Round 2 Spotlight: Mandurah on the board with Kalamunda win
AFTER being overrun twice in the opening round of the Men's SBL season, it was the Mandur...
read moreRound 2 Spotlight: Mandurah on the board with Kalamunda win
AFTER being overrun twice in the opening round of the Men’s SBL season, it was the Mandurah Magic finishing strongly with a 52-point to 28 second half to beat the Kalamunda Eastern Suns 95-79 on Saturday night. The Magic began their season with two losses in the opening round away to Lakeside and at home […]
read moreRound 2 Spotlight: Magic claim another thriller over Suns
FOR the second time in a week the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Mandurah Magic played out a Women’s SBL thriller, with the Magic once again prevailing this time by a solitary point on Saturday night at Ray Owen Sports Centre. The two teams went at it the previous Saturday night in Round 1 of the […]
read moreLackovic pumped for full strength 2019 Redbacks
THE departures for 2019 might be a concern on paper but for Perth Redbacks coach Nik Lackovic he is backing his group when at full strength to have the potential to be even better than the championship winning team of 2017. The Redbacks won the title in 2017 and then brought back the majority of […]
read moreDagostino wants Senators to believe in themselves
DION Dagostino is excited to be back coaching in the Women’s SBL and wants his Warwick Senators to buy into the confidence he has in them that there’s no reason they can’t win every game they go into in 2019. Dagostino is making his return to the league coaching at the Senators in 2019 and […]
read moreRound 2 Men’s SBL Preview
THERE is great excitement around the Rockingham Flames in the Men’s SBL for 2019 and they have a stern Round 2 test in their home opener hosting the reigning champion Perry Lakes Hawks with both coming off opening round losses. The Flames and Hawks did battle in an intense three-game semi-final series last year with […]
read moreRound 2 Women’s SBL Preview
ROUND 2 of the Women’s SBL begins on Friday night with a tantalising Rockingham Flames-Perry Lakes Hawks match up ahead of four games on Saturday as teams try to make their early statements. Following an opening round that saw wins for the Lakeside Lightning, South West Slammers, Warwick Senators, Cockburn Cougars, Joondalup Wolves and Mandurah […]
read moreTigers aiming high with defensive focus
THE Willetton Tigers made a winning start to their 2019 Men’s SBL season despite coach Steve Black feeling he needs to be patient early after off-season changes including the arrival of two new imports and point guard Jackson Hussey. The Tigers made another playoff appearance with Black as coach in 2018 but came up short […]
read moreStability key to Ellis’ quest for Senators success
MIKE Ellis took on the job with the Warwick Senators to build a winning culture and belief in the playing group with which they took big steps forward last year and with the majority of the group back, he hopes for more in 2019. Ellis, one of the most legendary basketball names in Western Australia, […]
read moreRound 1 Men’s SBL Recap
THE 2019 Men’s SBL season got underway with a Grand Final rematch with the Joondalup Wolves earning a measure of revenge over the Perry Lakes Hawks with Lakeside, Willetton, Geraldton, East Perth, Warwick, Kalamunda and Goldfields other Round 1 winners. The 2019 season got underway on Friday night in the Grand Final rematch as the […]
read moreRound 1 Women’s SBL Recap
THE Lakeside Lightning got their championship defence off to the perfect start in Round 1 of the Women’s SBL while there were also first up wins for South West Slammers, Warwick Senators, Cockburn Cougars and Joondalup Wolves. Round 1 of the 2019 Women’s SBL season got underway on Friday night with a Grand Final rematch […]
read more2019 Men’s SBL season preview
THE 2019 Men’s SBL gets underway with a tantalising Grand Final rematch between the Perry Lakes Hawks and Joondalup Wolves with both teams looking like being a force again but they are far from the only teams entering the season with high hopes. The 2018 Men’s SBL season came to an end with a stunning […]
read more2019 Women’s SBL season preview
ROUND 1 of the 2019 Women’s SBL season is upon us and it’s looking like a fascinating year ahead with the Joondalup Wolves loading up under Charles Nix, the Rockingham Flames going big and the Lakeside Lightning and Mandurah Magic to begin it all with a Grand Final rematch. It was a Grand Final for […]
