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Player of the Week  Newcastle H.  Rockingham Flames clinch NBL1 National Championship title (Photo: NBL)
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Rockingham Flames clinch NBL1 National Championship title - Sep 11, 2022 The Rockingham Flames have just completed their biggest eight days in club history by winning the NBL1 National Championship by beating the Frankston Blues 85-74 in Sunday's championship game in Melbourne on Sunday. Rockingham broke through last Saturday night to win its first ever NBL1 West championship in the men's competition in Western Australia which saw them book their place in the National Finals this weekend at Melbourne's State Basketball Centre. The Flames then opened their National Finals campaign with impressive wins against NBL1 Central winners the South Adelaide Panthers and NBL1 South's Hobart Chargers to book in a spot in Sunday's championship game. Rockingham had done that without the presence of this season's NBL1 West MVP Devondrick Walker (196-G-1992, college: A&M-Commerce) who also was Grand Final MVP last Saturday night. He has since signed at the Brisbane Bullets and played in their two pre-season games this weekend against Melbourne United. Four-time NBL championship winner Greg Hire also didn't make the trip for Rockingham while their opponents were a Frankston team who qualified for the National Finals as the Wildcard team for their win over the Centre of Excellence during the season. Frankston then stormed home for a barnstorming win over the Canberra Gunners on Friday night before winning a thriller against South Adelaide on Saturday to join Rockingham in Sunday's championship game. It was Rockingham who got on top early and while Frankston kept battling and were inspired at times by Adrio Bailey (197-F-1997, college: Arkansas), the Flames had too many weapons to end up winning 85-74 to win the national championship eight days after their breakthrough NBL1 West triumph. Flames coach Ryan Petrik is now a two-time women's championship coach at Rockingham while having led the men to NBL1 West and national titles on the back of being the reigning WNBL Coach of the Year. Marshall Nelson (184-G-1994, college: WBU) delivered 26 points, six rebounds and five assists for Rockingham while captain Ryan Godfrey (187-PG-1990, college: UWG) has had a dream eight days for the club he holds so dear with another 23 points, five rebounds and three assists. He hit 4/6 from downtown and was named Championship Game MVP. Three-time NBL champion Tom Jervis (211-C-1987, college: Troy) is now a two-time NBL1 West championship winner and a national champion too with the big man finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Callum Beard (202-F/C-2000) added 10 points for Rockingham, Travis Durnin (201-F-1998) seven points, four boards and three assists, and Justin Beard six points and 10 rebounds. Adrio Bailey did all he could to try and lift Frankston to the victory finishing with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Igor Hadziomerovic (193-G-1992, college: Boise St.) added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Blues, Lachie Barker 11 points, four boards, three assists and three steals, and Dillon Stith eight points, seven rebounds and two steals. The two teams opened up the championship game trading triples between Adrio Bailey and Ryan Godfrey before a three-point play shortly after from Marshall Nelson put Rockingham back on top by three. Igor Hadziomerovic tied scores back up with a triple of his own soon after before Rockingham began to pull away just before quarter-time with a three-pointer from Callum Beard. Godfrey then capped off the quarter with two triples of his own and the Flames were on top 28-19. It was the battle of the sharpshooting guards early in the second quarter with Lachie Barker hitting a couple for Frankston to keep his team close but Godfrey nailed another for Rockingham to keep them on top. Nelson then connected from downtown as well for the Flames to extend their lead back out to nine but Frankston were hanging in there and consecutive three balls from Bailey cut the margin to two just before half-time. Barker then knocked down a long contested two to tie scores up before Bailey continued to be the man sparking Frankston as he finished strongly inside to put them in front. Barker then knocked down a huge three before the Blues took a 45-40 lead into the main break after earlier trailing by nine. Frankston then continued that momentum to start the second half with their lead rowing to nine points before Rockingham got a steadying inside bucket from Tom Jervis. Rockingham then started to light it up from beyond the arc with Travis Durnin hitting to bring them back within a point, and then Justin Beard tied scores up, and Jake Amos put the Flames three points on top after a stunning three-point shooting display. An and-one from Nelson then pushed Rockingham out to a four-point edge heading towards three quarter-time but it remained a tight battle and going into the fourth term it was the Flames leading 65-63. It was Jervis scoring inside again for Rockingham to open the fourth term to put his team back up four and then another player with NBL experience, Nelson pushed that edge out to six. Rockingham's lead then grew to seven with Beard nailed his second triple of the afternoon but Frankston weren't going away with their local fans getting behind them. Former Melbourne United NBL guard Hadziomerovic drained a triple and it was back to a four-point game. It was Nelson who then nailed another three-point bomb for the Flames to push their lead back out to nine with three and-a-half minutes on the clock and with two minutes to play Nelson also knocked down a pair of free-throws to stretch the lead to 11. From there the Flames went on to score the 12-point win to become national champions just eight days after breaking through for a first ever NBL1 West championship. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL1 Central Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Grand Final MVP:  Alexander Starling (198-F-1989) of S.Adelaide P.Player of the Year: Jeremy Smith (190-G-1991) of S.Adelaide P.Youth Player of the Year:  Lachlan Olbrich (6'10''-F-2003) of UC RiversideDefensive Player of the Year: Alexander Starling (198-F-1989) of S.Adelaide P.Coach of the Year: Scott Whitmore of Woodville W.
