NBL Blitz Fresh Faces Watch: November 15
THE National Basketball League (NBL) kicked off its ‘Blitz’ pre-season tournament over the weekend, with the eight competing sides taking the opportunity to get some action for their players new and old. In this series, we take a look at the newcomers to the competition, with many players suiting up for their clubs for the […]
NBL Young Gun Focus – Ousmane Dieng
THE National Basketball League (NBL) has announced itself as a successful pathway for young basketball talents to take their journey to the next level. With quality talent spread across the league making for a tough competition, many young players see this as an opportunity to prove their worth against a more experienced league than the […]
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: NZ Breakers
THE New Zealand Breakers endured a tumultuous 2020-21 NBL season, with much of it affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. As the only side in the league based outside of Australia, the Breakers were forced to spend a period of five months in hotels, away from family, friends and their homes. The Breakers were finally […]
New Zealand Season Review
WITH the National Basketball League (NBL) season done and dusted we take a look at the performance of each team and how they fared in season 2021. The next team under the microscope is New Zealand Breakers. Season Summary: Season 2020/21 was probably the toughest on the New Zealand Breakers more than anyone else, as […]
