Four first-time young guns included in Opals Squad
ANNOUNCED on Monday morning, Basketball Australia extended their list of Australian Opal players in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Asia Cup Qualifiers and Asia Cup. As the FIBA Qualification period fast approaches (November 8-16), it is still hazy whether the qualifiers for the Asia Cup will go ahead, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Originally […]
WNBL Free Agency: Ebzery re-signs for another year, Lynx/Fire trade shakes up FA period
FRIDAY was a busy time for the Western Australia-based Perth Lynx, as they made a couple of moves during what was an entertaining end to the second week of Free Agency talks, the latter being a trade with the Townsville Fire. However, prior to the trade, the Lynx made sure to lock up one of […]
WNBL Free Agency: Nicholson to join Fire and George back in Boom Town
SINCE Tuesday afternoon, the WNBL has had its hands full with big moves in its second week of the Free Agency period. Former Defensive Player of the Year (2018/19) in Lauren Nicholson has joined what is starting to look like a serious contender in the Townsville Fire, while former Perth Lynx star, Sami Whitcomb, is […]
WNBL Free Agency: Heal and Tupaea become first to switch teams
TALENTED teenager Shyla Heal became the first Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) player to switch allegiances for the 2021 WNBL season. Amongst a high number of re-signings for the University of Canberra Capitals – six players re-signed to the reigning premiers – Heal moved from Bendigo Spirit to the Sunshine State to take a chance […]
Young Guns in the WNBL – Ezi Magbegor
JUST over a year ago, Eziyoda Magbegor felt like she was on top of the world, being called as the 12th pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft to the three-time champions, Seattle Storm. A year on from that, ‘Ezi’ now awaits the upcoming 2020/21 season, as it was announced that she had been picked to […]
Young guns in the WNBL: Zitina Aokuso
IN the pool of up and coming young talent rising through the WNBL ranks, Townsville Fire’s Zitina Aokuso sits at the top in terms of her dominance and ability to impose herself on the basketball court. The 21-year-old, who is making her way towards the tail end of recovering from a devastating anterior cruciate ligament […]
NBL1 South Women’s team summary: Geelong Supercats
IN light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the National Basketball League (NBL)1 South Conference has been cancelled this year. As such, while Draft Central intended to do a preview on all teams leading up to the delayed start, it will instead be a team summary from last season and what they might look to improve on […]
2019/20 WNBL season team preview: Townsville Fire
TOWNSVILLE Fire will search for the winning formula in 2019/20 to move up the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) ladder after a sixth placed finish last season. The Fire changed head coaches with Canadian, Claudia Brassard stepping down with Australian Opals’ assistant coach, Shannon Seebohm named as her replacement in June. She is not the […]
Cobras show bite to tame Supercats
KILSYTH Cobras are the National Basketball League (NBL)1 inaugural Women’s champions, taking out the decider against Geelong Supercats by 10 points. The Suprcats only held the lead briefly up by three midway through the first term, but it was all the Braves from there, regaining the lead and then never surrendering from that point on […]
NBL1 Women’s Grand Final preview: Geelong Supercats vs. Kilsyth Cobras
BOTH these sides earned their place in the 2019 National Basketball League (NBL)1 Women’s decider having won both finals – the quarter and preliminary finals – to now face off at the State Basketball Centre on Saturday evening. One of the Geelong Supercats and Kilsyth Cobras will take out the inaugural NBL1 Women’s title, something […]