First Team Adam Doyle (176-PG-1991) of Forestville E. Jeremy Smith (190-G-1991) of S.Adelaide P. David Humphries (193-G/F-1991) of Woodville W. Jack Purchase (203-F-1995) of Forestville E. Lachlan Olbrich (6'10''-F-2003) of UC RiversideSouth Adelaide Panthers crowned NBL1 Central champions - Sep 3, 2022 The South Adelaide Panthers have won their first title since 1998 and broken a 24-year drought in emphatic emotional fashion 58-88 at the Lights. It was an incredible MVP performance charged with fire and brimstone that decided the course of the match after a furious opening foray. The Warriors favourite son in Riley Meldrum did Woodville a favour early hitting the opening triple of the night with both teams trading baskets early. The Warriors had the opening 5 points but that is all they would lead by for the rest of the contest. Todd Davies channelled some confidence early driving the ball tough to the hoop on multiple occasions and along with Alexander Starling (198-F-1989, college: BCU) stunned the Warriors with a 0-9 run to take the lead halfway through the first 5-9. That turned into a 4-14 surge as with a couple of Jeremy Smith (190-G-1991, college: Nicholls St.) and Andrew Barton (195-G/F) arrows from deep bolted them into the lead 9-23 at the first change. Alexander Starling chalked up his double double early in the second with the Warriors looking to reverse momentum. In telling scenes there were shots that just didn't get friendly rolls and moments like Hoppo sneaking up behind Devon McGee and swatting him out of court - there was a genuine feeling the little things were going the way of the cats of the south. The Panthers extended their lead out to 18 points before Jawan Stepney and Joe Jackson looked to change the momentum. The scoreline 27-40 after a 14-9 swing and suddenly it was back on. Another Barton triple and then the heads up play from Hoppo to Smith a half-time one-handed jam put the footnote on the half. Panthers sniffing history at the half up 29-45. Warriors have been known to come out of the locker-room at half time with a renewed defensive mentality and it looked as if they might be able to turn the screws early. It resulted in Stepney scoring an early and1 but the Panthers import duo were having none of it. Smith and Alexander Starling went to heavy work while Davies grabbed another go-ahead drive to make it 39-53. Veteran sharpshooter James Boonstoppel (188-G-1989, college: Mt.Mercy) hit a triple to lift the Warriors again before Alexander Starling hit back with a massive baseline two hander then scored again on the next play as three-quarter time approached. Nick Wurm (183-PG, college: Dickinson St.) got the runner to go for the Warriors and with one to go - it was 48-60 at the final change. That's when the 2014 Grand Final MVP in Alexander Starling took over at the start of the fourth as he reeled off a flurry of shots that dropped giving the Panthers a 0-6 start to the quarter and alarm bells for Scott Whitmore and the Warriors. On the flip side Scott Ninnis 's chargers after the timeout continued to pile on the Panther pain with another 0-11 run blowing the game out beyond 25 points in three and half minutes. It was Hoppo the hometown hero that put the finish to it as the Panthers long wait was over 58-88 - the army and its band striking up the celebration chants to the tune of 28 last quarter points. Alexander Starling was undeniably MVP as he won the award for the second time since 2014 when he played for the Warriors with 31 points at 62 percent, 18 rebounds and an efficiency of 41. Next best was the 'Mid-Range Marvel' in Smith who was happy to co-pilot this one with 26 points at 75 percent, 9 assists and 7 rebounds and Davies chipped in for 9 points. Meldrum led all for the Warriors with 16 points, McGee grabbed 10 points in his 13 minutes on court but the rest struggled to find consistent shots and momentum. First, the MVP Alexander Starling was full of praise for his opposition. 'Hats off to Woodville, its where I got my start and I'm so grateful to that club but to play at the stadium where lots of my former team-mates have been and to help lead my team to this historic championship it's a huge blessing.' When that unconscious patch of shooting occurred - Alexander Starling knew exactly what was going through his head. 