Showing posts for: Sean Macdonald
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 […]

Wildcats put woeful JackJumpers to the sword

THE Perth Wildcats continue to hum as they comfortably saw off the Tasmania JackJumpers in a 32-point belting on Sunday.  It was the Bryce Cotton show once again, as he continues his incredible season that has him the firm favourite for his fifth NBL MVP award. In just three quarters of action, Cotton knocked down […]

Wildcats looking to cement top-two spot

ROUND 16 of the NBL will kick off two consecutive rounds where every team plays two games. For the Perth Wildcats, winners of four of their last five games, that brings two away matchups against Tasmania on Sunday and Brisbane on Wednesday. It will spell the end of a run of seven straight away games […]

JackJumpers, Sixers to clash in crucial encounter

WITH THE National Basketball League (NBL) getting closer to the end of the home and away season, Friday night’s clash between the Tasmania JackJumpers and the Adelaide 36ers could be vital in deciding the top six. Both sides have had strong patches of form throughout the season, but in the race for a top six […]

Hawks edge out JackJumpers to get back on track

IN A tightly contested affair, the Illawarra Hawks got back on the winners’ list after defeating the Tasmania JackJumpers by five points when the two sides clashed in the penultimate game of Round 15 of the National Basketball League (NBL). The Hawks hosted the JackJumpers at WIN Entertainment Centre on Tuesday night, with both sides […]

Eight on the trot for red-hot Jackies

REIGNING NBL champions Tasmania JackJumpers notched up their eighth straight win yesterday afternoon, overcoming Brisbane Bullets by nine points (95-86) at MyState Bank Arena. The JackJumpers came into the clash having regained a top four spot off the back of seven straight wins, while the Bullets had briefly jumped into the Play-In spots before dropping […]

JackJumpers, Bullets continue winning ways

ROUND 12 of the National Basketball League (NBL) kicked off on Thursday night, and it was the Tasmania JackJumpers and Brisbane Bullets who emerged victorious in an exciting double-header. With seven games on the horizon for the round, there were two different styles of game that took place on Thursday, with the JackJumpers blowing out […]

Magnay-cifent JackJumpers tame Snakes

TASMANIA JackJumpers made it four straight NBL wins with a nine-point victory over Cairns Taipans at MyState Bank Arena last night. In front of more than 4000 fans, the JackJumpers led following a high scoring first term, but found themselves down by the main break. Once they got back on top they held firm to […]

Double-header set to shake ladder

ROUND 11 of the National Basketball League (NBL) begins tonight with four teams in action in a pair of intriguing clashes. With the action kicking off late in the afternoon, the standings will be likely changed once again with the two clashes representing sides from different areas of the ladder. The first game of the […]

JackJumpers back in the hunt after tense win

THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) Championship Series is tied at one game apiece, after the Tasmania JackJumpers overcame a big deficit to defeat Melbourne United at John Cain Arena on Friday night. In front of a fired up crowd, the JackJumpers rallied from 15 points down to claim a narrow five-point win in an […]

1 2 3 4