Players to Watch: Hawks vs. Phoenix
TONIGHT will see the seventh-placed Illawarra Hawks face the second-placed SEM Phoenix in an interesting matchup. The teams have faced off twice in NBL26, with the results split, setting up an even contest on Thursday. In their first matchup, the Phoenix absolutely dominated in a 40-point win, 116-76. In their second game, the Hawks flipped […]
Phoenix pip Kings in high-scoring thriller
IN THE highest scoring clash of the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL), the SEM Phoenix escaped Qudos Bank Arena with a seven-point win over the Adelaide 36ers on Monday night, in a battle between two contenders. Both the Phoenix and the Kings have been in terrific form over the past month, and are shaping as […]
Phoenix power to road win in Cairns
A LONG-range shooting display from Phoenix MVP candidate Nathan Sobey helped steer South East Melbourne to an impressive 15-point victory over Cairns Taipans on New Year’s Eve. In the final NBL game of the 2025 calendar year, the Phoenix overcame an early challenge to shrug off the last placed Snakes and come away with the […]
NBL double-header to close out 2025
A NBL double-header tonight allows fans some basketball action before welcoming in the new year, with a pair of New Year’s Eve contests in the northern states. Illawarra Hawks host Tasmania JackJumpers up first from 5:30pm local time, before Cairns Taipans take on South East Melbourne Phoenix in Far North Queensland two hours later. The […]
JackJumpers survive rising Phoenix
TASMANIA JackJumpers had the measure of South East Melbourne Phoenix again last night, defeating the Victorian side by three points in a thrilling game of two halves at MyState Bank Arena. The JackJumpers lead by 16 points at half-time, before the Phoenix stormed home only to fall three points short at full-time. Tasmania JackJumpers (87) […]
Phoenix pip Wildcats in Perth pearler
IN A blockbuster potential finals preview, the SEM Phoenix were able to get the job done out west in the National Basketball League (NBL), defeating the Perth Wildcats by one point at RAC Arena on Thursday night. It was shaping as a huge matchup in the context of the season, with both the Phoenix and […]
Phoenix travel west to face Wildcats in finals preview
THE SECOND match of Thursday night’s double-header in the National Basketball League (NBL) will see the Perth Wildcats welcome the SEM Phoenix to Western Australia as the two teams go head to head at RAC Arena. Both sides have been among the contenders throughout the first 12 rounds of the 2025/26 season, and have emerged […]
Sobey stars with 36 to lead Phoenix past Breakers
IN WHAT was looming as a potential danger game in Round 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL), Nathan Sobey erupted on the offensive end to lead his SEM Phoenix to a 12-point win over the New Zealand Breakers. Both teams were in strong form coming into Saturday night’s clash at Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports […]
Terrific Tasmania delivers upset in vintage showing
LAST night’s National Basketball League clash between the SEM Phoenix and Tasmania JackJumpers produced a thrilling matchup, as the underdog JackJumpers were able to cause an upset against the third-placed contenders, 89-81. Whilst the Phoenix started the first quarter on fire, they lost their spark in the second and were unable to bring it back […]
JackJumpers look to slow down red-hot Phoenix
IT WILL be a tall order for the Tasmania JackJumpers to kick off Round 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) in an Ignite Cup clash, tasked with heading across the Bass Strait to take on SEM Phoenix. The Phoenix are fresh off one of the most impressive wins of the 2025/26 season, and one […]
