Jarrell Brantley captured the world's attention when a video of him interrupting New Zealand Breakers coach Mody Maor, moments after the team's Grand Final loss to the Sydney Kings, went viral. It seems more than this moment caught the attention of the Utah Jazz, who have since signed him to a 10-day contract. Welcome ????, @jstuntbrantley https://t.co/VaKfbEvdGR#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/kaPphPdPLR — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 18, 2023 He has played for the club previously, having made 41 appearances in total (37 regular seasons and four in playoffs) during ..read more

Chris Harriman played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Sydney Kings and the Hunter Pirates, finishing runner-up in the 2004 rookie of the year award, before taking up an opportunity to coach college basketball. Since then, he's coached at some of the top college basketball programs, including Saint Louis, Nebraska, New Mexico and the University of Cal (Berkley), where he is an assistant coach to  Mark Fox. While few may be aware of who Harriman is, many are familiar with his work ..read more

Below is an up to date roster for each NBL team and a list of potential signings which are derived from discussions with NBL staff and media. Players listed as contracted comes from information supplied by the National Basketball League. * = denotes import player ** = naturalised Australian DP = a member of the team's development roster SRP = the previously named Asian player exception denoting an Asian player who qualifies as a local in the NBL. See other Aussie basketballers playing overseas. [table id=42 ..read more

This week saw Illawarra Hawks stalwart Tim Coenraad retire after 14 seasons in the NBL. He steps away from the Hawks as the third-highest in games played capped Hawks player of all time has announced his retirement. One of the finest three-point shooters in the league, particularly when playing at home in the WIN Entertainment Centre in front of a crowd invariably full of #22 Coenraad jerseys, he joins this episode of the podcast to talk about the different eras he went through as a ..read more

7,681 fans packed into John Cain Arena to see Southside Flyers take on Sydney Flames tonight, setting a new WNBL attendance record. The crowd breaks the previous record of 7,500 set in the 1995 grand final between Adelaide Lightning and Melbourne Tigers. The game was marred however by an injury to Opal's legend Lauren Jackson who was forced to leave the game barely a minute into the historic WNBL clash with what is believed to be an Achilles injury. The record-setting achievement was made possible ..read more

Five months ago, Cam Bairstow retired from basketball at the age of 31. Cam joins the podcast to talk with host Dan Boyce about fighting through the pain of those injuries during his time in the NBL and what he plans to do for a second career. The talented forward played a total of 74 games for Brisbane, Illawarra and most recently, the Adelaide 36ers, but perhaps his greatest achievement though was his two seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, lining up on 36 ..read more

In this episode, host Dan Boyce asks the question, 'Should we have an NBL Pride Round' and, together with Sydney Kings superfan and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community Olivia Evans discuss the positives and negatives of the Pride Round, Cairns Decision not to participate in it and the reaction of fans on social media to devoting an entire round to the  LGBTQ+ community.   Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms.     iTunes - Spotify - Stitcher - Libsyn - TuneIn Podcast topics include; How the LGBTQ ..read more

With this season's NBL awards night in only two weeks, Kings 'swiss army knife' Xavier Cooks may have locked up this year's MVP award after recording the first triple-double for this season and almost guaranteed Sydney's first-place finish in the regular season. 13,273 roaring fans at Qudos Bank Arena witnessed Cooks's brilliance as he recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to deliver a 111-106 Kings victory over the South East Melbourne Phoenix. Cooks became the first King since Dontaye Draper in 2008 and ..read more

Cairns Taipans forward Ron Dorsey nailed an incredible three-point fade away to send game two of the 2011 NBL Grand Final series into double overtime, the first time this had occurred in NBL history. He joins this episode of the podcast to talk about his time in Cairns, how close the team came to winning it all, and, of course, gives us a play-by-play of the aforementioned shot. He also tells up about playing alongside Patty Mills at the Melbourne Tigers in 2011/12, a season ..read more

Today it was announced the NBL would not be awarding its Rookie Of The Year award and replacing it with the ‘Next Generation Award’, an award aimed at crowning the best under-25 player in the league each season. The award has not only been modified to allow players who have played multiple seasons in the NBL but now opens the door for import players to win the award. Although traditionally an exclusive award for local players during their first full year in the NBL, players ..read more