'Win win win and make plays by any means necessary and get stops at the other end. I said it on the NBL1 show - they touched us up two weeks back and I remember replaying that fourth quarter in my head and how Jawan [Stepney] was hitting those crazy shots and this time around I wanted to return the favour.' Alexander Starling was under no false illusion how historic this championship was to the South Adelaide Panthers. 'It's amazing, obviously Scott is a legend of the club and for the club to have past guys like Al Green and Mark Davis and all the legends that played at the club, it's an amazing feeling.' Scott Ninnis also knew that with his family such a key part of many of the club's championship victories. 'It's a long history for the Ninnis's and the Panthers but tonight I could not be any prouder. To be able to play my part and get it done in the first year - it's the stuff that dreams are made of.' Ninnis also reflected on how emotion and the toil of waiting for their opportunity to claim a championship played on the club's mind. 'It's something we spoke about before the game; Woodville have an intensity and a toughness that is second to none in this league. We wanted to match them not just for intensity but being more intense ourselves and I think that showed right from the start of the game. We managed to follow the gameplan and as we've done all year we hung our hat on defence and we did that.' He was also full of praise for Alexander Starling who still even bewilders him now. 'He's a phenomenal athlete, I don't think I've ever seen anyone that can do what he can do athletically like running from one end to the other and rebound as he does but also get there in stance and terrorise ball handlers as well - he's a credit to himself as he's banged up but he's said to me during the week he's got four quarters left in him and he showed it.' The Panthers got the story to end the way they wanted - It'll be Panther pandemonium in the South of Adelaide for some time to come. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL1 East Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Grand Final MVP: Glenn Morison (208-C) of Canberra G.Player of the Year: Kiwi Gardner (170-PG-1993) of Illawarra H. 2Youth Player of the Year: Will Cranston-Lown (185-G/F) of Maitland M.Defensive Player of the Year: James Toohey (188-G) of Canberra G.Coach of the Year: Peter Herak of Canberra G.
First Team Glenn Morison (208-C) of Canberra G. William Mayfield of Canberra G. Ryan Beisty (200-F-1995) of Newcastle F. Kiwi Gardner (170-PG-1993) of Illawarra H. 2 Brennan Rymer (183-PG) of Norths BearsCanberra Gunners crowned the inaugural NBL1 East champions - Aug 28, 2022 CANBERRA GUNNERS 76 defeated MAITLAND MUSTANGS 73 The Canberra Gunners and Maitland Mustangs have had outstanding seasons in the NBL1 East in 2022, and they finished off by delivering a terrific, exciting and thrilling Grand Final on Sunday. The Gunners and Mustangs finished the NBL1 East regular season in the top two positions and then won their semi finals on Saturday night against the Illawarra Hawks and Sutherland Sharks in commanding fashions to set up the Grand Final. It was back to Hills Basketball Stadium on Saturday night with the championship at stake and a spot at the NBL1 National Finals, and it was a contest that went right down to the wire. In the end, Canberra had to come from behind at three quarter-time but they were able to do so successfully with eight consecutive points from Glenn Morison (208-C, college: St.Edward's) proving the difference. He helped to take the Gunners from five points behind and into the lead and in the finish it was Canberra claiming the 76-73 victory against Maitland to secure the 2022 NBL1 East championship. Morison ended up being named Grand Final MVP for his performance for Canberra made up of 28 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL1 North Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Finals MVP: Jason Cadee (186-G-1991) of Gold Coast R.Player of the Year: Jason Cadee (186-G-1991) of Gold Coast R.Youth Player of the Year: Max Mackinnon (6'5''-G/F-2003) of ElonDefensive Player of the Year: Kyrin Galloway (203-F-1999) of AdelaideCoach of the Year: Joel Khalu of Mackay M.
