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WNBL
ROUND PREVIEW
WNBL Round 3 preview: A bottom of the ladder clash
None of the top teams are set to play each other in Round Three, which gives the bottom four teams a chance to step up and make a mark.
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Headline or Storyline: Are the Kings the most clutch team in the NBL?
WNBL
ROUND REVIEW
WNBL Round 2 review: Mercedes starred as Fire's hot streak ends
After Round 2 of the WNBL, it's the Melbourne Boomers who are still leading the way, the Fire's hot streak came to an end, and the Lynx proved an old saying right.
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Kings storm home to claim thrilling win over Bullets
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Goulding, Lual-Acuil star in United's Throwdown victory
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Flyers end Fire's WNBL streak as Boomers keep rolling
The Melbourne Boomers and Perth Lynx extended their winning starts to the WNBL season in round two as Lauren Jackson's Southside Flyers ended Townsville's winning streak in dramatic fashion.
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Tassie pick up road win vs. Adelaide
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Taipans stay perfect at home with win over Hawks
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Cotton goes big as Wildcats go for three in a row
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Cotton fires Perth Wildcats to third straight NBL win
The Perth Wildcats have continued their NBL resurgence with Bryce Cotton and Keanu Pinder dominating in a 94-76 rout of the New Zealand Breakers.
NBL
Olg's Notebook: Is the NBL being over-officiated?
ESPN Basketball Insider Olgun Uluc takes you inside the NBL, this week looking at the over-officiating, league veteran Daniel Johnson big news and why the Breakers are staying put.
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Scouting the Aussies in the 2023/24 college basketball season
NBL
Headline or Storyline? Jaylen Adams is on track to becoming a two-time MVP
Week 6 of the NBL season has been run and won, which means it's time for Kane Pitman, Olgun Uluc and Peter Hooley to either react with fire, or cool their jets on some of the big takes.
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Kings pull off thrilling win in Grand Final rematch
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Alan Williams stars as Phoenix fend off Taipans
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WNBL
ROUND 1
WNBL Round 1 review: Canada steals the show; Lightning hold on
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Wildcats return to winning ways against 36ers
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Kings cruise to massive win over Hawks
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Breakers snap four-game losing streak with win over Taipans
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Basketball, family, and legacy: Leilani Mitchell's proud path to Indigenous Round
Bannan posts double-double as Bullets hold off Phoenix
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Bullets post season-high score in win over Phoenix
Aron Baynes has returned from NBL suspension with a bang as the Brisbane Bullets posted their season-high score in a 108-92 win over South East Melbourne.
Olg's Notebook: United in a league of their own; Goorj is lurking
WNBL
NEW SEASON
WNBL Round 1 preview: Lightning, Boomers tip off new season
The WNBL is back and the action tips off in Adelaide with the Lightning and the Boomers. Seraphina Newton looks at the game of the week, player to watch and key matchups.
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WNBL season preview: players to watch and best team
It feels like too long since we last watched our nation's best battle it out on the basketball court. The WNBL all starts again Wednesday, so here is our full season preview.
NBL
ROUND 5
Headline or Storyline? The Phoenix are legit title contenders
Week 5 of the NBL season has been run and won, which means it's time for Kane Pitman, Olgun Uluc and Peter Hooley to either react with fire, or cool their jets on some of the big takes.
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NBL
ROUND 5
Bullets hold on for nail-biting win over JackJumpers
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Goulding lights up to lead United over Hawks
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NBL
WEEK 5
Shorthanded Bullets pour pressure on Wildcats in NBL
The Brisbane Bullets have shrugged off the absence of two important players to outwork the Wildcats at their home RAC Arena in Perth and produce a performance full of heart for their 84-79 NBL win.
NBL
WEEK 5
Tyler Harvey the hero for Hawks
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36ers earn upset win over Breakers
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How the 11 Australians (and one Kiwi) look heading into the 2023/24 NBA season
NBL
WILDCATS
Perth Wildcats woes
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NBL
Headline or Storyline? Jordan Crawford is about to steal MVP favourtisim from Milton Doyle
Week 4 of the NBL season has been run and won, which means it's time for Kane Pitman, Olgun Uluc and Peter Hooley to either react with fire, or cool their jets on some of the big takes.
