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Elijah peppers in qualifiers, now for NBL

BOOMERS form in FIBA World Cup qualifiers shown by Perth's Elijah Pepper and Melbourne pair Tanner Krebs and Tom Wilson would have NBL fans excited on the eve of the playoffs, Pepper averaging 25.5ppg in road wins over Guam and the Philippines - including five threes in both outings.

Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Finals, Boomers, Hoops Fest

OK. The NBL is back in action and so are we at the Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE, Joey Wright returning from Melbourne nursing an injured back but with plenty of insight and sharp observations for our weekly podcast, and we have considerable ground to cover.

Brad&Boti: Fire up Townsville. Champs spark it 2-0

TOWNSVILLE Fire has claimed its fifth WNBL Championship after winning one of the greatest games in WNBL history, and podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I revel in their success at this week's Brad&Boti episode, with commiserations to a gallant Perth but the better club won.

Phil grills me on the greats at his podcast

RECENTLY enjoyed a tremendous time as a guest on the podcast of four-time Boomers Olympian and national captain, three-time NBL championship-winning player and three-time NBL championship-winning coach Phil Smyth, before he headed to Melbourne for the Legends Game for bowel cancer research.

Brad&Boti: A week chock full of activity

THE WNBL Championship Series, upshot of the semis, end of the NBL regular season, the award announcements and Ignite Cup Final, the Boomers in FIBA action - Brad Rosen and I have plenty to ponder at this week's Brad&Boti podcast, and we get right down to it from tip-off!

Basketball rallying for great cause Saturday

Six of the best for Aussie Bryce

BRYCE Cotton tonight moved within one Most Valuable Player win of forcing a name change onto the NBL's highest individual award to the "Andrew Gaze-Bryce Cotton MVP" after pipping Kendric Davis and claming his sixth crown, albeit his first as a "true blue" Aussie.

Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Who's winning the NBL awards?

WHO are the favourites to take the lion's share of the NBL's awards on Monday? Joey Wright and I select our choices for everything from MVP to Coach of the Year to Best Defensive at our Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast this week, while also reviewing the run into the playoffs.

Brad&Boti: WNBL semis and NBL pointy end

IT'S semi final time in the WNBL but there was no surprise in either of the Game 1s in the best-of-three series between Townsville and Southside or Perth-Bendigo but there was plenty to contemplate from the penultimate NBL regular season round, so Brad Rosen and I did that at our Brad&Boti podcast.

Timms joins legends for "Bigger than basketball"

A Naismith Hall of Famer and three-time Olympian, four NBL champions, an All-Star big man, four of the most decorated, respected and colourful referees in Australian basketball history and a well-known Melbourne-based media personality are among the latest names to get behind this month’s Legends of Basketball Game for Bowel Cancer.