First Team Jeremy Kendle (186-G-1988) of Logan T. Jason Cadee (186-G-1991) of Gold Coast R. Kouat Noi (201-F-1997) of USC Rip Makuach Maluach (200-F-1998) of Darwin Salties Henry Pwono (198-F-1991) of Ipswich F.Gold Coast crowned NBL1 North champions - Aug 28, 2022 The Gold Coast Rollers have been crowned NBL1 North Champions after sweeping USC Rip City 2-0 in the three-game series. The Rollers have been the best team up North all season, led by Jason Cadee (186-G-1991) and Tanner Krebs (198-G-1996, college: St.Mary's, CA), Gold Coast have come out of the NBL1 North as champions and has booked their tickets to the Coles Express NBL1 National Final in September. Jason Cadee was named Finals MVP, he averaged 29.5 points and 10.5 assists in the series. GOLD COAST ROLLERS 118 defeated USC RIP CITY 71 NBL1 North MVP Kouat Noi (201-F-1997, college: TCU) promised to make the world of difference in Grand Final Game 2 on Saturday night, but ultimately USC Rip City suffered another cruel blow and the Gold Coast Rollers proved too experienced, too lethal and ultimately too good. It has been a Gold Coast team built for success under coaching of legendary NBL hard man and leader Anthony Petrie with current and former Brisbane Bullets Jason Cadee, Tanner Krebs, DJ Mitchell (193-G) and Lamar Patterson (196-G/F-1991, college: Pittsburgh) forming the cornerstone of a star-studded line-up. The Rollers went on to finish the regular season on top of the ladder but they very nearly never got out of the first round with a Logan Thunder team minus Jeremy Kendle putting them in quite a hole in the quarter finals. However, Gold Coast managed to squeeze out of that jam and then hammered the Northside Wizards to book in their Grand Final spot. USC Rip City had already made their piece of history by reaching the Grand Final in 2022 as well. Led by MVP Kouat Noi and NBL experienced point guard Isaih Tueta (187-G-1991), Rip City came together late in the season when it mattered most and scored finals wins against the Darwin Salties and Cairns Marlins. However, Noi was then made unavailable for Game 1 of the Grand Final Series by the Sydney Kings and Gold Coast proved too good on Friday night at Carrara Stadium to go up one-nil in the series following the 101-86 victory. Things would change, though, with Noi back in the Rip City line-up on Saturday night for Game 2 back in the same building as USC tried force a decider on Sunday with Gold Coast looking to wrap up their first championship since 1988. Noi was not going to be able to do it all on his own for Rip City, though, and that's why when Isaih Tueta went down with a knee injury early in the game it was a potentially cruel blow to their hopes. That's exactly how it turned out and Gold Coast worked their way on top to score 11 straight points and lead by 13 during the opening quarter, and to still be on top 25-18 by quarter-time. Rip City were still close enough to strike, though, but that didn't last for long with Gold Coast in no mood to keep the championship in jeopardy. The Rollers blew their lead out to as much as 26 points during the second quarter and ended up piling on 37 points to 18 to head into the half-time well and truly in control leading 62-36. Rip City did their best to try and make a game of it in the third quarter, but couldn't make any real inroads and then it was party time for Gold Coast in the fourth quarter as they celebrated cruising to the championship in front of a packed home crowd. The Rollers saw their lead balloon to 49 points as they had some fun out there to end up wrapping up the 118-71 victory to claim the championship in two games. Gold Coast showed their class throughout the series and again on Saturday night, shot the ball at 54.4 per cent from the field while hitting 15/33 at 45.5 per cent from three-point line. Rip City just couldn't quite get going and ended up shooting at 31.0 per cent overall and hit just 5/27 at 18.5 per cent from the land of plenty. Jason Cadee delivered on his pledge to bring a championship back to Gold Coast and the X-game NBL veteran was brilliant to end up with the Grand Final MVP award on the back of 35 points and 12 assists with five three-pointers in Saturday night's Game 2. Cadee's Brisbane Bullets teammate Tanner Krebs was brilliant as well with 25 points and 12 rebounds on 9/12 shooting from the floor and 4/5 from long-range. Their former Bullets teammate Lamar Patterson also had 15 points and five rebounds while their new NBL teammate DJ Mitchell produced 10 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots. Jaze Morris added 10 points in six minutes for Gold Coast, Jaryd Eustice eight points, three rebounds and two steals, Tidjane Diop (203-F-1990, college: Seattle) four points and three boards, and Devon Sullivan three points, seven rebounds and two assists. The loss of Isaih Tueta proved a devastating blow for Rip City with Kouat Noi ending up with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists despite just shooting 5/17. Eric McAlister (204-F-1990, college: Stony Brook) added 17 points and six rebounds while hitting 3/6 from downtown with Joshua Tueta (202-F/C-1989, college: MSU-Northern) contributing 10 points and two assists, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, and Verle Williams Jr. (180-G-1997) eight points, four boards, four assists and two steals. