2022 NZNBL preview: Nelson Giants
RETURNING for 2022 looking to bounce back from a seventh placed finish in 2021, the Nelson Giants have some consistent talent on their list, ready to make an impact. With Mike Fitchett at the helm, the Giants will be hoping to find the consistency that they did not quite managed to do in the 2021 […]
2021 NBL1 North men’s preview: Finals Week 1
THE men’s qualifying finals commence this weekend in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 North with four games to be played on Saturday alone. The top eight teams will all lock horns as they jostle for that next step forward and all-elusive premiership glory. Gold Coast Rollers vs. USC Rip City The battle between the Rollers […]
QSL Stats: Quarter finals
WITH the quarter finals done and dusted of the Queensland State League (QSL) Draft Central takes a look at both the Men’s and Women’s biggest contributors across the weekend. Gold Coast Rollers and Ipswich Force got the win in the women’s competition while for the men the Brisbane Capitals and Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal got […]
QSL Men’s Round 8 wrap: RedCity go two wins clear as Thunder win back-to-back matches
REDCITY Roar have moved two games clear on top of the table in the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition, one of two sides to notch up back-to-back wins alongside Logan Thunder who moved to seventh only a win away from the top six. Logan Thunder (118) defeated Toowoomba Mountaineers (69) Logan Thunder produced the […]
QSL Men’s Round 5 wrap: Force leapfrog Mountaineers as top four continue strong form
IPSWICH Force was able to jump up into the top five with a big win over Toowoomba Mountaineers, as the top four sides enjoyed victories in Round 5 of the Queensland State League (QSL) Men’s competition. Brisbane Capitals (92) defeated North Gold Coast Seahawks (57) The Capitals handed the winless Seahawks a sixth straight defeat […]
Draft Central’s NZNBL Top 10 Moments: #8 – Nelson’s statement win over Otago to conclude season
FOR most of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) season, the Nelson Giants struggled to string together many triumphs in the 14 games of their campaign, finishing with a record of five wins and nine losses. But when the final game of the regular season came around, the Giants were hell bent on finishing […]
2020 Sal’s NBL team review: Nelson Giants
NELSON Giants are first up in our team-by-team review series of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. The Giants ended up the bottom placed team after a sixth placed regular season finish, going down to Canterbury Rams in the first elimination final. We take a look at their season. Played: 15 Won: 5 […]
Rams survive first challenge with thrilling win over Giants
CANTERBURY Rams have remained in the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Finals Series following a tight four-point win over Nelson Giants, eliminating their opponents in the process. In what was a battle between the bottom two sides and the first of four sudden-death finals should one of these sides have made it to the […]
Airs keep top two hopes alive with win over Giants
TARANAKI Mountainairs have kept their dreams of finishing in the top two of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown alive after downing Nelson Giants by seven points last night. In what was a team effort – five players scored double-figure points – the Airs reached the hundred mark yet again in the 102-95 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL night preview July 22: Airs v Giants and Rams v Huskies
EACH 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown side only has two games left in the regular season as the finals seres has already taken shape. With the top two teams winning overnight, it all but locks up the qualifying final unless one massively stumbles, while the bottom two are also secured with Nelson Giants […]
