Nate steps up to the plate
IT’S a small world, right? So Nate Tomlinson’s career-high 15 assists against Adelaide moves him alongside Brian Goorjian – and a couple of other notables – who previously have achieved the feat for Melbourne Tigers.
Ian Davies, R.I.P.
NATIONAL Basketball League teams this round are expected to follow suit with Sydney Kings and all wear black arm bands to honor Ian Davies who passed away yesterday.
NBL Winter Superleague. Why not?
HOW can the NBL get marquee names such as Andrew Bogut, Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles, Brad Newley, Nate Jawai and others playing in its competition? With a biennial Winter Superleague, that’s how.
Demerge the Hall - it's common sense
BASKETBALL Australia and the National Basketball League need to return to separate Halls of Fame, and the sooner the better.
Luc a stand-out in any crowd
LUC Longley's visit to Adelaide last weekend for Free Throw Foundation functions reinforced what a superb ambassador he is for our game and just how lucky we are in basketball.
Tom's still the bomb
THEY threw away the mould when Tom Maher emerged, as he reminded again last night while steering China from the sidelines against Adelaide Lightning at Adelaide Arena.
Oceania won't be lost
OCEANIA may be about to undergo change but it won't be lost to Australia or New Zealand, according to Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
ATTENDED my first Adelaide 36ers practice of the preseason today under the new regime of NBL championship-winning coach Joey Wright and came away impressed with the club's direction - up.
Snell, Jackson too good for NZ
AUSTRALIA collected another Oceania Championship today, brushing aside a gallant New Zealand 84-66 at The Palace in Canberra behind Lauren Jackson's 21-point haul.
Boomers clinch Oceania
A DEVASTATING 28-7 third period by the Boomers today clinched the Oceania Championship 76-63, New Zealand unable to sustain its intensity after halftime.

