Rams roll past struggling Saints
AN UNDERSTRENGTH Canterbury Rams have rolled past a struggling Wellington Saints outfit in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) despite a dominant triple-double debut from star Saints inclusion Xavier Cooks. The Saints had finally cracked through for their first win of the season last round, while the Rams sat at 4-3 in the middle […]
Kings of the NBL: Sydney breaks drought
THE Sydney Kings are the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) champions. On Wednesday night, the Kings played host to the Tasmania JackJumpers at Qudos Bank Arena in game two of the NBL grand final series. The home side held a 2-0 lead after a terrific comeback win in game two, and were looking to close […]
Kings put one hand on the throne with game two triumph
THE Sydney Kings have moved one step closer to the 2021/22 National Basketball League (NBL) championship, after downing the Tasmania JackJumpers in game two of the grand final series on Sunday afternoon. A sold-out MyState Bank Arena attended the crucial second game after the Kings broke away in the second half of game one to […]
Form team set to take on Fairytale in decider
THE National Basketball League (NBL) has enjoyed a stellar 2021/22 season, with plenty of storylines and high quality play over the span of six months, and after a ripping campaign, the grand final series is here. It has been an extremely entertaining journey to get here, with the regular season closing in dramatic fashion. Backing […]
Kings edge closer to second spot with win over Taipans
NO MVP candidate? No problem. The final round of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2021/22 season kicked off on Thursday night, with the Sydney Kings travelling north to take on the Cairns Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre, with the two teams playing with different goals in mind. Cairns was playing for pride, while Sydney was […]
Bullets fire at the death to topple 36ers
WHAT a weekend of basketball fans were treated to. The National Basketball League (NBL) action for Round 18 continued into Sunday, with yet another double-header taking place over the course of the afternoon. Saturday saw some cracking contests take place, and that trend kept rolling into the following day. The most entertaining match of the […]
Penultimate round set to kick off in style
THE weekend is nearly here, which means preparations for the upcoming round of the National Basketball League (NBL) will be just about complete. Round 15 has a number of excellent matchups on the schedule, and with finals just around the corner, some of these contests will certainly shape the top-four heading into the postseason. There […]
2021/22 NBL: Team of the Week – Round 14
IN this series each week, we take a look at some of the strongest performing players at each position per round to create our Rookie Me Central Team of the Week. Another round of the National Basketball League (NBL) has passed, and there were some cracking affairs across the courts over the weekend. Round 14 […]
Contenders fire on big day of action
AS the weekend reached its conclusion, Round 14 of the National Basketball League (NBL) rolled on throughout Sunday, with the competition holding a triple-header across the courts. Some of the competition’s strongest sides were on show, as the top four begins to take shape as finals slowly approach with the league past the halfway mark […]
2021/22 NBL: Team of the Week – Round 13
AFTER an extended schedule, the 13th round of the National Basketball League (NBL) has concluded, with the action taking place over the span of six days. There were eight clashes that took place over the span of six days, with some exciting matchups resulting in some cracking individual outings from some of the competition’s best […]
