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Ball begins to roll in NBL free agency

ALTHOUGH the National Basketball League (NBL) season wrapped last month, the action rolls on with free agency opening earlier this week. Just a couple of weeks after the Tasmania JackJumpers claimed the 2023/24 title, the free agency period opened, allowing out-of-contract players to make a move to a new team if they were after a […]

2023/24 NBL Team Wrap – New Zealand Breakers

THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) season was one of the most entertaining in recent memory, with all teams performing at a high level and making a genuine run at some postseason action along the way. All 10 teams were in the hunt for a spot in the finals and play-in until the penultimate round, […]

Veteran and youngster Unite Melbourne for comeback win

GAME one of the first National Basketball League (NBL) semi-final series saw Melbourne United erase a 16-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Illawarra Hawks by nine points in overtime on Thursday night. The crowd at John Cain Arena was treated to a magnificent match, with the home side storming home in the final seven […]

PREVIEW | Semi-final 1 – Melbourne United vs. Illawarra Hawks

THE National Basketball League (NBL) semi-finals kick off tonight, with Melbourne United set to host the Illawarra Hawks at John Cain Arena in the first of a best-of-three series between the two sides. Over the past week, the league held the play-in tournament, which saw the Hawks bounce back after an opening loss to the […]

Goorjian the great returns to Sydney

JUST one week after the team’s play-in elimination, the Sydney Kings have assigned a new head coach, with all-time great Brian Goorjian set to lead the organisation once again. After just one season at the helm, Mahmoud Abdelfattah parted ways with the team after failing to defend its second consecutive title. Among rumours that he […]

Hawks fly into playoffs after beating Breakers

IN a fitting finish to the 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) play-in tournament, Illawarra Hawks booked the final spot in the semi-finals after defeating the New Zealand Breakers their elimination game on Wednesday night. The contest came down to the final shot, with New Zealand unable to conjure a match-tying three-pointer as time expired, as […]

PREVIEW | NBL Play-In Game Three: Illawarra Hawks vs. New Zealand Breakers

FOLLOWING an exciting start to the National Basketball League (NBL) postseason on Wednesday night, the stage is set for the final play-in match to take place tonight, with the Illawarra Hawks and New Zealand Breakers set to lock horns. Wednesday’s double-header saw the playoff picture become much clearer, with the Tasmania JackJumpers defeating the Hawks […]

Jackies jump into semi-finals after clipping Hawks’ wings

THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) play-in tournament started with a bang, with the Tasmania JackJumpers blowing out the Illawarra Hawks by 16 points at MyState Bank Arena on Wednesday night. The two highest ranked sides in the play-in tournament went head to head for the first spot in the postseason, and it was set […]

Kings dethroned as Breakers end three-peat hopes

THERE will be a new winner in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the coming weeks, after the Sydney Kings had their season ended by the New Zealand Breakers in the play-in tournament on Wednesday night. After the Tasmania JackJumpers defeated the Illawarra Hawks in the first play-in match, the Breakers and the Kings faced […]

NBL | Play-in Wednesday preview

AFTER a season of excitement and high-quality play, the postseason has finally arrived in the National Basketball League (NBL), and it all kicks off with a massive double-header on Wednesday night. The first two play-in games will take place tonight, with one team set to book a spot in the semi-final, while it will be […]

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