Australian Gangurrus guard Lauren Mansfield has opened up on the decision to turn her back on her hometown team and join Townsville. Find out why the veteran is a perfect fit for the squad.
With all eyes on Perth this week for the inaugural HoopsFest, MICHAEL RANDALL breaks down the perfect launch script, what fans can expect, explores the festival’s future with a basketball legend and more.
Alice Kunek’s smile leaves no hint of the horror mouth injury she suffered during a year from hell. A fresh WNBL start brings new hope after injury and Olympic selection pain. GRAPHIC VIDEO
The Sydney Flames have found their replacement for injured star import Didi Richards, while Adelaide Lightning welcome back their star import. All the latest WNBL FREE AGENCY news.
After two years of huge moments, champion basketballer Cayla George was left ‘miserable’ and with nothing left to give. Now she’s revealed how playing in Taiwan ‘filled my cup.’
After the greatest individual honour of her career, an Opals star has announced her retirement from basketball, confident that the future for the Australian team is “super bright”.
The WNBL’s newest club will be in the spotlight when the league opens its new season on October 30. See the full draw here.
NBL free agency is all but done, with just four vacant roster spots left across the entire league. Here’s every roster, which clubs are still hunting — and who they might sign.
Three years after her brutal WNBA exit, Shyla Heal is plotting a return to the big league — and she’ll be doing it in her own signature shoe, tailor made for female hoopers.
Izzy Borlase has plenty to live up to in a family filled with SANFL and netball stardom. But the rookie Opal more than held her own in her role in Australia’s bronze medal efforts in Paris.
Geelong United has added one of the country’s most decorated dual athletes Monique Conti to its inaugural roster, with Conti lining up in the AFLW before returning to the basketball court.
It took four screws and two titanium plates to rebuild the legend that is Lauren Jackson, and in turn, it has rebuilt the culture of the Opals, as they fight for a podium return in Paris.
Bec Allen’s injury curse has left her ‘shattered’ after a remarkable comeback from broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The shooter opens up on the brutal road back, and the core Opals group who can lead them back to the podium.
Called in to help the Opals prepare for Paris after being dumped from the squad, Amy Atwell’s Olympic hopes were slim — but not none. Here’s how the Aussie sharpshooter stayed ready.
A star NT basketball captain suffered a bizarre concussion in a fireworks accident as her team stumbled in the fight for a finals spot. Read what happened.
Lauren Jackson has undergone successful duel leg surgeries as she contemplates the long road back to continue her storied basketball careeer.
The Townsville Fire have completed a major coup to secure the signature of one of the finest North Queensland basketball talents of the last decade. Find out how the Fire pulled it off.
Townsville Flames coach James Rapinett has thrown down the gauntlet a week before finals as he eyes NBL1 North glory. Find out why he thinks his team can go all the way in 2024.
Just a day after the squad was named for the Olympics, the Opals have been hit with a pair of injuries that could unsettle their Paris preparations.
After a relentless lead up to being named in her fifth Olympic team, Lauren Jackson has locked in her ticket to Paris and will bring her whole family along for the journey as the Opals plan for a return to the podium.
The Opals have locked in a 12-strong squad for Paris that is full of WNBA talent, while 43-year-old icon Lauren Jackson has been called up for her fifth Olympic Games.
Darcee Garbin prefers to leave the limelight to gold-medal Diamond sister Sophie and just be “Darcee, the basketballer”. In a few days time, though, she might be ‘Garbin, the Olympian’.
In Melbourne chasing her dream of wearing the green and gold in Paris, the WNBL’s rebounding queen Anneli Maley has put pen-to-paper on her next contract.
Lauren Jackson ‘was never meant to play again’ after the 2022 World Cup, now a fifth Olympics is on her radar. The GOAT opens up to MATT LOGUE on her Paris hopes, career fears, Hall of Fame and the Opals bright future.
Superstar basketball couple Anneli Maley and Marena Whittle are set to create powerful history on two counts at the Olympics, as the 3×3 ballers make waves on and off the court.
