Hearing Moller may be suiting up for Sandringham.

The media guide is expected early next week apparently.

Nothing like leaving it to the last minute, bet the first games won't even be available on live stats let alone to view
Just who is actually running this league

Barlow back to Sandy and I heard Sam McDaniel as well.
Sandy play Hobart on Friday night as the opener.

I registered, have not received a thing.

Even the under 14 C grade girls down at Pakenham can get a sportingpulse (or sportstg whatever its called) fixture online, where's a preview? wheres some news?? Way to promote an exciting new league BV.

Any news out of Sandringham in the men or women? Scarily quiet only days out of Round 1 with nothing on their website.

AS someone who has been involved with basketball in many states over decades I can assure you the NZBL is loaded with talent. Wait for Nick Kay to sign there.

Hmm and how many times has NZ beaten Australia in men's and women’s basketball on the world stage ???

And how come if it’s so "loaded" with talent do they need so many NBL players and why is the NBL and WNBL not “loaded” with NZ players

Media guide and rosters through this article

https://nbl1.com.au/news/article/nbl1-set-to-begin

"Laszio Dobos good to see none American import playing for Melbourne Tigers 7 3 Centre from Hungary"

If I'm not mistaken he's the partner of Louella Tomlinson who plays for the Tigers women's team, so it seems a case of convenience rather than deliberately going a different path.

Good to see Tom Wilson still with the Tigers.

Deba George will be the first NBL1 retiree.

Or Rhys Carter

Hopefully Dobos and Tomlinson have a family, they would have some seriously tall kids with those genetics.

Don't sleep on Pouch Pouch.

Try here: https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL1/1110657/

Should have a national tournament and all on nbl.tv every club playing every club. Scrap the state leagues.

Where's the women’s live stats

Try here for the women: https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL1/1111119/

Is there streaming tonight?

Live stats are in the match centre, under the live stream!

Thanks AARon.....May take a bit of time to find our way around the new format, but great to have every game there to view, let's hope it runs smoothly as this could be a very good way to do it.

"Some of the teams in the nbl1 look like big v champ quality."

That's because that’s where they came from , they will be the “Also rans” at the bottom of the ladder lol

BIGV SC quality is a long way from what SEABL was and the NBL1 is just a rename with hopefully better administrators

The teams that were promoted from Big V did pretty well on the weekend

Didnt most of the state champ big v teams win this weekend? Lol

They did , but did you both to see who they played
Both men and women with the exception of Eltham v DV ( men and women) and Knox in the women who played a very underwhelming Kylsyth that's had a complete restructuring
The rest played the cellar dwellers of SEABL or the CofE a bunch of 16yr olds
Knox women have spent big bucks on recruiting former SEABL / wnbl players

the so called 16yr CoE kids beat Dandenong in the mens.

Waverley 107 def Frankston 99
Eltham 92 def DV 86
Kilsyth 70 def Knox 67
Ringwood 105 def CoE 94
Albury 80 def Waverley 77

So the BigV teams were 3-2 against SEABL teams

I thought I posted in here before but seems to be gone.

Anyways...

I went to the Tigers V Braves games yesterday. Braves women are stacked with WNBL players and will be tough for anyone to beat. Tigers did well with Conti and Tomlinson working hard, but they clearly lacked the quality. Young PG Althea Angeles looks to have a future.

The Tigers men didn't have Tom Wilson in uniform (or on the bench, though he was in the stadium) and they really needed him. Lacked a genuine shot creator and will struggle big time if he doesn't play or if they don't get a decent replacement.

They played pretty good D, especially on the outside and caused a heap of turnovers which helped them score on the fast break, but really struggled in a half court set. Nic Pozoglou impressed me. Kid has some good hops and size and had a great chase down block. He needs some help though.

Thanks for the info re Wilson. Hoping he sticks with basketball. Kid has real talent.

Pozoglou looked really steady yesterday. 18 (6/13) and 12 with 4 steals and 2 blocks and didn't force too much. Outside shot let him down, but was good everywhere else. Defensively he was everywhere.

Daniel Dyson (or Dyson Daniels? I forget) looked pretty good for Bendigo as a 16 year old.

Live stream for DV game kept dropping out but the commentary for the other games was pretty good to hear.