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL1 West Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Grand Final MVP: Marshall Nelson (184-G-1994) of Rockingham F.Player of the Year: Devondrick Walker (196-G-1992) of BrisbaneYouth Player of the Year: Caleb Van De Griend of SW SlammersDefensive Player of the Year: Cameron Coleman (198-SF-1992) of Geraldton B.Coach of the Year: Dayle Joseph of Geraldton B.
First Team Marshall Nelson (184-G-1994) of Rockingham F. Devondrick Walker (196-G-1992) of Brisbane C.J. Turnage (201-F/G-1995) of Joondalup W. Cameron Coleman (198-SF-1992) of Geraldton B. Caleb Davis (206-F-1995) of Warwick S.Rockingham Flames earn NBL1 West title - Sep 3, 2022 The Rockingham Flames men have made history by winning their first championship coming from a double-figure half-time deficit to beat the Geraldton Buccaneers 91-79 in a hard fought NBL1 West Grand Final. It was always going to be quite the physical, spiteful and high-quality Grand Final with the experience, talent and intimidating forces on either team, and it sure didn't disappoint in front of a sold out Bendat Basketball Centre on Saturday night. The Buccs had been the standout team all season long in the NBL1 West before dominating their two finals in Geraldton over the Cockburn Cougars and Joondalup Wolves to book in a place in their eighth Grand Final chasing a third championship, and first since 2019. Rockingham, meanwhile, had kept pace with Geraldton throughout the season finishing second before winning their two finals at home as well against the Wolves and Warwick Senators to earn a spot in a second straight Grand Final. While the Flames women have already won three championships, the men were still looking through for a breakthrough but that was looking decidedly unlikely with the Buccs holding a 10-point advantage at half-time of the Grand Final. However, Rockingham responded in the second half inspired by their captain Ryan Godfrey (187-PG-1990, college: UWG) and fellow local veteran Justin Beard, and with NBL championship winners Tom Jervis (211-C-1987, college: Troy) and Greg Hire (201-F-1987, college: Augusta), and then superstar duo Devondrick Walker (196-G-1992, college: A&M-Commerce) and Marshall Nelson (184-G-1994, college: WBU) along for the ride, the Flames proved too much. The Buccs big men were in foul trouble and Rockingham did well limiting the influence of Cameron Coleman in particular to then take over the longer the second half went. The Flames then closed the scoring 20 of the game's last 25 points to go from three points down to end up winning by 12 and to claim the club's first men's championship. Coach Ryan Petrik now has the rare accomplishment of being a women's and men's championship winner having taken Rockingham's women to their first two championship. He's now led Rockingham's men to a first on the back of also being the reigning WNBL Coach of the Year with the Perth Lynx. Captain Godfrey has now achieved his dream of leading the Flames to the historic championship in the 292nd game of his career. He produced 10 points, three rebounds and three assists. Walker was the MVP this season with Rockingham as part of the dynamic duo the Flames signed after losing last year's Grand Final to the Perry Lakes Hawks. He was named Grand Final MVP as well on the back of 26 points and four steals while shooting 8/15 from the floor and 4/9 from deep. His partner in crime, Nelson, is now a two-time champion after winning with the Perth Redbacks in 2017 and his move to the Flames has paid off. He joined the Belgian national team late in the season and hurt a calf, but he got back in time for last week's preliminary final and produced 19 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals while hitting 4/6 from downtown in the Grand Final. Then there's Jervis and Hire. Jervis is now a two-time champion after winning at the East Perth Eagles in 2014 to go with his three NBL titles with the Perth Wildcats, and