NBL Ones to Watch – Round 8
THE National Basketball League (NBL) boasts some of the world’s premier talents, with a number of players catching the eye on a weekly basis. Each round holds unique and engaging storylines, not only from a team perspective, but an individual one too. In this new series, Rookie Me Central will highlight a few players to […]
NBL Standouts – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the NBL has almost wrapped up, and the league returned from the FIBA break with a bang, as one of the closest seasons in recent memory continued. As is the case with any week, there were a fair few eye-catching performances from an individual perspective, as some of the competition’s biggest and […]
2022 NBL Blitz preview
THE National Basketball League (NBL) season for 2022/23 is just weeks away, but even closer than that is the commencement of the Blitz preseason competition, which kicks off on Friday night in Darwin. The Northern Territory’s capital city will host the entire league for a week of games, which gives all 10 teams the opportunity […]
Battle for top-four gets interesting with exciting schedule
THE weekend has finally arrived, which means the latest round of the National Basketball League (NBL) is set to kick off tonight. Last round saw a bumper round of action, with eight games taking place over the space of five days. This week will see slightly less action (just seven games), but the excitement is […]
2021/22 NBL: Team Focus – Brisbane Bullets vs JackJumpers
ROUND 13 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2021/22 season resumed on Saturday evening, with a double-header giving fans some entertainment for the night. Things kicked off at Nissan Arena, when the Brisbane Bullets welcomed the Tasmania JackJumpers to their home court as the two sides prepared to face off. The JackJumpers had been in […]
Phoenix too classy, remove JackJumpers’ bite
ROUND 11 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2021/22 season resumed on Sunday afternoon, with a double-header of entertaining clashes. Kicking things off was a big matchup between the SEM Phoenix and the Tasmania JackJumpers taking place at John Cain Arena just after midday. It was quite an anticipated game heading in, given the Phoenix […]
JackJumpers march to third straight win
AFTER being lodged in the bottom two for the most part of the early season, the National Basketball League’s (NBL) newest side, the Tasmania JackJumpers have strung together three consecutive wins. Their latest dispatch – of the Sydney Kings – resulted in the JackJumpers marching past their opponents into the top five, and now within […]
Phoenix rise again to stomp JackJumpers
THE National Basketball League (NBL)’s stacked round continued on Sunday afternoon, with the South East Melbourne Phoenix travelling across the Bass Strait to take on the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena. It was the first time the JackJumpers had been able to hit the court for a while due to COVID-related interruptions, so fans […]
United start New Year on a winning note over JackJumpers
IN an entertaining match to start the 2022 year, the Tasmania JackJumpers and defending champions, Melbourne United faced off against each other for the first time. Both sides were coming off respective wins on Boxing Day heading into the clash, and were hoping to continue that form in this contest. Both teams were without players […]
Two games remain in reduced Round 5
JUST two games remain in Round 5 of the National Basketball League (NBL) schedule after COVID-19 protocols forced clashes to be postponed. The Cairns Taipans originally were planning on hosting New Zealand Breakers at home on New Year’s Eve, but will now take on Perth Wildcats following the Wildcats’ clash with Adelaide 36ers being postponed. […]