The highlight packages and media is better than SEABL ever was, is the on court product better or worse well thats to be debated.

All I see is the league from a visibility point of view moving in the right direction

Went to Tigers Vs Frankston yesterday, good to see the Tigers get a win in both games.

In the men, the Tigers were actually hitting some outside shots which freed up Pozoglou to get inside and he had a great game all over the court. I was also really impressed with Will Hickey. He sometimes plays a little out of control, but he's certainly got some talent, and should probably get a look at a DP spot in the NBL next season. Has pretty good size for a SG, is a very good athlete and has a good feel for the game. Hope he keeps it up.

Damon Bozeman was everything for the Blues keeping them in the game in the first half. Iggy was very good too.

The Tigers new import, Mike Wells didn't do a whole lot. It can be tough coming in and performing straight away, but based on that effort looks to be only a backup PG.

"Absolutely no way Melbourne Tigers should be allowed to play out of MSAC public courts. We strive to be more professional but allow this to happen?"

This certainly wasn't good. I'm guessing it has to do with the lateness of getting the NBL1 league confirmed. From what I understand it was an aberration and won't be the norm.

Why were the Tigers not in the Show Court section yesterday?

There was another event on there. Gymnastics I think, but could be mistaken.

Ah...cheers.

Northern QBL clubs salute NBL1 growth Basketball ... - Cairns Post
https://www.cairnspost.com.au/.../northern...nbl1.../d6b83031f508191c9d83f1616ec7b2...
20 hours ago - Powerhouse northern QBL clubs have welcomed the potential of a revived national championship as well as the NBL1 brand spreading north of the border. ... Former Cairns Marlin Damon Heuir and Kuany Kuany have opted to exit the QBL for the new competition while former QBL player and ...

Anyone able to open this article please? :)

^^^ Thanks!

Can some create a ladder around the teams promoted into the league interested to see where they stand between themselves by the end of it all.

Eltham produce plenty of highlights for online contend, but the W/Ls don't look great.

Reasonably happy with the Tigers teams so far.

Both sides are pretty top heavy, and I can't see either in the mix to win the whole thing, but they'll win some games and be competitive.

Pozoglou is doing a great job for the men and has been consistently getting that 25-30 points. It seems when he gets help from anyone else the Tigers are a chance to win. For the women Conti and Tomlinson are obviously carrying the load, but Angeles has had some big games too and looks like she should be on a WNBL roster sooner rather than later.

maybe if Conti and Tomlinson didnt take so many shots and they allowed more on their roster to shoot they may have a chance of winning a game or two. No team wins when only one or two take every shot. Turnovers are also hurting.

"maybe if Conti and Tomlinson didnt take so many shots and they allowed more on their roster to shoot they may have a chance of winning a game or two. No team wins when only one or two take every shot. Turnovers are also hurting."

They simply don't have many other options. Its a very young team and they don't have a great deal of high end talent.

Emmanuel Malou NBL?

I can't see how this hasn't happened yet, I know he was pursing options overseas but this move to NBL1 (from a source) is a clear intent to make a NBL roster with the end goal a very realistic chance to get on an NBA roster.

The kid can play!

Article mentions he returned home for offers in Canada.

I smell that Eltham won't have a great season cheaper to pay a local guy accept it not your year rather than pour money into a team that is out of its depth.

With about a quarter of the inaugural NBL1 season completed, it's time to take stock on where each team is sitting in the race towards the playoffs and title. Here is Jordy Mc's assessment:

NBL1 Tiers: A look at each team’s early form

Bottom half dozen (or more) teams looking very ordinary.

Top couple of teams looking a cut above the rest.

Surely the changes to this competition have significantly undermined its quality?

Have BA/BV made winter basketball weaker? Is the sport being undermined by parochialism?

Surely basketball needs at least one strong winter competition?

It's probably better for basketball in our region if the NZNBL grows stronger and can include a couple more Aussie teams. It gives the mid level and emerging NBL players the best chance to shine and improve, also good breeding ground for the lower priced imports that NBL teams fill their 3rd spot with. As the NZNBL gets better the top Aussie winter comps naturally drop a little, which is ok it just serves as the next tier down, even if they won't admit it is.

Melbourne Boy, really?

