Brad&Boti: WNBL tipping off as NBL imports go
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THE WNBL is about to launch and Brad Rosen and I are excited to preview the teams ahead of Round 1 at our Brad&Boti podcast, but there was plenty to savour from the NBL's fourth round too and we get stuck into it, isolating the players and plays of the week.
Xu coup a head turner for Perth as WNBL tip-off nears
TOWNSVILLE is almost unbackable as favourite to win the 2025-26 WNBL championship but Perth's Han Xu coup has thrown a 211cm wrinkle into that confidence, although banking early wins without her will be critical for the Lynx who open their campaign in Adelaide on Sunday.
Lightning finally recognised for greatness
PERENNIALLY treated like South Australian sport's red-headed step-child, prepare for an unprecedented golden new era for former WNBL pacesetter Adelaide Lightning, under new management but far more importantly, under new management which finally truly believes in its product.
Brad&Boti: WNBL 'secret' as NBL flourishes
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THE WNBL quietly had its eight teams under one roof for a preseason tournament in Townsville as the NBL swung through a second round and we finally have seen all 10 teams, creating great fodder for Brad Rosen and I on our Brad&Boti podcast.
Townsville the target for WNBL preseason tip
SO much has happened in the WNBL's off-season with the league under a new ownership model and finally being treated with the respect and professionalism it long has warranted but never seemed able to grasp. Champions, superstars, Olympians, WNBA imports - we've known it all along but now, at last, the mainstream world is being exposed to our talented women's comp.
Brad&Boti: Here we go! NBL Season 26 is here!
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JUST when you thought it was safe to turn to your favourite podcast providers ... we're back! Yes, Brad Rosen and I combine again as we head into our seventh year of the Brad & Boti podcast, launching head-first into NBL Season 2025-26, asking all the big questions.
The long hunt is over for Jordan
IT was worth the wait for Woodville captain Jordan Hunter, the former playmaker of the New Zealand Tall Ferns who finally won an NBL1 Central crown tonight as her Warriors made history, taking down Sturt 73-65 in the grand final at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
Grand farewell to sporting icon Erin
SHE won two WNBA championships, led Adelaide Lightning to the WNBL crown in 2008, was an Opals Olympian AND a FIBA world champion all before she became the face of AFLW at Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide. Tomorrow night, Erin Phillips plays her final match of competitive sport in the NBL1 Central women's grand final.
Long and winding road for Lightning
THE old "third time lucky" mantra may need upgrading for the WNBL's storied Adelaide Lightning franchise, saved from extinction for the fourth time now but in Melanie MacGillivray, securing arguably the best credentialled CEO currently at any level of basketball in Australia.
Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE: Taking it On the Street
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THIS week on our Time Out–NO FLOP ZONE podcast, the basketball talk goes deeper than ever. In a raw and powerful moment, Joey Wright opens up about the personal impact his coaching career had on his family, especially during his time in Adelaide coaching the 36ers.

