TOP 10 – NBL Next Stars
THE NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program has proved fruitful as a pathway to the NBA Draft, with plenty of players reaching the top level after honing their craft in a professional competition for a season or two. There have even been a handful of players that have been selected in the Top 10, […]
RANKED | 2024/25 NBL Next Stars
IT WAS another successful season for the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program, with the five players from the year’s class all honing their craft in Australia’s top competition, and capturing the attention of NBA scouts across the globe. The NBA Draft is set to take place in June, and the 2024/25 NBL season […]
NBL25 Next Star review – Rocco Zikarsky
COMING into the National Basketball League (NBL) season as one of Australia’s premier NBA Draft prospects, it was not the campaign that Rocco Zikarsky would have hoped for, but he still showed patches of promise throughout his second year as a Next Star. Entering the 2024/25 fixture, Zikarsky had loomed as a first round draft […]
NBL Next Stars under the microscope in new series
WITH THE 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season all wrapped up, some of the competition’s Next Stars have played their final game on Australian shores, while others are gearing up for a big finals campaign to further their NBA Draft stock. The NBA Draft is just four months away, and the NBL fixture has offered […]
Young talent aplenty as Emus announce initial squad
WITH THE 2025 Under-19 FIBA World Cup approaching, the Australian Emus have announced their extended 25-man squad, with plenty of familiar faces making an appearance. The recent Under-20 National Championships was the perfect showcase for how much young talent is coming through the Australian Basketball system, and some of the best performers from that tournament […]
Hawks hammer undermanned Bullets
THE ILLAWARRA Hawks have once again shown why they are the best side in the National Basketball League (NBL) this season, producing yet another big win, this time over the Brisbane Bullets to the tune of 31 points at WIN Entertainment Centre on Monday night. The Hawks came into the clash atop the standings in […]
Western sides look to maintain winning ways
BOTH WEST Australian sides will seek wins on the road on Wednesday as the Perth Wildcats tackle the Brisbane Bullets, and the Perth Lynx face the ladder leading Bendigo Spirit. For the Wildcats, winners of seven of their last nine games, it is an important chance to remain in the hunt of the top two, […]
NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 12
WITH Round 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2024/25 season taking place over the weekend, the Next Stars are running out of time to impress NBA scouts, and each game carries plenty of importance. With another batch of games seeing some exciting action, the next generation of basketball stars will be looking to make […]
NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 11
IN ROUND 11 of the National Basketball League (NBL), the Next Stars saw plenty of playing time as eight games took place from Thursday to Sunday. Although there were no specific performances that set the world on fire, the competition’s best and brightest played their roles to perfection and took notes as the big guns […]
Cotton sets the new bar with record scoring performance
REMARKABLY, for the third time in as many rounds the NBL has seen an all-time 40-minute era scoring record broken. Just two rounds ago Chris Goulding came up against Perth and entered the top three with his scorching 46-point performance, the second highest scoring game of his career behind the 50 points he scored for […]
