Round 9 Spotlight | Lightning secure finals spot on last possession
FINALS in the West Coast Classic came early on Saturday night at Lakeside Recreation Centr...
read moreRound 9 Spotlight | Lightning secure finals spot on last possession
FINALS in the West Coast Classic came early on Saturday night at Lakeside Recreation Centre as the competition came to the most dramatic of finishes with the Lakeside Lightning needing to win by 15 points to advance, and beating the Perth Redbacks by exactly 15 points. After nine weeks of competition in the West Coast […]
read moreRound 9 Spotlight | Hot Lightning not quite enough for finals
THE Lakeside Lightning and Perth Redbacks knew going into Saturday night they just had to win and then hope the Cockburn Cougars upset the Perry Lakes Hawks at the same time, but a dominant Lightning win wasn’t enough to book a West Coast Classic finals spot. The Lightning and Redbacks have put together strong West […]
read moreRound 9 Spotlight | Tigers inch closer to finals spot
THE Willetton Tigers had no choice but to beat the Cockburn Cougars at Willetton Basketball Stadium on Friday night if they wanted to stay in the West Coast Classic finals race, and they got the job done to set up a do-or-die Saturday evening. The Tigers have been impressive the whole West Coast Classic in […]
read moreRound 9 Spotlight | Gandini leads Tigers to win over Cougars
BOTH teams might have been out of the West Coast Classic finals hunt with a healthy local rivalry between them they were never going to do anything but give their all and it was the Willetton Tigers who beat the Cockburn Cougars to open Round 9 on Friday night. The Tigers and Cougars both entered […]
read moreRound 9 Men’s West Coast Classic Preview
THE top four in the Men’s West Coast Classic could all stay as it is after Round 9 heading into the finals should the Warwick Senators, Perry Lakes Hawks, Perth Redbacks and Joondalup Wolves win on Saturday night, but the Willetton Tigers, Lakeside Lightning and Rockingham Flames won’t be lying down. All seven teams remain […]
read moreRound 9 Women’s West Coast Classic Preview
WE are entering the final round of the Women’s West Coast Classic and we couldn’t be in for a more exciting Saturday night with three teams battling over the top two positions and the chance that any one of four teams could end up finishing fourth. Given the very real possibility that COVID-19 might have […]
read moreWest Coast Classic GRAND FINALS
2020 West Coast Classic Grand Finals The showpiece events for Basketball WA in 2020 are set to take place at the Bendat Basketball Centre on September 26 & 27 as the best teams in the WA State Basketball League battle it out to become this year’s inaugural West Coast Classic Champions. Tickets on sale now […]
read moreRound 8 West Coast Classic Women’s Wrap
THE Joondalup Wolves and Warwick Senators both won twice to maintain the top two spots in the West Coast Classic with one round remaining while the Lakeside Lightning lost twice to put their finals aspirations in serious jeopardy. It always had the potential to be a West Coast Classic-defining Round 8 on the weekend and […]
read moreRound 8 West Coast Classic Men’s Wrap
THE Warwick Senators remain the hottest team in the Men’s West Coast Classic to remain clear in top spot while the Perry Lakes Hawks and Perth Redbacks consolidated their spots while split weekends leave the Joondalup Wolves and Lakeside Lightning precariously placed. Round 8 in the West Coast Classic was just the second last round […]
read moreRound 8 Spotlight | Rapid-pace Lightning too much for Wolves
THE Lakeside Lightning continued to push the pace and jack up the three-ball on Friday night on the way to what could be a critical 83-62 victory against the Joondalup Wolves at HBF Arena. Entering the second last round of the West Coast Classic, remarkably little separated the fourth placed Wolves and fifth placed Lightning […]
read moreRound 8 Spotlight | Lady Wolfpack blow away Lightning
THE depth and power of the Joondalup Wolves proved too much for the Lakeside Lightning on Friday night as they just about secured a top two spot and home final at HBF Arena with the 75-48 victory. The Wolves and Lightning have been two of the more impressive performers so far in the Women’s West […]
read moreHinkley a shining light for Giants and Kalgoorlie
THE West Coast Classic is exciting for the opportunities it’s providing to young players and Noah Hinkley is one of those with the Goldfields Giants as the 17-year-old continues to do the Aboriginal community in Kalgoorlie proud. Kalgoorlie has a strong history of producing some fine athletes and while many of those have been Australian […]
read moreIt’s time for us to back in female coaches – CJ Jackson
INNOVATION has always been something that fits well with CJ Jackson in his 30 years’ involvement in basketball in Western Australia, and now what he wants to see happen is steps taken for a female coach to take over a men’s SBL team in the future. Jackson has just returned in 2020 to the Perth […]
read more2020 West Coast Classic Schedule Released
The all new exciting West Coast Classic competition will replace the cancelled SBL Season in 2020, with round one commencing July 24. The West Coast Classic (WCC) will feature all 26 SBL teams from 14 clubs playing in a 10 week competition across WA. All teams will play each other once with the top 4 […]
read more2020 WEST COAST CLASSIC
2020 West Coast Classic to fill the void of cancelled SBL season. Basketball WA in consultation with all SBL clubs is excited to unveil the all new West Coast Classic, 2020 WA State Amateur Competition. The 10-week competition will include all 12 Women’s SBL teams and all 14 Men’s SBL teams, including regional clubs, the […]
