PERTH Wildcats guard Kevin Lisch has taken out the Andrew Gaze Trophy as the NBL’s most valuable player. Lisch had an outstanding season, averaging 17.6 points during his 28 games to guide the Wildcats to second spot and a 26th straight playoffs appearance. The American import polled 105 votes in the count to claim the coveted award from Cairns Taipans [...]
Nan-shan HS revenged its bitter loss last year in the HBL finals against Song-shan HS yesterday. This time it routed Nen-jen HS 72-55 in the title game to win its sixth men’s championship in school history. Meanwhile, Taipei First Girls’ HS, one of the best girls’ high schools in the nation academically-wise, shocked everyone with its 75-67 win in overtime [...]
Tonight, expect the “Homicide” Williams who was the champion to the Crocodiles faithful to play with confidence and flair that made him a Townsville icon. Nostalgia has nothing to do with the reigning National Basketball League MVP’s attitude. Rather, it’s revenge for that humbling November defeat. “We got our asses bust and I played like s*** on top of it,” [...]
Just about everyone has a favourite story about an NBL import. At the least they have a favourite import player or an opinion on who has been the best import in the NBL. Lanard Copeland easily fits all categories. Over 532 games, mostly with Melbourne Tigers, Copeland became one of the NBL’s all-time great players and helped with the massive [...]
There is no use denying it, everyone at the Gold Coast Blaze took the loss to Perth Wildcats on New Year’s Eve very hard. The boys sat down and had a bit of a heart to heart after the game and there was some real soul searching going on. I know our coach Joey (Wright) this week went very public in [...]
Adelaide coach Marty Clarke wants the National Basketball League to cut the number of imported players to one per team. The former Australian Institute of Sport mentor believes the competition would be better suited allowing teams to have up to 15 contracted players instead of the extra import. NBL rules allow for teams to have two imports, usually Americans, out [...]
Michael Jordan famously said: ”I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” Many hope his proclamation applies to the NBL. Eighteen months ago, the NBL was in dire straits. Crowd numbers had dwindled to record lows, the NBL was preparing to proceed without a presence in major cities and grassroots had [...]
A disappointed Adelaide 36ers coaching staff have been forced to place in form guard Rhys Carter on injury waiver. Rhys has had a recurrence of a disc injury and needs time on the sideline to ensure this doesn’t become a debilitating long term injury. In a stroke of good fortune for the 36ers, Rhys’ former world championship winning team mate [...]
After seasons in Holland and Israel, Khazzouh, 24, has been superb in a struggling Sydney side, topping the averages in rebounding. Like Khazzouh, Majok, 23, is a product of Parramatta juniors but sought his future in the US. Sudanese refugee Majok has no numbers to speak of because he only makes his NBL debut tonight for the reigning premiers. Khazzouh, [...]
It’s unlikely to help with defensive strategies for tonight’s clash with Perth, but for Sydney Kings coach Ian Robilliard, spending the day with John Grisham was precisely what he wanted for Christmas. For the first time since he took the job in March, Robilliard decided it was to time to “put my brain in neutral for a day,” and read [...]
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