he put up 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Hire is now also a dual champion having won with the Joondalup Wolves when he was Grand Final MVP in 2011 to go along with his four NBL championships with the 'Cats. He added an important seven points and four rebounds in 17 minutes. Go down the list and there's more remarkable Rockingham stories with Justin Beard delivering 15 points and 11 rebounds in his 185th game for the Flames, and after moving around the league, Travis Durnin (201-F-1998) has found a home and is now a champion with two points and four rebounds. While it's Rockingham's time to celebrate, Geraldton deserves enormous credit for the remarkable season they put together, and to have put themselves in a position to lead the Grand Final up until the last five minutes. Mathiang Muo (196-G/F-1987, college: Charleston So.) scored 11 of his 15 points for the game in the first half to go with three steals while Malik Meunier (185-G) had 10 of his 15 points in the opening half to go with his five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Shaun Stewart (183-G-1994, college: Limestone, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) had 11 points to half-time and finished with 14 to go with four assists while Cameron Coleman added eight points, four boards and four assists, Liam Hunt seven points, 10 rebounds and three assists, and Johny Narkle (198-G-2001) seven points, three boards and two steals. Captain and 474-game veteran Matthew Wundenberg (200-F/C-1983) was limited to under 10 minutes with foul trouble but Ryan Blanchett tried to step up with 10 points and three rebounds. The Buccs made a strong start with the first score of the Grand Final coming from Shaun Stewart before three balls to Malik Meunier and Mathiang Muo gave them an 8-4 advantage. Flames captain Ryan Godfrey answered with a three ball before Mathiang Muo and Devondrick Walker traded three-pointers and the Grand Final had got off to a hot start between the two on-song teams. Tom Jervis, Walker and then Marshall Nelson helped Rockingham to a 6-0 run to see them take the lead, but Geraldton then closed the opening quarter strongly with a 15-5 run including three-pointers from Muo and Johny Narkle, and an and-one from Meunier. That saw the Buccaneers lead 26-21 at quarter-time before they extended their lead to 10 with seven of the opening nine points of the second period as well. Rockingham did its best to stay in touch with Walker hitting another three ball, Justin Beard knocking down a couple from deep and Greg Hire completing a three-point play. But Geraldton remained in control and a late triple going into half-time from Liam Hunt saw them remain in control 49-39 at the main break. The Buccaneers lead was out to 11 to start the second half with Meunier connecting from beyond the arc, but Jervis was sparking a Flames fightback with his team's first six points of the half before Beard nailed another three ball. Rockingham then closed the third quarter strongly with Walker hitting a pair of three-pointers while Godfrey and Nelson hit one each and it was a four-point ball game heading into the fourth term with the Buccs clinging to the lead. The game went up a gear in terms of physicality with no love lost between the two teams and with Buccs captain Matthew Wundenberg struggling to stay on the floor with foul trouble along with Hunt and Muo, Rockingham built some momentum. The Flames got aggressive in attacking the rim with the Geraldton frontcourt in foul trouble and Rockingham lived at the foul line to start the fourth term, and eventually it saw them grab the lead midway through. It was then Nelson who hit the two biggest shots of the Grand Final on back-to-back possessions. He drained consecutive three-pointers to take scores from being level to a six-point Rockingham lead, and they never looked back. The only score the rest of the night for Geraldton was a three from Stewart, but the Flames then scored the last nine points with Walker, Nelson, Hire and Beard all capping the breakthrough championship victory for Rockingham. Not only are the Flames men championship for the first time, but they will now be representing the NBL1 West at the National Finals in Melbourne next week now as well. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL1 South Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Grand Final MVP: Sam McDaniel (198-G/F-1995) of Hobart C.Player of the Year:  Shea Ili (184-G-1992) of Sandringham S.Youth Player of the Year: Owen Foxwell (187-G-2003) of Eltham W.Defensive Player of the Year: Shea Ili (184-G-1992) of Sandringham S.Coach of the Year: Peter Godfrey of Kilsyth C.
