Boomers squad packed to the rafters with talented list
WITH the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few months away, the Australian Boomers announced their initial 22-player squad for the basketball component of the world’s biggest sporting event. Australian basketball has been thriving over the past four years since the most recent Olympics, and the Boomers appear poised to deliver their most talented team […]
2023/24 NBL Team Wrap – Illawarra Hawks
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, […]
Battle of the Bass Strait as Melbourne and Tassie advance
THE biggest night in recent memory in the National Basketball League (NBL) lived up to the hype, with Melbourne United and the Tasmania JackJumpers booking a spot in the deciding series after claiming wins in their respective game threes. Both semi-final series went to deciding games, which took place in consecutive fashion in a massive […]
PREVIEW | NBL Semi-Final Game Threes
THERE has not been much more excitement surrounding one night of National Basketball League (NBL) action in the 2023/24 season, with two semi-final deciders set to take place in consecutive fashion on Wednesday. Both penultimate series were tied in the second game, delivering an exciting night which will see both grand finalists determined. With unpredictable […]
Sensational series continues as Hawks force game three
FOR the second time in two games, the National Basketball League (NBL) semi-final series between the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United went to overtime, but this time it was the former that emerged five-point winners. In another classic encounter, WIN Entertainment Centre erupted on multiple occasions as the home side forced an extra period on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cotton crowned MVP for fourth time
NOW likely the greatest import in National Basketball League (NBL) history, Bryce Cotton secured his fourth Andrew Gaze Trophy for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the competition’s awards night on Monday. The Andrew Gaze Awards crowned the best performers in a number of categories, and Cotton led the way with the league’s highest individual […]
NBL | Stats Central – Round 19
ROUND 19 of the National Basketball League (NBL) has wrapped, and although it was a shorter weekend in comparison to previous weeks, there was still plenty to enjoy. In one of the closest seasons in NBL history, the race for a spot in the postseason continued to entertain, with some key matchups posting eye-catching results. […]
