SBL SEASON POSTPONED

Following consultation with all SBL Clubs regarding COVID-19, Basketball WA has announced the postponement of the 2020 SBL season until the end of May. The SBL Commission will hold urgent meetings in the coming days and liaise with Clubs to determine what the revised format will look like and what restrictions will be put on […]

Creek confident of Giants building further in 2020

THEY were back in playoff action in 2019, they look to have recruited well and understandably coach Wayne Creek is looking forward to seeing what his Goldfields Giants can produce in the 2020 SBL season. With his heart already firmly with the Giants as one of the club’s finest servants in his playing career, and […]

Worthington back at Slammers to build an era

EVEN writing the words that Mark Worthington is coaching the South West Slammers in the SBL in 2020 means it’s huge for basketball down south and WA overall, but the all-time Australian basketball great wants to build things the right way. The career that Worthington has put together all over the world the last 19 […]

Snapshot of Men’s SBL 2020

WITH Mark Worthington and Ricky Grace joining the coaching ranks, Greg Hire, Shawn Redhage, Cody Ellis, Luke Travers and Wani Swaka Lo Buluk among those playing again, it’s shaping up as quite the exciting 2020 Men’s SBL season. Just taking a look at the coaching ranks full of NBL greats with Worthington in charge at […]

Snapshot of Women’s SBL 2020

WITH a string of rookie coaches across the board and most clubs undergoing significant roster changes, the Women’s SBL season for 2020 is shaping up as one of the hardest to predict as it approaches in a long time. The Cockburn Cougars (Tyrone Thwaites), East Perth Eagles (Blake Srdarev) and Lakeside Lightning (Steve Bezant) are […]

SBL Pre-Season Blitz

2020 SBL PRE-SEASON BLITZ Friday Night March 6 and Saturday March 7, the SBL Pre-Season Blitz will showcase all Women’s teams, 9 SBL Men’s teams, the U18 WA Country Women’s side and the U18 Men’s and Women’s WA State Metro teams in fully timed exhibition games at Bendat Basketball Centre. 🤑 SPECTATORS FREE!!! 👀 Come on down at get […]

2020 SBL Schedule

Basketball WA release the 2020 Men’s and Women’s State Basketball League Fixtures. It will be a blockbuster opening for SBL 2020, with one of the largest league rivalries taking place on March 14 with the Geraldton Buccaneers hosting the Goldfields Giants at Active West Stadium. The Giants will then travel to Cockburn to take on […]

New SBL Finals Model for 2020

The West Australian State Basketball League (SBL) has today announced the introduction of a revised finals model for the 2020 Season. Through consultation with all 14 SBL association representatives, a revised finals model was accepted and passed by the SBL Commission for introduction to the 2020 Season. The ‘top 8 model’, which is identical to […]

2019 SBL Awards

The BWA Annual Awards Gala took place at the Crown Perth on Saturday 7th September where our 2019 SBL Award winners were announced; WSBL Most Valuable Player – Stacey Barr (Warwick Senators)MSBL Most Valuable Player – Josh Braun (Kalamunda Eastern Suns) WSBL Coach of the Year – Craig Watts (Mandurah Magic)MSBL John Gardiner Coach of […]

Grand Final Spotlight | Buccs end title drought in style

FROM the moment the 2019 Grand Final got underway the Geraldton Buccaneers looked a team possessed and that remained the case over 40 minutes as they beat the Joondalup Wolves 92-80 to claim a first championship in 19 years. From the first tip, Buccs star Colter Lasher stormed down to throw down a slam and […]

Grand Final Spotlight | Deep Flames too hot for Senators

THE Rockingham Flames looked the team to beat when the roster was assembled for 2019, that became even more the case with Alex Ciabattoni added and they delivered a dominant Grand Final display against Warwick Senators on Friday night. While there were hurdles along the way including the change of coach midway through the season, […]