
Taipans get on the board with win over Bullets
FOLLOWING a promising off-season, the Cairns Taipans managed to secure their first win of the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, getting the job done by one point in a thrilling win over the Brisbane Bullets. The two Queensland-based teams came head to head in a big weekend for the state across multiple sports, and […]

Queensland sides set to continue round of rivalries
FOLLOWING a back and forth instalment of the Throwdown series last night, the National Basketball League (NBL) action continues tonight, as the Cairns Taipans host the Brisbane Bullets to resume hostilities for Round 2. It was a pair of differing results for the two teams during the opening round of the season, and the hosts […]

Bullets blitz Breakers to open season in style
IN THE second match of the 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, the Brisbane Bullets got the job done during their road trip, defeating the New Zealand Breakers by nine points at Spark Arena on Friday night. New Zealand Breakers (95) def. by Brisbane Bullets (104) Both sides had enjoyed productive recruiting stints over the […]

2025/26 NBL Team Preview – Brisbane Bullets
OVER the course of the off-season, the Brisbane Bullets were one of the most active teams in the National Basketball League ahead of the upcoming 2025/26 fixture, loading up on talent to flip around their fortunes. Following a disappointing campaign where they finished in eighth place, it was wholesale changes for the Bullets, making a […]

Bullets best Taipans in promising preseason performance
THE FINAL preseason hitout ahead of the NBL Blitz saw the Brisbane Bullets claim their first exhibition win over the Cairns Taipans, getting the job done by eight points when the two sides went head to head at Cairns Basketball Stadium on Sunday. The Taipans were unfortunately missing two of their big offseason recruits in […]

Bullets boost star power with G League gun
BRISBANE Bullets have continued to build one of the strongest rosters ahead of the upcoming 2025/26 National Basketball League (NBL) season, adding former NBA and G League guard Javon Freeman-Liberty over the weekend. Having already secured the services of former NBL MVP Jaylen Adams and NBA Champion Alex Ducas in recent months, the Bullets got […]

NBL25 Next Star review – Rocco Zikarsky
COMING into the National Basketball League (NBL) season as one of Australia’s premier NBA Draft prospects, it was not the campaign that Rocco Zikarsky would have hoped for, but he still showed patches of promise throughout his second year as a Next Star. Entering the 2024/25 fixture, Zikarsky had loomed as a first round draft […]

NBL25 Awards Wrap – Cotton crowned fifth MVP
PERTH Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton has secured his fifth National Basketball League (NBL) Andrew Gaze Trophy for the Most Valuable Player in just nine seasons, claiming the top gong at the competition’s award ceremony on Monday night. The import guard has now won the award in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025, totalling the second-most […]

Hawks hammer undermanned Bullets
THE ILLAWARRA Hawks have once again shown why they are the best side in the National Basketball League (NBL) this season, producing yet another big win, this time over the Brisbane Bullets to the tune of 31 points at WIN Entertainment Centre on Monday night. The Hawks came into the clash atop the standings in […]

Western sides look to maintain winning ways
BOTH WEST Australian sides will seek wins on the road on Wednesday as the Perth Wildcats tackle the Brisbane Bullets, and the Perth Lynx face the ladder leading Bendigo Spirit. For the Wildcats, winners of seven of their last nine games, it is an important chance to remain in the hunt of the top two, […]