WNBL1: Big guns fail to fire
IT IS a total fallacy to call any result from the first round of a new season as "an upset". After all, which teams are established and which teams aren't? Frankly, it's ridiculous. But wow, what an upset Perth caused over Sydney and Melbourne over Southside to open the WNBL season.
WNBL1: Boom! Melbourne thunders past Lightning
ALL dressed in lilac, Melbourne last night lowered the boom on a stunned and ultimately numb Lightning in Adelaide, opening the WNBL season with a come-from-behind 68-60 victory, back-up centre Penina Davidson and import Naz Hillmon stand-outs.
Brad&Boti: Kristi on WNBL 2024, and more
THE WNBL’s 2023-24 Season tips off tonight – yes, we realise you probably didn’t know because the outstanding women’s league is Basketball Australia’s best kept secret – and for our Brad&Boti podcast with Brad Rosen and I, we secured arguably the GOAT of Australian point guards, Kristi Harrower for a special preview show.
WNBL24: Mini Season Preview
THE WNBL’s 2023-24 Season tips off tonight in Adelaide with a full-strength Lightning hosting Melbourne, the Boomers down Kristy Wallace and Monique Conti, and with Aimee Rocci (concussion protocols) a game-time decision.
Brad&Boti: Milton the Monster
MILTON Doyle, already being compared to the NBL’s all-time greatest import Leroy Loggins, took Round 2 by the throat, leading Tasmania into performances which made Brad Rosen and I marvel at this week’s Brad&Boti podcast. Just how good are these Jackies?
Sydney's 'to and fro' as Keely goes but DJ on song
IT has been a monumental day for Sydney's national league teams, with Keely Froling leaving the Flames for the rebuilding Deakin Melbourne Boomers, but DJ Hogg joining the NBL champion Kings after a break-out season at Cairns Taipans.
Sara to lead new-look Boomers
THE Deakin Melbourne Boomers have pulled off a WNBL recruiting coup of their own, securing the services of Opals Tokyo Olympian and World Cup bronze medallist Sara Blicavs for their 2023-24 campaign, part compensating the departure of Tess Madgen and Cayla George to Sydney Flames.
Sami leads a WNBL club-swap exodus
OCCASIONAL Australian captain and regular Opals starter, naturalised WNBA star Sami Whitcomb and the WNBL's Perth Lynx have "consciously uncoupled" with the combo guard likely en route to Townsville, replacing Lauren Nicholson who will complete the "round trip" by returning to Sydney.
Whitcomb talks motherhood and basketball
WEEKEND FEATURE: Reprinted from the Seattle Times. Storm’s Sami Whitcomb finds balance between motherhood and basketball: ‘It’s all worth it’
Thirstday - JJs 'yay' to AFL, Euroleague and more
CONSPICUOUS amid all the bellicose bliss of the AFL's announcement of a 19th club in Tasmania was the absence of any reference to the NBL's JackJumpers - the success of which has sparked the unprecedented revival and interest in basketball on the island. The JJs already expressed support for the new AFL entity, but reciprocated?