NBL Free Agency – May: How each team stands after contract opt-outs
LAST month the National Basketball League (NBL) announced it would need to reduce player payments across the board, slashing contracts by up to 50 per cent and reducing the maximum amount of imports to two per club. This had a ripple effect on the clubs and we take a look at who has fared best […]
Top honours handed out to Basketball Victoria award recipients
THE Basketball Victoria Awards were announced over the past week, with the recipients very worthy winners. Players, associations and coaches were acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to basketball throughout the 2019 season for the awards, and would normally have received them in person at an awards night that was scheduled for March, but cancelled due […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC preview: Semi-finals
THE Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys kicks off the Semi-Finals this week with the Kilsyth Cobras and Nunawading Spectres advancing to the preliminaries. The Dandenong Rangers face off against the Melbourne Tigers, as the Bulleen Boomers come up against the Keilor Thunder, with only two teams advancing into next week. Dandenong […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC preview: Round 2
TEAMS in the top five of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys competition have a chance to move further ahead, with three of the five matches featuring Round 1 winners going up against Round 1 losers. The match of the round is third placed Bulleen Boomers travelling to fourth placed Nunawading […]
National Junior Classic proves a winner
BULLEEN Boomers, Dandenong Rangers and Eltham Wildcats have enjoyed National Junior Classic titles on home soil, while Sturt Sabres headed back to South Australia with the Under-18 Boys flag. We take a look a the winners in each of the Under-18 and Under-16 grades. Under-18 Girls: Bullen Boomers 76 defeated Forestville Eagles 74 A mammoth […]
NBL1 Men’s Round 7 review: Nunawading eyes top spot as Ballarat stumbles
NUNAWADING Spectres have drawn level with Ballarat Miners after back-to-back wins in Round 7, while the Miners suffered their first loss of the season to an impressive Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE). The Miners looked in control for the first half, leading by 12 points at half-time, before the CoE turned it on to […]
NBL1 Men’s round six recap: Supercats and Bandits play out thriller as Miners remain unbeaten
GEELONG Supercats’ National Basketball League (NBL)1 men’s side has survived a thrilling one-point contest with Albury Wodonga Bandits, leading the entire game before being forced to survive a massive Bandits comeback in the final term. The Supercats led by as much as nine points at the final break, but a 34-26 final term in favour […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Top four sides separated by percentage in Watson Pool
DESPITE being seven rounds into the season, the title favouritism has never been less clear, with four sides in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Watson Pool having won five games, leaving just percentage separating them. In the Ashe Pool, Kilsyth Cobras is three points clear, but Bulleen Boomers and Werribee Devils are […]
Victoria Metropolitan Under 18s claim both titles at the AusChamps
VICTORIA Metropolitan doubled up for wins in both the Men’s and Women’s National Championship competitions, snatching victory in a pair of remarkable comebacks to claim both trophies at the tournament. The Metro men’s side overcame a 17-point deficit in the second quarter to topple South Australia 74-64 and regain the National trophy. Up against the […]
Tigers roar at Eltham Dandenong tournament
MELBOURNE Tigers have taken out the Under 18 Mens division at the recent 2019 Eltham Dandenong Junior Basketball Tournament, defeating Kilsyth in the Grand Final by 24 points. Both sides are considered among the top contenders for this year’s Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) championship division. Patrick Twigg was the highest scorer for […]