Listen to what you are saying.

With about a quarter of the inaugural NBL1 season completed, it's time to take stock on where each team is sitting in the race towards the playoffs and title. Here is Jordy Mc's assessment:

NBL1 Tiers: A look at each team's early form


thought this was a mens AND women's comp,

I'm talking in terms of helping the fringe NBL players and their development. Those players who have been good at SEABL level but played for peanuts and could make 10x more playing B grade local footy, if the NZNBL provides a full time option for a talented players in their early 20s it provides a pathway that hasn't been there. Let's be honest, the jump from SEABL to NBL was too large compared to other sports tier 1 and 2 both in talent and financially, NZNBL could be right in the middle of that gap.

But Team Mate, if NBL1 were to develop to that standard then that would be ideal, I just don't see that happening and it ever overtaking NZNBL.

So Australia's way of having the best possible competition for our local players to to play in across the winter is....to send them to NZ!

Didn't see that coming.

Thank God we have the Kiwis to lead the way.

What if the NZNBL has 3-4 Aussie teams like they're planning?

I'm not saying it's ideal, but unless there's a significant increase financially for the NBL1 teams, NZ is a pretty good extra step that hasn't really been there in the past. I do really hope NBL1 can rival NZNBL with its growth, just don't see it.

NZNBL is positioning themselves nicely to be the Winter league of choice to play in as the next level below the Oz NBL.

And BA/BV asleep at the wheel?

Are they just happy for increasing numbers of Aussie players / teams to boost the NZ league at the expense of their own (much hyped) NBL1 and state leagues?

When have BA/BV ever controled the wheel?

Having watched all but one of his games this season, Damon Bozeman has been solid, but is far from being on the radar for an NBL contract. Has yet to live up to expectations.

A league record 50 points, 10 assists and 7 steals with just 1 turnovers by Steph Reid in blowout win vs Tornadoes. Wow.


Steph Reid's record 50 point haul powers Blues past Launceston

Also in the men, the Thunder's Beveridge hit a shot from the free throw line at the other end at the half-time buzzer!

Tornadoes didn't play any defence at all, hence why the 50points

Greg Jeffers came out swinging on Twitter after Eltham got a win since the import changes.

Ballarat are running a very silent 5-0 with no hype talk???

Make or break for a few teams this week IMO, none moreso that for Frankston. They men have added last season's leading scorer Dan Trist this week, and the women return last year's MVP and leading scorer Shereesha Richards to bolster their very thin front court. They also have what could be deemed a favourable schedule through to June 1 with games against teams in the lower half of the table:

Eltham
Hobart
Knox
Ringwood
Diamond Valley

Shereesha Richards hoping to guide Blues to NBL playoffs

Why is it that everyone seems to conclude that players at this level only play for money. I'm sure Tom Daly and other Pioneers players would love to play in the NBL 1 but they have jobs and families in Mount Gambier not to mention a loyalty to a club and community that has helped them have a great time and success. I think Tom is in his 8th season in MG. Its not always about the money. The money these guys make at this level is handy but not life changing.

The 3x3certainly has hampered a few teams in men and women. It's only a few games out and they will no doubt catch up those wins once the team is back together and hopefully it won’t be too late.
But it does raise the question should those who want to chase the 3x3 really be considered for thebNBL1 league in the future, as not only does it take away from their teams, it’s also added strain on bodies that then can lead to injuries, which again impacts on teams.

The lure of prize money and national recognition can be too much temptation for some players, should that be encouraged or should players who sign a seasonal contract to play a lead role in an NBL1 team be made to commit to the team before 3x3.

NBL1 is clearly the best quality winter league in Aust. Melbourne is without doubt the heartland of basketball. The sport has excellent participation rates, especially in Victoria.

But where does this leave the other states/capital cities.

NBL1 currently includes numerous Vic Metro and regional teams, plus Tassie and the COE. I reckon too many Vic Metro teams - not all of them are up to that level of competition.

Perth and Adelaide are limited by their population. QLD has a pretty good competition and Sydney is perennially weak despite its big population.

So we have one clearly superior competition, one pretty reasonable one and three pretty average ones.

BA/BV appear to be set on state based leagues and NBL1 appears to be a closed shop for teams outside of Victoria that are not currently included (witness the experience of Mt Gambier).

