Showing posts for: Sam Mennenga
Bullets come from the clouds to down Breakers

TRAILING by as much as 24 points on the road, the Brisbane Bullets were able to pull off the miracle comeback to defeat the New Zealand Breakers at Eventfinda Stadium on Thursday night in some thrilling National Basketball League (NBL) action. It was a result secured on the back of a masterful double defensive effort […]

Bullets, Breakers looking for bounceback win

IN TONIGHT’s NBL matchup, the Brisbane Bullets will face the New Zealand Breakers for the second time this season, with both teams looking to bounce back from their losses against the undefeated Melbourne United. Currently sitting as the seventh seed, the Bullets have not had an ideal first seven games, only being able to rack […]

United in seventh heaven as run rolls on

SEVEN straight NBL victories to start the 2025/26 NBL season has Melbourne United overwhelming title favourites across the first month. After accounting for Brisbane Bullets on Friday night, the ladder leaders came back and spanked New Zealand Breakers at home by 16 points despite a spirited third term from the side across the Tasman. Melbourne […]

Breakers look for another Spark in Jackies clash

TWO MATCHES more than 2300km apart will provide NBL fans with plenty of basketball action tonight as Round 5 of the NBL rolls on at Spark Arena and Brisbane Entertainment Centre. We take a look at the first of those clashes which promise to provide plenty of fascinating matchups and early bragging rights for sides. […]

Lopez lights it up again despite defeat

ALTHOUGH it has been a slow start to the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season for the New Zealand Breakers as a whole, Next Star and NBA Draft prospect Karim Lopez has been a shining light for the team. Lopez impressed again in the loss to the Sydney Kings at Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday […]

2025/26 NBL Team Preview – New Zealand Breakers

FRESH off emerging victorious from the National Basketball League (NBL) Blitz preseason tournament last weekend, the New Zealand Breakers will be hoping to translate that form to the 2025/26 regular season portion of the fixture. The Breakers showed glimpses of their potential throughout their last campaign, but still fell to ninth place, having won only […]

Aussies and Kiwi get underway at 2025 Summer League

THE NBA Summer League has officially started this week, with all the action taking place out west as the California Classic kicks things off, and there are a few Aussies and a kiwi that have been a part of the action in the opening few days. It all began last Sunday with day one seeing […]

Mennenga magic lifts Breakers past JackJumpers

THE FIRST match of Round 17 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season saw the New Zealand Breakers claim a 10-point win over the Tasmania JackJumpers at Spark Arena on Thursday night. With the JackJumpers travelling to New Zealand looking to keep their season alive despite losing key players to injury, the stakes were high […]

Fall finds form to tame Taipans

TOWERING import Tacko Fall produced the best game of his NBL season, stepping up to record a massive double-double in the absence of suspended Parker Jackson-Cartwright and guide New Zealand to a big win over Cairns Taipans. In a battle of the bottom two sides with nine (New Zealand) and 15 (Cairns) game losing streaks […]

Bottom two clash to close out 2024 NBL year

A CONTEST between the NBL’s two bottom sides takes place in the final match of 2024. While many teams will not have the luxury to enjoy the transition into 2025 with matches on the horizon, both the Cairns Taipans and New Zealand Breakers are squarely focused on tonight’s battle to try and end the year […]

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