Lauren Jackson was Cayla George’s childhood hero and then Opals teammate, but on Sunday, they’ll be WNBL rivals for the last time.
Look up resilience in the dictionary and you’ll find a picture of Kristy Wallace. After back-to-back ACL’s, the Opal almost quit the sport. So a meniscus injury’s a walk in the park, right?
The legendary Lauren Jackson helped the Opals qualify for a tenth Olympic campaign, but will not be there when the Opals play for it all in Paris later this year.
The Opals overcame a raucous home crowd, late Brazilian charge and even a court invasion by a rogue cat to grind out victory in their first Olympic qualifying match.
Australian rising star Isla Juffermans could face a lengthy stint on the sidelines but the worst fears have been allayed following her gruelling injury end at the Under-20s National Championships.
Lauren Jackson is one of the WNBA’s and Australia’s greatest. Storm coach Noelle Quinn is in Australia and says a statue of the hoops legend in Seattle is inevitable. But what about at home?
When the WNBL released its fixture, something wasn’t quite right. Here’s how an ‘embarrassing’ double booking confused three clubs across two leagues and left one owner seething.
Steph Reid has only played for the Fire for four years, but her rise to the top has been meteoric. Read her story along with key match-ups and burning questions ahead of their round 10 clash.
Sami Whitcomb ensured the Fire began 2024 atop the WNBL standings with a basketball masterclass against her former club on Sunday night. Find out why Perth aren’t making excuses.
As a key figure in the NBL’s resurrection maintains interest in the cash-strapped WNBL, hesitancy from some basketball powerbrokers could stymie the plan.
Less than three months after sheltering in a staircase from Hamas rocket attacks, Swedish basketballer Amanda Zahui B is lighting up the WNBL with the Townsville Fire. Read her incredible story.
Coffs Harbour’s Isla Juffermans checked off the latest milestone in her promising basketball career with her first WNBL points as the 18-year-old talent prepares for a college stint with Louisville.
Former Opal Liz Cambage has worked her way into the inner sanctum of one of the world’s strangest, most polarising families.
Lauren Jackson is officially in the frame for a fifth Olympic Games — at age 42 — after she was named in the Opals squad charged with punching its ticket for Paris. SQUAD REVEAL
This has been a watershed year for Australian female athletes. From the Matildas to our swimmers, they have made their mark at home and abroad. We reveal the top 50 for 2023.
The WNBA veteran revealed the terrifying moment Hamas missiles and bombs went flying overhead and the circumstances that led to her walking out on Israeli club Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.
Tess Madgen has seen what the revival of the Kings has done for basketball in Sydney, which is why the Australian captain wants to play a key role in the Flames returning back to the top of the tree.
Alice Kunek reveals her Olympic ambitions, young gun Saffron Shiels goes 14 in 14, burning questions and key match-ups plus the final word from Alice herself. Get your Orange Army liftout.
Fire WNBL captain Sami Whitcomb has no idea what reception awaits her when she steps on to the court in Perth, the only home she had known in Australia until her defection to Townsville.
She’s only played three WNBL games but Jordin Canada has arrived even better than advertised, the early-MVP favourite set to spark a free agency frenzy in the WNBA.
Jess McDowell-White opens up about family, five years of winter and how the Fire found her, plus see the key match ups and three burning questions ahead of the UC Capitals match in round 3.
Technical issues have marred the opening rounds of the WNBL for the second year running, with fans missing the game winning shot in the grand final rematch, after the broadcast flatlined.
Having soared to the very top of her sport while still playing professionally at age 42, Australian basketball royalty Lauren Jackson has very few regrets in life – but one sticks out.
Zitina Aokuso looked to have unlocked her best form in the Fire’s season opener on Saturday off the back of a spectacular shooting display. Find out what piece of advice helped her turn a corner.
After more than 270 days, Lauren Jackson finally made her WNBL return. But it was a Boomers MVP candidate who dominated the cross-town battle.
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