This all just seems out balance and not all that good for the sport.

Does NBL1 lift it's vision beyond its current boundaries and begin to encourage teams from other regions, that can add to the quality of the competiton, into the league?

And build NBL1 into a stronger, cross boundaries competition that provides a stronger level of play and generates interest from a much broader population? Perhaps Larry could get behind it?

NO live Huskies game. :(

Huskies defeat Rangers.

Nearly half way through the first season. A couple of months back there was some conjecture on how the Big V teams (Knox, Eltham, Ringwood & Waverley) would compete against the former SEABL teams.

Men
Knox: 3W 4L 13th Place
Eltham: 2W 7L 18th Place
Ringwood: 2W 6L 15th Place
Waverley: 5W 3L 5th Place

Combined Record : 12 Wins 20 Losses

Women
Knox: 5W 2L 6th Place
Eltham: 5W 4L 9th Place
Ringwood: 6W 2L 5th Place
Waverley: 2W 6L 13th Place

Combined: 18 Wins 14 Losses

What are peoples thoughts ?

"You said "Perth and Adelaide are limited by their population. QLD has a pretty good competition and Sydney is perennially weak despite its big population."
What does population have to do with anything?
Hoe can the Hobart Chargers win the SEABL Title last season with only 500.00+ people in the whole state? You arguments are totally flawed.
Qld has been a force in the past in the SEABL as has SA. WA are continuing to pr0vide a good competition and players to other better leagues.

Dumb response. Supporting one team is obviously sustainable for teams outside of Melbourne. It needs population to be sustainable when considering having numerous teams. Places like Hobart and Mt Gambier can recruit and support one team, but how would they go filling a second, or third or fourth. That's why population and organic growth matters for places like Brisbane, TAS, SA and smaller cities.

Spot on Greggo.

In my opinion, Eltham and Ringwood men have under-estimated what level was required and went in without making many upgrades to their roster.
Having said this, Sandy/DV/Hobart have also been poor.

I wonder if we will see any teams drop out next season?

Two more teams promoted:

Would almost have to be McKinnon and Casey.

Both have been pumping money into stacked rosters for the past 5 years. Both on top of the table currently. Solid engaged committees and juniors.

Would think teams like Keilor and Chelsea would be next in line for the same reasons.

With regards to Chelsea, I was more talking about the strength of the club, and the appetite for them to go up.

"Chelsea ???????? They rely on a 34 yo import to be competitive in a weakened scm!"

And they couldn't change imports/ naturalise imports/ add other imports/ player???

Hume City will be in the running to join if NBL1 taking clubs
- Women currently 3rd at 6wins-2loss, and perennial contenders
- Men currently equal 3rd at 7wins-4loss
- Northwest corridor where basketball is expanding and needs a representative
- Facilities aren't worldclass but equal or better than a lot of teams already in

I think adding McKinnon too is over crowding, considering there proximity to Sandringham, Waverley & even Dandy. Not sure on their venue either ?

Casey has the juniors and Venue, and is in the middle of the growth corridor, so best chance to be included over that side of town. Although same issue with McKinnon above, as mentioned.

Werribee in the West ? Great venue, solid juniors, just need more investment in the seniors to be competitive.

If the competition goes to 20, will they set up a Conference system ?

Nice article on Alex Ducas.

Alex Ducas is more than just a shooter

Was the best ganme I have called that I can remember that 2OT game between Frankston and Hobart.

Some seriously good shot making by both teams. Hadziomerovic hit a three at the end of regulation and again at the end of OT1 to force extra time.

Bozeman was on fire, Dufelmeier has ice in his veins. Jalen Adams was brilliant.

Amazing that the Blues got up against the Hawks today. This time Bozeman was the hero.

what the heck is going on with Southern Sabres???
Don't look to have any imports, only suit up 8 players.
Kingsley Box one of there best players, and not knocking him at all as he is doing really well in the opportunity he has, but he wasn't able to make either of the 2 x teams in the recent U20 Vic Metro...

what the heck is going on with Southern Sabres???
Don't look to have any imports, only suit up 8 players.
Kingsley Box one of there best players, and not knocking him at all as he is doing really well in the opportunity he has, but he wasn't able to make either of the 2 x teams in the recent U20 Vic Metro...