First Team Shea Ili (184-G-1992) of Sandringham S. Dejan Vasiljevic (190-G-1997) of Diamond V.E. Michael Harris (195-G-1999) of Mt Gambier Kuany Kuany (201-G-1994) of Bendigo B. Harrison Froling (211-C-1998) of Hobart C.Hobart Chargers celebrate NBL1 South title - Sep 6, 2022 The Hobart Chargers delivered a masterclass over the final three quarters to prove too powerful, experienced and ultimately too hard to score against to beat the Mount Gambier Pioneers 78-62 win the NBL1 South Men's championship. The Chargers finished the regular season in the NBL1 South on top of the table but the Pioneers kept pace with them most of the way and it was a fitting Grand Final between the two teams on Saturday night at the State Basketball Centre. The Pioneers then came out and produced a standout opening quarter to lead by 10 points at quarter-time, but from there the Chargers took over and dominated the rest of the contest. Hobart held Mount Gambier to just six points in the second quarter and only 39 points for the last three quarters as they scored 65 points of their own in that time to turn 10-point deficit into the eventual 16-point victory. The championship is a first for the Chargers since winning the SEABL championship in 2018 which came after previous triumphs in 2000 and 2002. It was a dominant last three quarters in the Grand Final from the Anthony Stewart -coached Chargers. They ended up pulling down 56 rebounds to 38 from the Pioneers while shooting 43.8 per cent from the floor compared with 32.9. Tasmania JackJumpers NBL star Sam McDaniel (198-G/F-1995, college: ULM) was fittingly named Grand Final MVP after he produced 32 points and six rebounds for the Chargers on shooting 13/20 from the field and 4/5 from three-point territory. German powerhouse Ole Angerstein (208-C-1995) added 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Hobart on 4/4 shooting with another JackJumpers stalwart Jarred Bairstow ending up with 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Ahead of his return to the Brisbane Bullets, Harry Froling produced five points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two statement blocks for Hobart as well with AJ Harris contributing seven points and three assists, Jacob Richards (200-F-2001) seven points and four boards, and Jamar Sandifer (193-G-1997, college: SWOSU) five points and four rebounds. Nick Marshall did all he could to try and inspire Mount Gambier finishing the Grand Final with 25 points and nine rebounds with Michael Harris (195-G-1999) adding 13 points and five boards, and Jordan Rawls 11 points and three rebounds. The first significant blow of the Grand Final was struck by Michael Harris with a three-pointer for Mount Gambier but Ole Angerstein hit back for Hobart with a trademark offensive rebound and putback. It was turning into a defensive grind until Nick Marshall knocked down a jumper and then Clevon Brown delivered a dunk for the Pioneers. Harris then scored again to push Mount Gambier out to a six-point edge and then Jordan Rawls hit the floor and nailed another from deep. Marshall then stretched the Pioneers lead to nine before games record holder Erik Burdon (190-G-1985) stretched that advantage out to 10, and they went into quarter-time on top 23-13. It didn't take long to start the second quarter for Hobart to close that gap, though, starting with a triple from Sam McDaniel before Angerstein threw down a dunk on the breakaway and then McDaniel hit a pair of free-throws. Another dunk from Angerstein suddenly had the Chargers a point behind after nine straight points to start and that became a two-point lead and 12 consecutive points when AJ Harris landed from beyond the arc. The stunning run to start the quarter then became 15 points with a triple from McDaniel and 17 when the JackJumpers star scored inside and they led by seven. It took almost six minutes into the quarter for Mount Gambier to score before Marshall got inside to hit a basket, but immediately Hobart responded with a three ball from Jacob Richards. The Chargers turned that into a 35-29 advantage at the main break and it didn't take long into the second half for the lead to grow to double figures. It got out to 10 points thanks to a three ball from Jarred Bairstow and then McDaniel extended it to 12. Marshall was doing his best to keep Mount Gambier in touch, but every time he nailed a jumper the Chargers would respond up