Category: Basketball Features

Bay comes alive for 3×3 NBL1 Stars Showcase

The foreshore of Holdfast was buzzing Sunday as a display of fast paced, super sleek passing, monster jams and party like atmosphere drew hoopsters to Glenelg for the Pro Ball NBL 3×3 Hustle…

North Coast Basketball brought it to the Pro Ball 3x3 Hustle rolling out four of the NBL1 Central's best in a display to behold at Glenelg. Photo by Kelly Barnes/AllStar Photos

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Basketball returned to the shores of Glenelg for the first time since the inaugural 3×3 at the Bay pre-pandemic in 2017 as Adelaide hosted a 2022 Pro-Ball 3×3 Hustle Sunday showcase. Played on a court constructed just north of Moseley Square and near the Glenelg jetty, the marquee hosted a display of fast paced, super sleek passing, monster jams and party like atmosphere that drew a reasonably sized crowd showing the potential for events.

The afternoon featured 8 teams in two pools of 4 and a Womens mini-series of a best of three which was one of the highlights of the afternoon.

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Liv and Let Fly: Maverick Bradley sole SA representative for Sapphires

Recently the International U17 Australian Crocs and Sapphires squads were finalised for their quest to make the FIBA World Cup in July and in terms of playing squad, there is a sole SA player that made the final cut in both teams, here’s the basketball story of NBL1 Central Eastern Mavericks Olivia Bradley and her being crafted into a sapphire… 

The licence to let it fly has clearly seen an uber aggressive Olivia Bradley soar into calculations for international representation already playing way beyond her age gap and limit. Photo by CS Photographics

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Bradley has always had the pathway to international basketball lit for her starting with domestic representation for the German Arms 76ers in the domestic league in her local area, representing the Eastern Hills Hornets and junior district basketball for her now NBL1 Central club the Eastern Mavericks where her mother Mellissa is the president. Bradley’s path extended to representing SA Country at multiple junior championships which then saw her invited to the national performance program and joining the Adelaide Lightning academy as a player of the future to watch. “I am so grateful to all of the coaches from these places that helped me over all these years, they’ve had a huge impact in developing my game” Bradley told the SA Cross Over Dribble.

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U20 Stars of the Future push Finals at AJC

The U20 AJC Tournament ran recently in Mackay, Queensland with a plethora of NBL1 and borderline NBL/WNBL talent. Here’s the wrap-up, highlights and surprise packets for the SA championship teams.

Izzy Borlase already with one WNBL game under her belt will definitely be in consideration for more after her AJC U20s Performance. Picture by Trevor Kinross

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South Australia Red

Tournament Result: 2nd (Pool A 3-1 (finished 2nd) – Silver Medal

Highlights: It was very good week for the Red team with their most impressive win coming in the minor rounds against Western Australia 72-53. In that game they managed to keep Mia Jacobs and Ellie Newman quiet and while a loss a solid performance against the Victorian team 69-57 was a quality outing. Previously listed Forestville Eagle COE player Izzy Borlase was a superstar throughout the championships averaging 18 points at 48 percent per game, 9.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists while a number of Eagles in Jess Simons, Maddy Freer and Bianca Stasinowsky stacked the stats sheet as well. The big win came over NSW in the semi-final 75-50 with Borlase (23 points and 17 rebounds), Stasinowsky (13 points and 6 rebounds) and Freer (13 points and 12 rebounds) coming up big. The championships ended with a silver medal pushing the Victorians to a 47-65 result. Jess Simons had a high quality final with 23 points on 5-9 triples while Borlase chalked up 13 points and 12 rebounds to no doubt be player of the championships for SA Red.

Surprise Packet: No real surprise but Hatti Cox of the South Adelaide Panthers really took her game to another level during the championships. She had big games for the Red team to the back end of the week including 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the semi-final against NSW. She’s off to college later this year so when she returns she’s destined to be a bonafide star possibly in consideration for some higher honours in her future.

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