Wildcats adds Bryce Cotton, Kings William McDowell White to their roster

The Perth Wildcats have reportedly added American import Bryce Cotton to its roster, claims PerthNow. The 24-year-old guard is expected to stay for the rest of the season in the club, per report. Cotton has been brought on board as a replacement for Jaron Johnson - who got released by Perth last week. He is set to join the team ''early next week,'' understood PerthNow. The official confirmation of the signing hasn't yet been placed in public. Cotton has been featuring rosters of three NBA…

" title="// " href="http://<a data-mce-href="http:// It's the NBL Mitchell &amp; Ness Heritage Round this Thursday night and we're wearing 1995 Era Heritage Jersey. As voted by our Members early in the season. 1995 was our first year wearing blue, and Mark Davis made the all-star squad. Robert Rose was still a 36er' making the All NBL First Team and we finished with a record of 19-12. It was era change that would eventually lead our club to multiple championships and so much success! We would…

Jerome Randle's spectacular play seems to have guaranteed a first place finish for Adelaide this season but it's also likely to see him enter the NBL record books. In 1987 Larry Bird became the first person in NBA history to shoot at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three point range and 90 percent from the free throw line over the course of an entire regular season. It is an elite basketball achievement which stands as a measuring stick to identify truly great…

The Sydney Kings have made the first big move of the NBL off season by acquiring the signature of Melbourne United forward Todd Blanchfield.   Blanchfield, 25, has signed for the next two seasons with the Kings and aims to add considerable size and skill to Sydney's frontline. Andrew Gaze has admitted to being a fan of Blanchfield's game for a long time.     has established himself as an accomplished professional over more than 200 NBL games, will bolster the Kings guard rotation. At…

Jonah Bolden wins 2016/2017 ABA League Top Prospect award

Promising Australian Jonah Bolden has won the 2016/2017 ABA League Top Prospect title, the league announced. No foreign player ever before the 21-year-old did win that title in the ABA League. Bolden played college basketball at the UCLA Bruins -- the side that has the most NCAA Tournament titles, 11. The Australian was eligible to play for two more years at UCLA, but ultimately decided to leave the university. He then went on to sign his first pro deal with Serbian basketball team FMP. Melbourne native Bolden was one…

Season Review – Cairns Taipans

SEASON RESULT Record: 15-13, lost 2-0 in semi-finals to Perth Average Points: 81.3 (7) Average Points Against: 82.2 (2) Points Differential: -0.9 (6)   Statistical leaders Points: Travis Trice – 14.6 Rebounds: Mark Worthington – 4.6 Assists: Travis Trice – 3.5 Blocks: Nnanna Egwu – 0.6 Steals: Travis Trice – 1.2   Team MVP: Travis Trice When Trice was a starter for the Taipans, the team was 13-9.  When he was injured or came off the bench, they were 2-4.  It may not seem like…

Where to now for the Boomers? A look ahead at Tokyo 2020.

Fourth place. Those are two words which have haunted the Australian Boomers for over thirty years. In 1988, a fourth place was an astounding achievement for a basketball nation emerging from relative obscurity. In 1996, more of the same.   By 2000, however, it represented an underachievement.  We'd just brought our most talented squad ever til that point to the Sydney Olympics - our HOME games - and anything less than a medal was a bust. And bust the Boomers did. It would be 16…

Podcast: Lindsay Gaze on the NBL’s origins and it’s current need to expand

Head to iTunes to download this episode on your phone or iPod  Lindsay Gaze sits down with Dan Boyce on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to share how the Australia Boomers program came about and shares his stories from a career that includes either playing or coaching the men's national basketball team from it's inception in 1960 to 1984.   [caption id="attachment_6244" align="alignright" width="242"] Lindsay Gaze during his playing days[/caption] In what will be a two-part episode, Lindsay shares the stories of how basketball began in…