Christmas cheer: Just wrapping
A GUTSY but ultimately ill-fated overtime road loss by Adelaide has settled the WNBL Final Four, while officiating controversies made a mockery of an otherwise thrilling NBL round.
Sally quits as WNBL "Head"
SALLY Phillips, easily the best thing to happen to WNBL administration in the past 20 years, resigned from her role this week at Basketball Australia as the league's "head".
Breakers escape breaks: Rankings/Tips
CASEY Prather's elbow injury is the latest to strike down an NBL contender, only the New Zealand Breakers currently immune to losing a key man for an extended period.
WNBL Grand Final Breakfast
IT'S been a looong time between major events - such as a lunch or breakfast - leading in to a WNBL Grand Final but it will be happening in Melbourne on January 12 from 7.30-9am.
The last one I can recall was a lunch ahead of the 2008 WNBL Grand Final so this is one to get behind, sponsored as it is by Melbourne radio station SEN and heading for the Emerson Rooftop Bar on Commercial Rd at South Yarra.
The biggest name in women's basketball and Australia's greatest player, Lauren Jackson will be along, as will Liz Cambage, the first (and only) woman to have dunked at an Olympic Games.
Sandy wants medalling, not meddling
HAVING “been there, done that” as a player, Sandy Brondello is rolling up her sleeves as Opals coach, ready to get down and dirty in the quest to return Australia to the medal dais.
Duo hits its PEAK
PEAK Sport Australia has signed MAC Adelaide Lightning captain Abby Bishop and Brisbane Bullets forward Mitch Young to its PEAK Athlete Program.
Court stars claim honours (PotW)
PERTH import Courtney Williams and Adelaide's American combo guard Ramone Moore have snared the prizes this round as the B.O.T.I. WNBL and NBL Players of the Week respectively.
It's officials! They stink: Just Wrapping
TRULY it is scary now how far off the pace the officiating is in Australia compared to the skill levels on regular display in NBL and WNBL games.
Kings "Phil" up: Rankings/Tips #10
THERE'S a reason Phil Smyth was anxious to keep his arrangement with Andrew Gaze and the Kings quiet but already speculation is rampant and at odds with those wishes.
Booming on Court: Just Wrapping 10
TICKETS for the Boomers' two home games in their FIBA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne are expected to be in huge demand when they go on sale Thursday.