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Jordon Crawford drops 32 points on Kings in JackJumpers' win
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Melbourne United top Breakers to make it four on the trot
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NBL
NBL's United beat Hawks as Lual-Acuil returns
Melbourne United have celebrated the long-awaited return of Jo Lual-Acuil but it was fellow centre Ariel Hukporti who starred in a 101-91 road defeat of the lllawarra Hawks.
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Phoenix go back-to-back to get season on track
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Creek helps turn the tide as Phoenix thump 36ers in NBL
A powerful second quarter propelled South East Melbourne Phoenix to a clinical 102-85 NBL victory against the Adelaide 36ers at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
NBL
LATEST
Olg's Notebook: Jordan Hunter in demand; DJ has Sydney fallin' out of love
As the NBL season heads into Round 4, we dive into Jordan Hunter's contract year, the upshot of Dejan Vasiljevic's return to the league, and deja vu in Perth. That and more in this week's edition of Olg's Notebook.
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Vasiljevic joins the Adelaide 36ers
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HEADLINE OR STORYLINE?
Vasiljevic propels 36ers to playoff contention; Kings have the best centre duo
Week 3 of the NBL season has been run and won, which means it's time for Kane Pitman, Olgun Uluc and Peter Hooley to either react with fire, or cool their jets on some of the big takes.
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ROUND 3
Kings ease past Wildcats to continue win streak
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NBL
ROUND 3
Adams leads Kings to road win over Bullets
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ALEX SARR
'He's gonna have a killer career': The young Wildcat with sky-high NBA ceiling
Sarr joined the Wildcats to bolster their rebounding and rim protection stocks. But what the 18-year-old actually is, is one of the world's generational young talents, with an enviably versatile skillset and a ceiling so high it's almost undetectable.
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Wildcat Alex Sarr "could be incredible"
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OLG'S NOTEBOOK
Olg's Notebook: NBL's 'antiquated' review process must get better
The NBL must speed up its review process in the wake of the Aron Baynes-Adam Forde incident, while it's hard not to love what Next Star Bobi Klintman is bringing to the league. That and more in this week's edition of Olg's Notebook.
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NBL
This is the year Tassie can win the title
Week 2 of the NBL season has been run and won, which means it's time for Kane Pitman, Olgun Uluc and Peter Hooley to react with fire, or cool the jets on some big takes.
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Can the Tasmania JackJumpers go all the way in NBL24?
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Scottie Pippen on 'competitve' NBL, 'unselfish' Dream Team, and today's NBA
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Sky's the limit for Rocco Zikarsky - but he's literally almost there
Rocco Zikarsky's Brisbane Bullets head coach has said the 'sky is the limit' for the 17-year-old NBL Next Star, but at 7'3 with a monster wingspan, he's literally almost there, writes Olgun Uluc.
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Rocco Zikarsky can be "something great" in basketball
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NBL
Delly on fire, Next Stars shine - 10 observations from the 2023 NBL Blitz
The 2023 NBL Blitz is done and dusted. Delly is playing like he's got something to prove, Tyler Cook looks unstoppable, the Next Stars are shining, and plenty more. Here are 10 observations from the league's preseason showcase.
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'A scripted nightmare': How Luc Longley rediscovered his pride after storied basketball journey
Top Headlines
- Hawks sack coach Jackomas amid NBL struggles
- Tassie skipper Steindl ready for 300th NBL game
- Hot starts for Fire, Boomers and Lynx in WNBL
- Wemby stopper? United's Hukporti an NBA target
- George eyes Olympic medal after WNBA glory
- Taipans mull action over Baynes' 'violent assault'
- 'Made me look like a villain': Vasiljevic slams Kings
- Basketball Australia denies hiding Rillie NBL fine
- Sources: Kings let Dejan Vasiljevic go to 36ers