the other end before Jamar Sandifer hit from downtown to push their lead back out to 12. Harry Froling then nailed a three ball of his own to push the Chargers advantage to 15 points and they still lead by 11 at three quarter-time. A couple of early fourth quarter baskets to McDaniel and Bairstow kept Hobart on top by 13 points and then McDaniel knocked down one from long-range to restore that 13-point advantage in response to a Pioneers triple from Kane De Wit. The Grand Final was all but sealed when McDaniel then drilled another three-pointer with just over five minutes to play to give the Chargers the 18-point advantage. From there Hobart went on to win the game 78-62 to claim the championship in style and book themselves in for a spot at next week's National Finals also at the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne. Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au Australiabasket.com All-Australian Big V Awards 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Finals MVP: Maurice Howard (185-PG-1997) of Wyndham D.Player of the Year: Sharif Black (185-G-1996) of McKinnon C.Youth Player of the Year: Abram Tong of Wyndham D.Defensive Player of the Year: Edward Bourke of Blackburn V.Coach of the Year: John White of Sunbury J.
First Team Sharif Black (185-G-1996) of McKinnon C. Gerald Blackshear (205-F-1997) of Sunbury J. Ishmael Sanders (188-G) of Sunbury J. Kavione Green (195-F) of Wyndham D. Luke Shelley (188-G-1991) of CamberwellWyndham win for the community - Sep 6, 2022 It had been 19 years since Wyndham last won the Big V men's state championship grand final series, but that all changed in an exciting win on Saturday night. After beating the Sunbury Jets 106-68 in the first of the best-of-three grand final series, Wyndham's second 87-75 win on Saturday night secured their first title in almost two decades. Coach Lucas Allen said the team had discussed the potential win throughout the season, and had hoped for the opportunity to create their own legacy. 'It's always the best outcome when you finished on top and you're the champions at the end of it,' he said. 'That's obviously really important for our club, and our community. 'Our legacy is bigger than that team, it's bigger than that moment, [it's] about the whole community and the whole club.' Allen said there had been a little bit of anxiety throughout the week, in preparing for the game and trying to anticipate what Sunbury would do, but once the match started, the worry eased. 'We played well enough to get ourselves an 18-point-lead in the third quarter and Sunbury did a really good job, they made some changes and bought it back to single digits,' Allen said. 'In the fourth quarter, we got it back out again to about 16 points which was a big enough lead for us to manage the last five or so minutes. 'It wasn't requiring big time plays down the stretch, it wasn't requiring us to do something out of the ordinary, we just had to stay solid, take care of the ball and keep control of the game.' Allen said there was a focus throughout the year on building the team's depth, providing the players with different opportunities and exposure, while also building a true Wyndham team. 'We weren't relying on just a couple of guys to get it done,' Allen said. 'One of the major things when I first started recruiting players was putting together a team that that truly represented the Wyndham community. 'You can't have it all being exclusively Wyndham, but we did have eight of the 11 guys on the team either live in Wyndham or have come through the Wyndham pathway in terms of our juniors. 'It was our local guys getting it done so hopefully that becomes something the younger ones aspire and look up to, like 'we can do that as well'.' The club is hoping to use their win to put their case forward for promotion to the National Basketball League 1 competition. The club's women's side also claimed the Big V women's state championship title. Their youth league girls finished runners-up. 'We do understand that that's generally a two year cycle and we're in the middle of that two year cycle now,' Allen said 'So if we don't get an opportunity to go up, it's certainly about repeating and putting ourselves in the very best position to then go up as a club.' Courtesy of: wyndham.starweekly.com.au | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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