Wildcats add French prospect as maiden Next Star
ONE of the more common recruitment methods in the NBL is through the Next Stars program, and the Perth Wildcats have snagged their first player through this system. The Wildcats have added French teen Alexandre Sarr, who already has plenty of hype surrounding his potential in the sport of basketball. He joins the team ahead […]
Imports headline unsigned NBL talent
THE NBL free agency period for 2023 has delivered plenty of eye-catching moves, but there are still some big names yet to put pen to paper. Some of the competition’s best players have found new homes, such as Luke Travers and Keanu Pinder, which could shake things up going into next season. There was plenty […]
Making moves: the top three NBL signings to date
THE MOST exciting part of the National Basketball League (NBL) off-season is the free agency period, with some of the biggest names in the competition opting for a change of scenery. The NBL free agency period opened on March 30, with some massive names coming out of contract and far from certain to return to […]
McDowell-White stays put while big men make moves
THE NBL free agency period has seen some big moves over the past few days, but for the New Zealand Breakers, the less moving, the better. The Breakers were eager to retain the services of young gun William McDowell-White, but there was plenty of interest with the likes of the Perth Wildcats and the Brisbane […]
Pinder Perth bound as Wildcats announce star signing
THE FREE agency period of the National Basketball League (NBL) offseason got a massive shakeup late last week, with star big man Keanu Pinder on the way to the Perth Wildcats in a shock move that changed the landscape of the competition. Pinder, a Perth native, entered free agency as one of the biggest names […]
2022/23 NBL team wrap: Cairns Taipans
ALTHOUGH they did not make the Championship Series, the 2022/23 NBL season was far from a failure for the Cairns Taipans, who showed an immense amount of improvement. The northern-most team in the competition was one of the league’s biggest risers, completely turning things around to become one of the strongest and most dangerous sides […]
NBL Standouts – Semi-finals
JUST TWO teams remain in the hunt for the 2022/23 NBL championship after the semi-finals wrapped on Sunday afternoon. Both final four matchups went to three games, as the best sides locked horns for a spot in the Championship Series and delivered some exciting action in the most crucial time of the season. Both series […]
Win or go home; How each team fared from the NBL play-in
THE NBL held its first ever play-in tournament over the weekend, with teams placed third through sixth pitted against one another to secure the final two spots in the postseason. The top-two sides were locked in at the conclusion of the final round, but three play-in games (two elimination) were played to determine third and […]
NBL Standouts – Play-in and Finals Week One
THE POSTSEASON is officially underway in the NBL, with the play-in wrapped and the first semi-final match taking place on Sunday afternoon. Fittingly, it was the top four sides that qualified for a spot in the finals after the Tasmania JackJumpers and the Cairns Taipans both claimed wins to earn a place in the penultimate […]
NBL set to kick off historic first play-in
THURSDAY NIGHT will see the NBL hold its first ever play-in tournament, with four teams fighting for two spots in the finals. Introduced by the NBA in 2020, the play-in tournament will allow the teams placed third to sixth will play off to determine who is locked into third and fourth to take on the […]
