning note over JackJumpers
IN an entertaining match to start the 2022 year, the Tasmania JackJumpers and defending champions, Melbourne United faced off against each other for the first time. Both sides were coming off respective wins on Boxing Day heading into the clash, and were hoping to continue that form in this contest. Both teams were without players […]
NBL MOTR: JackJumpers kick things off in style
THE National Basketball League (NBL) season opener took place on Friday night, with fans thrilled to see their favourites back in regular season action for the first time in months. There were a pair of fantastic contests that took place across the courts, with the first match seeing the league’s newest side claiming a win […]
NBL Team Overview: Tasmania JackJumpers
THE upcoming season of the National Basketball League (NBL) is just around the corner, with the season opener slated for December 2. As the NBL Blitz pre-season campaign comes to a close, sides across the league will be finalising their preparations for their NBL22 campaigns. With that said, it is time for us to take […]
