Brad&Boti: Izzy dizzy and key King stings
BENDIGO Spirit guard Isobel Borlase is coming off a three-game WNBL stint in which she has wracked up 98 points while Kings guard Kendric Davis has gone off for 40 in an NBL round that Brad&Boti podcast colleague Brad Rosen and I could hardly wait to sink our teeth into.
Bigger than Basketball brings greats together
THE biggest names in Australian basketball - greats such as Andrew Gaze, Phil Smyth, Mark Bradtke, Cal Bruton, David Andersen and Ricky Grace - always showed up when it mattered and they're back together again next month for a cause "bigger than basketball".
Lynx hijinks masks lack of Plan B
DESPITE securing arguably the greatest recruiting coup in WNBL history with the signing of China's 211cm international superstar centre Han Xu, Perth's blatant lack of a "Plan B" hovers once again as its Achilles Heel ahead of imminent WNBL playoffs, Isobel Borlase at Bendigo and Courtney Woods at Townsville ready to lead their teams past the Lynx.
Brad&Boti: Hoops Fest was a huge success
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WHAT a glorious round of WNBL and NBL basketball Hoops Fest gave us last week in Perth, podcast colleague Brad Rosen especially blown away by the event's success. So yes, of course it is at the forefront of this week's Brad&Boti podcast discussions, along with our women's MVP pick and much more.
Brad&Boti: We confirm the 10 finals teams
COLLEAGUE Brad Rosen and I have pulled up stumps at our Brad&Boti podcast and declared the WNBL Final Four and the NBL Top Six are now done and dusted, with no further correspondence to be entered into. As they are now folks, so shall they be when the playoffs begin, the order maybe yet to be finalised.
Brad&Boti: Stunning shots and super plots
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WOW! There were certainly a few memorable shots knocked down this week in the WNBL and NBL, starting with Nyadiew Puoch, then Jaz Shelley, and continuing on to Makuach Maluach. Don't worry though! Brad Rosen and I caught it all at this week's Brad&Boti podcast.
Brad&Boti: Flyers flying but Jackies jangling
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PODCAST host and colleague Brad Rosen has jumped off the JackJumpers to finish in the NBL's Top Six and we also now see the Flyers in the WNBL Final Four following key Canberra injuries. We unravel all this and much more in this week's New Year's Brad&Boti podcast.
Brad&Boti: Injuries, new faces and Happy New Year
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BRAD Rosen and I are the bearers of glad tidings on Boxing Day as we unload a full-on Brad&Boti podcast, covering the sea of WNBL and NBL games that have been washing over us across this Festive Season. Jade Melbourne is injured, Hunter Maldonado despatched, as we prepare to wind into 2026.
Christmas TV bliss, but serious graphic content
IT'S Christmas Eve, what better time to present some recent fun times the television coverage of the WNBL and NBL have given us? No, not talking unnecessary replays robbing us of live action or of commentary from a studio that doesn't notice a tech foul. No. We're talking Christmas bliss, but be warned, it's graphic content.
Old pals back for Opals' World Cup prep
THE latest incarnation of an Australian Opals squad was released last week, a comfortable cluster of 19 players for coach Sandy Brondello, a no-risk, no-gambles group of familiar faces providing for a relaxed build-up to the 2026 FIBA World Cup, Townsville guard Miela Sowah selected on her sizzling WNBL form.

