Flames continue winning ways with win over Flyers
THE Sydney Flames continued their surge towards a top four finish ahead of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) playoffs, defeating the Southside Flyers by 14 points at the Quaycentre on Thursday. Sydney was looking to continue its winning form on the back of two victories, against the Adelaide Lightning on Wednesday and UC Capitals […]
WNBL | Team Preview – Sydney Flames
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is getting extremely close to commencing its 2023/24 season, with the opener set to take place on November 1. Last season, there was plenty of excitement as locals and imports alike fired for each of the eight teams, with a plethora of highlights gathering plenty of attention to one […]
NBL1 East Talent stepping up to WNBL
THE second season of NBL1 East announced the competition proved itself as a legitimate semi-professional league, especially for player development and creating professional pathways. During the WNBL offseason, NBL1 East was stacked with players from Australia’s top women’s league, from rising stars to seasoned veterans. Here are the NBL1 East stars stepping up to the […]
Sparks’ Swain to fire up for Flames in WNBL24
AFTER earning her chance as a in the 2023 WNBA Draft, Los Angeles Sparks talent Shaneice Swain has opted to sign with the Sydney Flames in the upcoming WNBL24 season. The former Canberra Capitals guard averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 steals last season, shooting at a 40.2 per cent clip from […]
Swain’s strong journey continues with WNBA selection
AFTER producing telling performances on Australian shores to begin her basketball journey, Shaneice Swain has reached the pinnacle, being selected in the second round of the WNBA Draft earlier today. At 19 years of age, Swain has enjoyed a rapid rise to stardom thanks to some excellent play in Australian leagues over the past few […]
Swain’s season-best showing sublime in defeat
ALTHOUGH a win was not quite earned for the UC Capitals when they took on the Sydney Uni Flames, a promising sign came in the form of teenager Shaneice Swain‘s strong performance on the offensive end. The Flames were slightly too good for a Capitals side still struggling to gather momentum in season 2022/23, but […]
Boomers douse Fire to end 2022
MELBOURNE Boomers contained Townsville Fire en route to a 10-point win in the final Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) match of 2022. Celebrating New Year’s Eve up in North Queensland, the Boomers fought back from seven points down at quarter time to win the next three quarters by 17, and run out the game far […]
2021 Under 19s World Cup: Semi-Finals
IN the end it was the two favourites that reached the 2021 Under 19s Women’s World Cup with the powerhouse United States team ending home nation Hungary’s run, whilst Australia cut short Mali’s historic World Cup performance. United States (75) defeated Hungary (42) There was no messing around for the United States who have clinically […]
