Taipans trump Hawks with buzzer-beating bite
THE National Basketball League (NBL) action continues to astound fans around Australia, with the Cairns Taipans producing a marvellous win at the buzzer against the Illawarra Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre on Thursday night. With the game on the line in the dying seconds, it was Lat Mayen who proved to be the hero for […]
Breakers big winners, Kings surprise losers in NBL Round 12
NOT many would have predicted New Zealand Breakers to be the only team to exit Round 12 with back-to-back wins, but a victory over Brisbane Bullets on the road last night followed on from the pre-Christmas upset at home against Sydney Kings. Looking across Round 12, it was the Breakers who bookended the round with […]
NBL | As It Stands – Round 7
THE end of another weekend means the conclusion of the round in the National Basketball League (NBL), with the seventh week of play delivering some of the most entertaining action yet. In a shorter week of play, Round 7 did not start until Friday, after the previous batch of games rolled through until the Monday. […]
NBL | As It Stands: Round 5
ROUND 5 of the National Basketball League (NBL) has wrapped for season 2023/24, delivering some of the most exciting action we have seen in the first portion of the fixture. The fifth round of play was full of upsets, with underdogs claiming some big wins as the state of play takes another unexpected turns. With […]
NBL | Stats Central – Round 3
ANOTHER week has wrapped up, and another round of the National Basketball League (NBL) 2023/24 season delivered plenty of entertainment. Despite two sides missing in action due to NBLxNBA games taking place in the United States, there was still plenty to like about the seven games that took place. There were big scores, breakout performances […]
NBL | Stats Central – Round 2
THE National Basketball League (NBL) action resumed over the weekend, with the second round of play delivering just as much excitement as the first. Across eight games, there were plenty of excellent performance at both a team and individual level in what was a high-scoring and entertaining batch of matches. Some of the biggest names […]
2023/24 NBL Team Preview – Cairns Taipans
THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) is right around the corner, with the fixture set to kick off on Thursday, September 28. The season is shaping up like no other, with an unprecedented amount of young and international talent complimenting the homegrown players set to suit up in the nation’s premier basketball competition. The landscape […]
NBL’s best making their mark in Summer League
WITH the NBA Summer League kicking off for 2023, there have been a few notable appearances from some of the strongest players in the NBL. Given the competition is only for the NBA’s rookies, players outside of the league are brought in to fill out the rosters as undrafted prospects are given the opportunity to […]
Past and present NBL players taking Summer League by storm
THE NBL is continuing to grow on the world stage, and that is demonstrated by the competition’s presence in the NBA Summer League this season. The Summer League is the NBA’s pre-season competition, highlighting some of the best and brightest young players in the league. Given the fact that a lot of the NBA’s more […]
Armstrong heads back down under to join Taipans
THE NBL free agency period continues to turn heads, with the Cairns Taipans announcing the signing of one of the best Aussie prospects to spend time in the NCAAM. Guard Taran Armstrong has spent the last two seasons developing his craft with the California Baptist Lancers in the college basketball system, and emerged as one […]
