WNBL: Eastern Mavericks can take a bow

In: WNBL, SA — Saturday, 14 Nov, 2020

SOUTH Australian junior girls basketball traditionally is dominated by Sturt and Forestville but it was the far less-fancied Eastern Mavericks which could take a justifiable bow tonight as Melbourne Boomers swamped WNBL title favourite Southside 89-72 in Townsville.

Nov 14

Family fun day for SA ballers

In: SA — Thursday, 12 Nov, 2020

SATURDAY, November 14. If you aren’t already ahead of the game and have Saturday’s date circled in your calendar, do it now to mark 2020’s best social day for basketball lovers.

Nov 12

WNBL: Lightning surprise Caps in season-opener

In: WNBL — Wednesday, 11 Nov, 2020

NEW Adelaide Lightning captain Steph Talbot tonight produced an "unwanted" triple-double, dominating proceedings while leading her team to a surprise WNBL season-opening win over defending champion Canberra.

Nov 11

It's a flyer for Southside

In: WNBL — Tuesday, 10 Nov, 2020

LET'S not kid ourselves. The WNBL pulling off even a "hub" season and landing a deal where all games are televised is a massive positive in a 2020 where "positive " is not a word to be thrown around loosely. But really, can we just hand the title to Southside?

Nov 10

OKC A-OK for WW

In: NBL, NBA — Saturday, 7 Nov, 2020

WILL Weaver is on the threshold of becoming the third man to go from coaching in the NBL to a coveted gig as an NBA head coach, the Sydney Kings' mentor currently in quarantine in Oklahoma City.

Nov 7

Friends of the Free Throw Foundation

In: SA — Wednesday, 28 Oct, 2020

Oct 28

Time to rally behind fallen Opals superstar

In: WNBL, Boomers & Opals, SA, Misc — Monday, 26 Oct, 2020

THE sight of Julie Nykiel inbounding a baseline ball after an opposition basket, sprinting up the split-line and receiving a pass back for a layup was one of the most common on courts across SA and Australia for more than a decade in the 70s-80s.

Oct 26

FLASHBACK 143: The "Records" Series #1, Ron Nunnelly

In: Flashbacks — Sunday, 25 Oct, 2020

*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I usually reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff to transcribe or post whatever I find for you, has a slight change of pace with my new "Records" Series, this one featuring the SEABL debut of Ron Nunnelly.*

Oct 25

An audio history of Adelaide 36ers

In: NBL — Sunday, 18 Oct, 2020

THE history of the Adelaide 36ers, as recalled by the club's NBL icon Brett Maher and yours truly, if you have a spare hour to tune in here.

Oct 18

FLASHBACK 142: More newspaper clippings

In: Flashbacks — Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2020

*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.*

Sep 29