36ers 'shanghai' Cup in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The NBL's Adelaide 36ers today emulated the Boomers by claiming the Merlion Cup at their first attempt, beating defending champion Shanghai Sharks 101-81 in the final.
FLASHBACK 102: A Mish-Mash
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
Sixers egregious to Egis
SINGAPORE: Korea's Jeonju KCC Egis tonight was hit by a double-dose of hardwood wizardry as the Horsham Hurricane and the Warrnambool Whirlwind combined to blow away its hopes of a Merlion Cup semi final upset.
Sixers sling back Singapore
SINGAPORE: Adelaide 36ers tonight advanced to the semi finals of the Merlion Cup after swigging back the local Slingers to the tune of 95-52 at OCBC Arena.
Major Majok blunder
SINGAPORE: Sudanese-born Adelaide 36ers forward Majok Deng has made a round trip back home without ever getting out of Singapore Airport after an Immigration Department bungle.
36ers make Dinos charge extinct
SINGAPORE: Adelaide tonight fired its first shot in the international Merlion Cup here, and what a shot it was, shattering Yulon Luxgen Dinos 104-46.
Chainey adds sting to Lightning
THE MAC Adelaide Lightning have landed on their feet with coach Chris Lucas due back in eight weeks and new assistant coach Jason Chainey one of the game’s brightest basketball minds.
Lucas on the recovery trail
MAC Adelaide Lightning have received the best possible news with head coach Chris Lucas successfully coming through surgery for cancer of a kidney and expected to make a full recovery.
Wong to make right call
MARCUS Wong isn’t getting ahead of himself but MAC Adelaide Lightning’s interim WNBL coach was happy with what he saw at the weekend from Chris Lucas’ revamped team.


