FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021 day four wrap
WITH the first round of games complete, the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup has now progressed to the qualification and classification stage. These matches kick off the ‘finals’ of the tournament, with not every team now able to advance to the next week. The qualification games are held between second place of division A and third […]
FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021: Day three wrap
THE third day of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup has passed in Amman, Jordan, with some intriguing results that will have an effect on the upcoming qualification round. The margins were not as big as previous days, with fatigue likely playing a role in this. Short 24-hour turnarounds between extremely fast paced basketball games would […]
FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021: Day one wrap
THERE was plenty of basketball action overnight, with the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup holding their first group of games in the last 24 hours. With just a few days to secure a spot in the playoffs, teams came out firing on all cylinders, with plenty of ridiculous scores put up by some countries looking to […]
Australian Opals: FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Preview
THIS week marks the commencement of the 2021 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, taking place in Amman, Jordan from September 27 through to the October 3. With the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup set to take place in Australia in 2022, this week’s competition acts as the qualification round for Asian and Oceanian teams. Australia and […]
WNBL Team Watch: Perth Lynx
THE 2020-21 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season delivered some highlights for the Perth Lynx, but they ultimately fell short of their goal of making the finals at the end of the season. It was a season with a clear top four come season’s end, with the Lynx finishing with four wins and nine losses […]
WNBL20 Season Review – Perth Lynx
THE WNBL for the second straight season has found itself with a clear top four and clear last four in the standings and for the second straight season, Perth Lynx has found themselves in a low-lying position on the WNBL ladder, finishing seventh. Lynx struggled to get going throughout the season with an unappealing record […]
2020 WNBL Round 1 weekday preview: Mackay and Townsville hubs tip-off as all eight teams commence
IN 2020 the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is a little different compared to usual, with the rounds stretching over more days with extra games. At Draft Central, we will preview the weekday games, followed by the weekend games separately to ensure the permutations in the second half of the round are as accurate as […]
2020 WNBL season preview – Part 1: Bottom four sides looking to force their way into finals.
IN the first of our two-part Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season preview, we take a look at the four teams that missed out on finals last season and where they might land. Both the Townsville Fire and Sydney Uni Flames have made some exciting changes to their line-ups, whilst Bendigo Spirit has remained relatively […]
WNBL20 Team Preview – Perth Lynx
ONE of the WNBL’s most promising sides, the Perth Lynx, has taken two substantial blows to their playing roster for the upcoming season, with the last-minute withdrawals of Seattle Storm superstar Sami Whitcomb and defensive powerhouse Maddie Allen. Announced on October 21 that Allen would be sitting out on the WNBL20 season due to personal […]
WNBL Player Spotlight – Perth Lynx – Maddison Allen
ROUNDING out Draft Central’s Player Spotlights on the Perth Lynx, we look at the return of the side’s defensive centrepiece in Maddison Allen, who looks to expand her roles and responsibilities within Ryan Petrik’s rotation in WNBL21. Allen, who is almost exclusively praised on her defence, has the chance to become more prominent on the […]
