Round 18 Men’s SBL Recap

A SEVENTH straight win for the Lakeside Lightning has them now on top of the Men’s SBL with two rounds remaining with the Joondalup Wolves, Geraldton Buccaneers, Rockingham Flames and Perry Lakes Hawks hot on their hammers while the battle for eighth spot remains fascinating. Following Round 18 of the Men’s SBL season, five teams […]

Round 18 Women’s SBL Recap

ROUND 18 was always going to be a crucial one in the context of the Women’s SBL season and the Mandurah Magic kept winning to go a long to securing a top four berth while the Rockingham Flames and Perry Lakes Hawks all but locked in their spots leaving the fight on for eighth. The […]

Round 18 Spotlight | Giants claim crucial win over Cougars

THE Goldfields Giants couldn’t afford a slip up on Sunday afternoon at Wally Hagan Stadium and they produced their best performance in probably two months to deliver a crucial 111-91 victory over the Cockburn Cougars. The Giants came into the game having fallen outside the top eight on the back of two successive losses to […]

Vlad’s View | Slammers fall short as Hawks dominate

Article by Vlad Alava, Elevate Athlete Management THE South West Slammers encountered a tough, tall and tenacious Perry Lakes Hawks on Saturday night going down 97-49 in their last home game for 2019 at the Eaton Recreation Centre. The Lady Hawks sent an ominous warning to the rest of the league, with a comprehensive win […]

Round 18 Spotlight | Lightning turn it on against Slammers

THE Lakeside Lightning once again showed what they are capable of winning a seventh straight match in the Men’s SBL on Friday night as they hit 20 threes on the way to a 113-66 win over the South West Slammers. The Slammers had been showing some better signs in recent weeks since a horror 60-point […]

Round 18 Spotlight | Lightning too strong for Slammers

THE South West Slammers sent an early scare into the Lakeside Lightning on Friday night but the defending champions responded emphatically to maintain top spot with an 86-55 victory at Lakeside Recreation Centre. With the Slammers needing an upset win to keep their finals prospects alive in the Women’s SBL, they took it right up […]

Andrew Black | 200 SBL Games

BASKETBALL was in his blood the day he was born with his father a legendary coach and brother an NBL star, but it’s extending the Black family legacy with Willetton that Andrew Black is most proud of with the first-year captain now a 200-game stalwart. Growing up having your father one of the best coaches […]

Round 18 Men’s SBL Preview

WITH a fascinating top four battle between Geraldton and Joondalup along with the Willetton Tigers, Goldfields Giants and Kalamunda Eastern Suns all having crucial double-headers, it’s shaping up to be a fascinating Round 18 in the Men’s SBL. It is the third last week of the regular season in the Men’s SBL as well heightening […]

Round 18 Women’s SBL Preview

ROUND 18 in the Women’s SBL signals just three rounds remaining in the regular season with plenty on the line starting with massive Friday night matches including the Magic hosting the Tigers, and Lady Hawks up against the Redbacks. Coming into Round 18 of the 2019 Women’s SBL season, there appears to be five teams […]

Jono Diaz | 200 SBL Games

THE Kalamunda Eastern Suns are an emerging club and the 2019 Men’s team could well now be playing the best basketball in their history with a strong leader at the helm with Jono Diaz cementing his legacy about to become the first Sun to reach 200 SBL games. To be captain of a team with […]

Redbacks to embrace Mansfield’s Opals chance

WHILE not having superstar guard Lauren Mansfield for two weeks might not be ideal, for Perth Redbacks coach Craig Allen he wants the fact that the club and league possesses a player representing the Australian Opals should be celebrated. It would be easy and understandable for Allen and the Redbacks to look at the smaller […]

No Tigers excuses despite better than expected position

WHILE the stadium redevelopment might have meant expectations were a little lower than usual for the Willetton Tigers in 2019, there was never an excuse to not win games for coach Simon Parker and now that they are well-placed for a top four finish he wants his group to take full advantage. It was always […]

Young Crawford providing cool head for Flames

IF you hear a coach is 23 years of age it’s easy to think he’s too young, but when you already have the credentials of Keegan Crawford that’s a non-issue and as a Rockingham local, he is looking forward to still trying to get the best out of this 2019 Flames group. Crawford might be […]

Lackovic beams with pride over Redbacks’ spirit

PERTH Redbacks coach Nik Lackovic was beaming with pride over the way his team responded to a disappointing Friday night loss to upset the Geraldton Buccaneers on Sunday with the added bonus of celebrating inspirational captain Joel Wagner making history. The Redbacks had their backs against the wall heading into Sunday’s clash with the Geraldton […]

SBL trio should be on radar of NBL clubs

THERE are other SBL players capable of making the jump into the NBL with the quality of the league in 2019, but depending on the type of player a club needs, Liam Hunt, Jerami Grace and Marshall Nelson should all be at the top of any list of local players. Whether it’s the Perth Wildcats […]

Petrik proud to see Rockingham become juggernaut

EVEN if the Rockingham Flames continued to be a battling club, that’s where Ryan Petrik’s passion will always lie in the SBL but he takes great pride in seeing the club now become such a powerhouse and he credits just one person for making that a reality, president Warren Boucaut. Petrik is born and bred […]

Opal Mansfield starring for Redbacks with big ambitions

HAVING an Australian Opals player in the SBL sounds good and Lauren Mansfield is now proving the reality is even better as she makes no secret of her Olympic Games ambitions while also being dedicated to helping the Perth Redbacks achieve success. When a player the calibre of Mansfield signs to play in the Women’s […]

All-round star Braun loving life down under

THERE are precious few players that come to the SBL with a better all-round skill set than Josh Braun and he’s making a big impact at the Kalamunda Eastern Suns as they chase a playoff spot, but it was only an unfortunate weight room accident that saw him come Down Under in the first place. […]