If they have McDaniel and Barlow then the no money is a bit of a cop out.
Both of these players would be highly sought after in the NBL1 and therefore I would think their price tag would also be on the higher end, relative to NBL1 salaries.

Having been around a while, there has always been a question on whether to go with NBL guys or imports.

NBL guys can be very good and win games when they are available, but also they have priorities and will always do the best thing based on their upcoming NBL season and rightly so. ie a minor injury or needing a rest will take precedence and the NBL1 club will be without them for weeks.

Imports also are looking to 'climb the ladder' but need to show a strong performance to go into better leagues so will likely push thru injuries or make the NBL1 their priority.

Interesting to see which way clubs have gone.

In this example, missing Barlow and McDaniel at the same time basically makes it near on impossible for Sabres to get a win.

How can the Hobart Huskies be spending so much money on their women's team and be performing so poorly?

Good wins by both Tigers teams against Albury Wodonga yesterday.

The Tigers men were without Pineau and got destroyed inside by the Bandits' big import (a 30-20 game) but were able to keep everyone else quiet.

The Tigers only ran 8 players but all of them scored 6 or more and Pozoglou had 34 so it was enough. What impressed me about Pozoglou was that when he was struggling early he did some little things, got on the offensive glass for some easy put backs. Then eventually he got going in the 3rd quarter and basically took the game away from the Bandits.


Was great to see LJ Vs Harrower coaching in the women's match. The Albury Wodonga women's team wasn't great - their import was the only one really doing anything (she was REALLY good though). Lou Tomlinson did a great job picking them apart with passing from the post.

Albury women had no Nat Hurst, yet she played the night before, they have little else after hurst really . Watching Jackson "coach" yesterday , she just sits doing nothing,, no animation looked totally disinterested, not great signs that's for sure

That would explain why they had a girl who looked about 13 playing big minutes.

I didn't say she was 13 I said she looked 13.

She started and played half the game as one of only 7 players in the rotation. She gave a good effort, but they were clearly lacking a starting calibre PG

Ballarat lost their last game? So you are prepared to give them the trophy now?

Righto...

I like this kid, been a centre piece to Ballarat's good season so far in NBL1

Changes shots - and blocks shots, starts the break for them.
I think he was underrated going into this NBL1 season

why is it that their 'game of the week'that they have as videoed game of the week is never the same as their 'game of the week'preview/review, and who writes the wraps, whoever they are obviously dont watch the games just go by stats, which as one person commentating on a game this weekend made a very valid point about,when a game is over and done by the 3rd and the players who contributed to that are now resting on the bench, those that come on are basically playing junk time, yet they can end up scoring more simply because what they are playing against is not the oppositions strongest. And their highlights depend purely on those commentating to change their voice pattern so the computer generates the highlight, half the time they are too busy talking crap about something else and miss so many really good plays that never make the highlight reels lol.

Frankston are one of only a couple of teams to have beaten Ballarat this season.

They took down Nunawading in the qualifying final in front of a sellout home crowd.

Interestingly, they have sold out their preliminary final already too despite the opponent not being known yet!

Frankston would wanna win it with the money they have spent.

Ballarat vs Nunawading next week. Tough road trip for the Spectres.

Bendigo will head to Frankston for the other prelim. Massive game by Turner the Braves.

Should be a cracker!

Nunawading women have had a huge weekend, literally wiped the floor with both Waverley and Ringwood, the Specters, the team the NBL1 reporters seem to never mention, no matter how well they play, their regular starters of Antoniadou, Garrick, Sheers and Pizzey make a formidable quartet
Shooting at an unbelievable click and pushing the ball at every opportunity.
The favourites Bendigo , knocked off by Kilsyth another team that hadn't existed for the most part of the season for the NBL1 panel , that win now sees, Bendigo and Geelong face off in the prelim , the two favourites all season , but now one will not be making finals , and Nunawading and Kilsyth will be hard to pick, both one a piece for ( away) wins against each other , so anyone’s game

Going to be an interesting finish for the women that’s for sure.

Agreed re Garrick far better than Madgen , Tupaea, and I fact most of the others in that 2/3 spot