NBL1 Women’s Round 14 review: Bendigo Braves reclaim top spot
WITH two wins separating seventh from eighth in the National Basketball League (NBL)1, very few spots remain for a finals opportunity with four teams still contesting for eighth. The Bendigo Braves and Geelong Supercats have cemented their positions in the top-two, earning double chances with the Ringwood Hawks and Kilsyth Cobras still able to drop […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 13 review: Bendigo Braves make it nine in a row
THE Geelong Supercats cleaned up their first game of the NBL (National Basketball League)1 for Round 13, against the Ballarat Rush – defeating the home side 82-70. The game opened very much in Geelong’s favour (19-10) but took a turn in the second and third with Ballarat snaring consecutive 23-point terms, compared to 19 and […]
NBL1 mid-season review: Dandenong Rangers
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 Dandenong Rangers, […]
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 preview: Round 9
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition tips off with Round 9 tonight when eleventh placed Hobart Huskies have the tough ask of upsetting the red-hot ladder leaders, Geelong Supercats. With the Supercats having won 11 of a possible 12 games, and are on a nine-game winning streak, it will take more than home court […]
NBL1 Women’s preview: Round 8
LAST-PLACED Basketball Centre of Excellence (CoE) will have three chances to get on the board in the National Basketball League (NBL) 1 Women’s competition across Round 8, tasked with games across consecutive days this weekend. A bumper round of 14 games is set to ensue, with two top-four clashes mixed into Saturday’s action, and another […]
NBL1 Women’s Round 7 review: Supercats make it eight on the trot
GEELONG Supercats have made it eight consecutive wins in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s competition after downing the in-form Melbourne Tigers, and Diamond Valley Eagles in Round 7. Against the Tigers, the Supercats were able to control the game for three quarters to lead by 19 points at the final break, before Melbourne scored […]
NBL1 Women’s Preview: Round 7
IT could well be the top player up against the top side when Jenna O’Hea and her Melbourne Tigers clash with top-of-the-table Geelong Supercats on Saturday in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Round 7 clash. O’Hea has just played the past two games, but is already averaging 30.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals […]
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 four recap: Braves sole side undefeated after Rangers, Hawks go down
BENDIGO Braves are the last side standing undefeated in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition after the other two remaining undefeated sides suffered losses in Round 4. The Braves defeated Launceston Tornadoes, while Dandenong Rangers lost to Melbourne Tigers, and Ringwood Hawks went down to Eltham Wildcats. Bendigo remained undefeated after shaking off an early […]
