Victorian Under-20 and Ivor Burge teams announced
BASKETBALL Victoria has announced the Victorian 2021 Under-20 and Ivor Burge teams, selected to represent the state at the next Australian Junior Championships. The six teams will make their way to Mackay, Queensland in May for the Australian Under-20 Junior Championships and Ivor Burge Championships for athletes with an intellectual disability. Victoria Under-20 Navy Blue […]
2020 MUVJBL U18 Boys/Girls Round 2 preview: Undefeated Wildcats and Raiders to battle it out
ROUND 2 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division is set to be a big one with Eltham, Coburg, Bulleen, Diamond Valley and Knox all looking to win their second consecutive games. In the final game of the Ashe Pool on Friday night, Eltham and Knox are set to […]
MUVJBL Under 18 Boys Round 1 review: Boomers gain separation from Rangers in 12-point win
AN Owen Foxwell-inspired Bulleen Boomers have produced a strong second half to hold off Dandenong Rangers in the first round of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys’ competition. Foxwell finished the match with 35 points – including one from long range and 10 free throw opportunities to lead his side […]
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: Qualifying and Elimination Finals
THE Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division begins its first round of finals on Friday, which will see only six teams remain at the round’s end. All games will be played on neutral courts, with Nunawading and Bulleen along with Melbourne and Diamond Valley hosting games at Hawthorn in two […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Round 8 – Kilsyth locks up minor premiership
THIS week in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys Championship Division, Nunawading Spectres drastically hurt the Dandenong Rangers’ chances of securing a home-final following their 70-69 victory. The Spectres added to their impressive away record (8-1-0) with their second win on the road in a fortnight. Despite Dandenong’s game-high 29 points […]
MUVJBL U18 Boys VC review: Round 7 – Top 5 grab wins
THE top five teams were able to gain some separation from the bottom five sides in Round 7 of the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under-18 Boys competition with the dominant sides all getting wins over their lower ranked opponents three weeks out from finals. The bottom five teams are just one win […]
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: Miners dig deep to knock off Tigers
BALLARAT Miners have come from behind in a dominant second half showing to run over the top of the previously undefeated Melbourne Tigers to keep in touch with the top two sides in the Melbourne United Victorian Junior Basketball League (MUVJBL) Under 18 Boys championship division. In the other pool, Geelong Supercats produced their first […]
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 […]
