MUVJBL U18 Boys VC preview: Grand Final
THE final match-up in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division kicks off this week with the Bulleen Boomers coming up against the Melbourne Tigers at State Basketball Centre. Bulleen opened their finals’ series with a four point loss against Nunawading (50-46), while Melbourne stood firm over Diamond Valley with […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Preliminary Finals – Semi-finalists defy the odds
THE week off did no favours for the qualifying final winners of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division, as Melbourne Tigers and Bulleen Boomers upstaged Nunawading Spectres and Kilsyth Cobras respectively. After smashing the Dandenong Rangers in the qualifying final, Kilsyth looked the team to beat, but was on […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC preview: Preliminary finals
THIS week the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys competition prepares for the preliminary finals. The Nunawading Spectres will come off their break to face the Melbourne Tigers, while the Kilsyth Cobras come up against the Bulleen Boomers for a spot in the Grand Final. Nunawading Spectres (2nd, 14-4) vs Melbourne Tigers […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Qualifying and Elimination Finals – Tsapatolis returns for Keilor
WEEK one of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division kicked off with the Kilsyth Cobras defeating Dandenong Rangers in the first qualifying final. In the match-up, the Cobras took a 39-27 lead into the main break after dropping a game-high 27 points in the opener. They followed with 22-15 […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Round 3 – Cobras’ dominance holds strong
IN Round 3 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys Championship Division, the Kilsyth Cobras made it three consecutive wins in the VC, demolishing the Korumburra Wildcats on the road by 35 points (66-31). Roosevelt Williams and Tom Ghosn dropped 11 points each for Kilsyth in the win, while their scoring-leader, […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys review: Eltham Wildcats enjoy narrow win
ELTHAM Wildcats have secured their second win for the season in one of the closest games of the round against Bendigo Braves last Friday night. Eltham are one of two teams, along with Kilsyth Cobras, yet to lose a game in Ashe pool. Defeating Bendigo 62-59, a tone is slowly being set for the rest […]
Victorian Under-18 representatives named for Australian Junior Championships
BASKETBALL Victoria has today announced the Under-18 Victorian squads for the 2019 Australian Junior Championships in April. The Vic Metro and Vic Country squads for both men and women were released today, with 10 players and five emergencies in each team. The tournament, to be held in Townsville from April 13-19, will see the country’s […]