NBL1 mid-season review: Kilsyth Cobras
IN the mid-season break, Basketball Draft Central takes a look at each National Basketball League (NBL)1 team in both the men’s and women’s competition and will analyse how they have performed to date, some of their top performers, and the run home to see if they can make finals. Today we analyse the Kilsyth Cobras, […]
NBL1 adjusts women’s finals series to allow for Opals selection
AUSTRALIA’S top female basketballers will be able to still have an impact on the National Basketball League (NBL1) finals series after the league adjusted the 2019 post-season series. Previously the first round of NBL1 Women’s action was scheduled for the weekend of July 26-28, but with the Australian Opals camp running at the same time, […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 9 review: Supercats juggernaut continues to purr as four of top five extend winning streaks
THE remarkable run for Geelong Supercats, Bendigo Braves, Knox Raiders and Kilsyth Cobras continued in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 women’s competition over the weekend, with the respective sides extending their winning streaks to 11, five, five and seven games respectively. The most impressive of all winning streaks was the Supercats, who made it into […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 8 review: CoE, Rush surge with big wins
IT was a weekend to remember for the struggling Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Ballarat Rush, while one to forget for Launceston Tornadoes. The CoE played three games across the round, and having not won a game in 11 starts, were desperate to get on the board. They did just that not once, […]
NBL1 round six review: Supercats steal top spot with big weekend
AN Olympian debut for the Melbourne Tigers was just what the doctor ordered as the Tigers strung together two wins on the trot to push their season record into the positive with 5-4 from nine games. Jenna O’Hea‘s introduction to the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was positive, as the Tigers knocked off Diamond Valley […]
NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 6
A TOP-of-the-table clash highlights a big Mothers Day weekend of National Basketball League (NBL)1 action in the women’s competition, with a record-high 14 games played across the weekend. On Sunday, the undefeated Bendigo Braves take on the second placed Geelong Supercats who have dropped just one game in their opening seven rounds. They will have […]
NBL1 Women’s round one recap: Competition even after first weekend
THE even state of the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition was evident on the weekend, with no side collecting two wins across the first weekend of action. While eight sides remain undefeated from their one match, of the five sides that played at least two games, no team was able to capitalise on multiple […]
Grand Final washup: WNBL – Game 3
IN the third and deciding game, the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals were too strong for Adelaide Lightning to take out the 2018/19 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) premiership. Here’s how the third and final game went down: UC Capitals (93) defeat Adelaide Lightning (73) The UC Capitals prevail in game three of the grand […]
Grand Final wash-up: WNBL – Game 2
A THRILLING one-point win to Adelaide Lightning at home has kept their Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) premiership dreams alive, forcing the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals into a deciding third game. Read below to see how the game went down. Adelaide Lightning (74) defeat UC Capitals (73) In game two of the finals, Adelaide […]
Weekend wash-up: WNBL – Grand Final 1
IN the first of a three-game series, the University of Canberra (UC) Capitals took on Adelaide Lightning to determine which side would move one game ahead in the Grand Final Series. Here is how the game unfolded. UC Capitals 88 defeated Adelaide Lightning 67 The UC Capitals started the WNBL Grand Final Series off on […]
