MEDIA RELEASE: SBL 2020 CANCELLED
MEDIA RELEASE14 May 2020The WA State Basketball League (SBL) 2020 Season has been officia...
read moreMEDIA RELEASE: SBL 2020 CANCELLED
MEDIA RELEASE14 May 2020 The WA State Basketball League (SBL) 2020 Season has been officially cancelled. Basketball WA has notified all SBL clubs, due to the COVID-19 restrictions and the resultant inability to be able to complete a season within the required time or under the various restrictions that will be needed to participate in […]
read moreWorthington 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 […]
read moreSnapshot 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 […]
read moreSnapshot 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 […]
read moreNew 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 […]
read more2019 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 […]
read moreGrand 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 […]
read moreGrand 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, […]
