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No qualm re Guam as Proctor impresses
IT probably was no coincidence tonight that Bryce Cotton, making his debut for Australia, would be instrumental in its highest score in a World Cup qualifier. But beyond the expected 124-52 rout of Guam in Perth, the most eye-catching Boomers performance was by our latest Cleveland Cavalier, Tyrese Proctor.
Boomers B set to bounce qualifiers
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THE best news about tomorrow night's FIBA 2027 World Cup Asian qualifier in Perth won't be watching the Boomers squash Guam into jam but seeing Bryce Cotton in the green-n-gold and knowing this national group is closer to Australia B than some of our more recent qualification outfits.
Where would WNBA be without the WNBL?
UNLIKE the NBL, whose absurdist claim to be the world's No.2 league behind the NBA is beyond laughable, the WNBL really can say that while it may not be the second-highest paying league on the globe, the playing standard is second only to the WNBA. The proof is in how many US players come here to get their break.
Big Ben says he's ready to return
REMEMBER Ben Simmons? A decade ago he was the NBA's No.1 draft selection and Australia's great hope for a genuine superstar in The Show. But injuries and some head-scratching career decision-making derailed all that. Yet after sidelining himself for a year, he has designs on a comeback at Miami.
United takes a smart Chance, as expected
MELBOURNE United today finally put its fanbase out of its misery, announcing Jacob Chance as the club's NBL head coach until the end of the 2029-30 season, Dean Vickerman's former assistant returning from a stint in the US as head coach of San Antonio Spurs' G-League affiliate Austin Spurs.
FLASHBACK 153: The Cannon, April 13, 1985
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
NBL championship beat the Knicks' NBA rout
ALWAYS far too anxious to copy the NBA or to claim it is the world's second-best league behind it, the NBL has just missed a golden opportunity to actually make a bold claim which genuinely stands up. The NBL's five-game 2026 championship was far more entertaining than the NBA's.
FLASHBACK 152: 36ers Home Program, May 30, 1987
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
FLASHBACK 151: NBL 1981 Media Guide
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
Historic new 'first' for Bruton NBL legacy
INCREDIBLE as many will find it, the Bruton name is about to move into its third generation in the NBL with Rio, son of CJ, son of Cal, to debut next season at the club which has meant so much to the family over the journey - the Brisbane Bullets. This historic event is an exclusive "Bruton First".
