Team-by-Team: NBL26/27 Off-Season Wrap (From NBL1 to Overseas)

Keep tabs on how the stars of NBL26/27 are faring during the off-season, with our weekly off-season wrap, covering action from the local NBL1 competition to all corners of the globe.

With the 2026 NBL1 season tipping off recently, there were a number of massive performance, including Illawarra's Todd Blanchfield, who averaged 26.5 points, 18 rebounds and 6.5 triples across the Hawks' two road wins.

The other standout from NBL1 came out West, with the Wildcats' David Okwera tallying 25 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 5 blocks for East Perth.

Overseas, the three standouts were Perth's Jo-Lual Acuil Jr. (25 points and 15 rebounds), New Zealand's Parker Jackson-Cartwright (44 points and 13 assists) and Tasmania's Josh Bannan (22 points and 7 rebounds).

Chec out full wrap below.

Last updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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Jack Purchase had 11 points to help Melbourne defeat Mount Gambier in the opening round of NBL1 South.

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‍Brisbane Bullets’ imports are making noise across the globe as Javon Freeman-Liberty, Dakota Mathias, and Terry Taylor have all delivered strong starts in the G-League, while Hunter Maldonado has been on fire, averaging 25 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 6.6 assists through his first five games in Taiwan.

Jacob Holt has also joined the Skyliners Frankfurt in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), teaming up with Tasmania's Tyger Campbell.‍

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‍Guard Kyle Adnam had 18 points and 6 dimes to help Sandringham defeat Waverley 86-65, while sharpshooter Reyne Smith tallied 21 points in his Maitland debut against Illawarra.

Across his two first fixtures as a Bankstown Bruin, Alex Higgins-Titsha averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1.5 assists and 0.5 blocks.

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Jack McVeigh has hit the ground running in Puerto Rico, opening with 27 points in a win, before backing it up with 22 points and 10 rebounds against Admiral Schofield. 

Marcus Lee dominated in the Philippines with a 30-point, 14-rebound performance, while Mojave King is averaging 11.3 points through his first three games in Greece.‍

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‍Hawks NBL duo Todd Blanchfield and Mason Peatling dominated for Illawarra's NBL1 side, both producing a pair of double-doubles in wins against Maitland and Hornsby.

Blanchfield had 28 points and 16 rebounds before tallying 25 and 20 against the Spiders, while Peatling averaged 16 and 11 across the pair of fixtures.

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‍Illawarra’s trio of JaVale McGee, Tyler Harvey and QJ Peterson have begun their stints in China, and it’s Peterson leading the charge, putting up 27.5 points per game across his first eight outings.‍

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‍In his return to his junior club Norths Bears, Fabijian Krslovic had 18 points and 10 boards in both road wins against Newcastle and Central Coast.

Kyle Bowen also double-doubled (10 points and 13 rebounds) in Sandringham's 86-65 win over Waverley.

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Milton Doyle impressed in his Italy debut with 18 points in a win, linking up with JackJumpers forward Nick Marshall at Napoli.‍

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‍New Zealand’s NBL26 standouts are also active in China this off-season. Izaiah Brockington has teamed up with Illawarra star Tyler Harvey, while Parker Jackson-Cartwright recently went head-to-head with Sam Mennenga. PJC dropped 28 in that matchup, after an explosive 44-point, 13-assist performance.‍

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Thomas Gerovich powered Willetton to an opening round win against East Perth, producing 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 dimes and 1 steal. In the loss, David Okwera went off, to the tune of 25 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 5 blocks.

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Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. has returned to the Basketball Africa League, teaming up with Tasmania's Majok Deng, and posted 25 points and 15 rebounds in his latest game.

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Luke Rosendale was hooping over the weekend for Hobart, averaging 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block for Hobart in wins over Frankston and Nunawading.

Despite 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists from Daniel Foster, Keilor lost 93-88 to Knox in Round 1.

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‍NBL26 Defensive Player of the Year John Brown III recorded 14 points, 7 assists and 4 steals in his Puerto Rico debut.‍

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‍Captaining Hobart, Jacob Richards averaged 28.5 points, 11 boards and 6 asissts in victories over Frankston and Nunawading, while Kobe Williamson had 18 and 8 for Knox in their win over Keilor.

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Josh Bannan continues to find form in Italy with 22 points and 7 rebounds in his latest outing, while Tyger Campbell has begun his Germany stint alongside Brisbane’s Jacob Holt.

Majok Deng is back on court too, playing in Africa alongside Perth's Jo Lual-Acuil Jr, while Nick Marshall is hooping in Italy.‍