On the eve of round one, Shelley Matheson and the Victoria Wonders can barely believe they are finally here. “I’m so excited to get on court with this team,” said Matheson. “We’ve been preparing for six months, just waiting for game day.” The Wonders will be the...
When the Adelaide Thunder announced they were entering the WNWBL it was not a foregone conclusion that star South Australian Katelin Gunn would be joining them. Gunn initially planned to remain with the Sydney Blues. “It was for a period but they got a few more low...
As excitement builds for the 2025 WNWBL season, our country's best players will also have an eye on the future and the next opportunity to represent as a Glider. In January, Basketball Australia named a 17 player extended squad, among them Taishar Ovens who will once...
With two extra teams, three new programs and scores of emerging players ready to make their debut or build on their 2024 season, the variables going into this year’s WNWBL have rarely been greater. As teams work on finding cohesion within brand new combinations, the Sydney...
2024 MVP Hannah Dodd has wasted little time in her return from Germany, suiting up alongside some of her Sydney Uni teammates during round one of the NSW Waratah League on Saturday. “It was very fun to play a few games, especially with my mum on...
Of all the work Ella Sabljak has put in to prepare the Gold Coast Rollers for their debut WNWBL season, it’s a coffee break that might have the biggest impact on the team’s chances this year. It was over a brew that Sabljak managed to convince...
The future stars of the WBA are set to shine in Queensland this week at the 2025 U18 & National Junior Wheelchair Championships. While the under 18s able-bodied competition tipped off yesterday, our wheelchair basketballers take to the court from Wednesday with five states set...
Wheelchair Basketball Australia (WBA) is pleased to release the 2025 draw for the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) and the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL). 2025 will be the second year the two national leagues will be run under the guidance of WBA with the...
The Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) will welcome three new teams in 2025 as the league looks to build on the return of the national competition in 2024. The Gold Coast Rollers will take over from the Queensland Comets as the sunshine state’s team in...
The Sydney Uni Flames are the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball League champions, taking out the title against the Perth Wheelcats 57-44. While women’s MVP Hannah Dodd (18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) and Defensive Player of the Year Annabelle Lindsay (21 points, 17 rebounds) led the...