NBL Next Stars: The league’s brightest young guns
IN recent seasons, the National Basketball League (NBL) has become one of the world’s premier avenues to greater pastures in the basketball world such as the NBA. The program has gathered some of the brightest young talents from not only Australia, but also from across the globe in recent seasons, with the Next Stars becoming […]
2021/22 NBL Season Schedule Announced
THE National Basketball Association (NBL)’s upcoming season is moving closer by the day. Despite the uncertainty around the future of Australia (Victoria in particular), the league has announced the starting day, and released the fixture for the 2021/22 season. The season will kick off slightly later than first anticipated, but given the restrictions still in […]
NBL Team Watch: Brisbane Bullets
THE National Basketball League (NBL) and its sides are preparing for an exciting 2021-22 season, with plenty of sides looking to bolster their rosters following less than ideal seasons. After an indifferent and inconsistent season, the Brisbane Bullets will be looking to change things up from their 2020-21 ways. With some impressive domestic and international […]
NBL: Bullets go global with impressive double signing
WITH the NBL season only a couple of months away, the Brisbane Bullets have made waves across the league, signing a pair of impressive international players, including one NBA hopeful. Spanish guard Tom Digbeu has joined the side as a part of the NBL’s Next Stars program, a pathway that has potential to lead to […]
Giddey storms into the NBA after being drafted by Thunder
AUSTRALIAN teen sensation Josh Giddey is the latest young gun from Down Under set to light up the National Basketball Association (NBA) stage after being selected at Pick 6 in today’s NBA Draft. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Giddey, who in turn became the highest Australian ever drafted directly out of the National Basketball League […]
NBL21 season previews: The Hawks
IF there was one side that has undergone a greater transition off the court than on it, then it would have to be The Hawks, having removed Illawarra from the name – at least for now – and under new ownership are looking to rise back up the ladder. LaMelo Ball was unbelievable for The […]
NBL21 season previews: Cairns Taipans
AFTER a successful season which saw the Cains Taipans snake their way up the ladder, the North Queensland team is ready to build on that stepping stone and go all the way in NBL21. The Taipans finished third on the NBL20 ladder, but were knocked out by Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals. Prior to that, […]
Syndicate buys Illawarra Hawks licence
A SYNDICATE of three passionate basketball businessmen were awarded the Illawarra Hawks licence for the 2020/21 National Basketball League (NBL) season and beyond. In one of the biggest talking points of the NBL off-season, it was at one stage rumoured that future NBA star LaMelo Ball was set to buy the Hawks after representing them […]
Young Guns in the NBL: LaMelo Ball
OF all the National Basketball League (NBL) young guns, the top one from the season was clearly LaMelo Ball. He only played 12 games, but in every stop, Australian basketball fans flooded the stadium just to get a glimpse of the 6’7 point guard. Were the fans buying those tickets just so they could say […]
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 […]
