NBLxNBL1 Preview (July 7)

Photo: Adam Westerhout @Courtside_Culture

Stay up-to-date with how your NBL favourites are tracking in the NBL1 this weekend.

The annual NBL1 First Nations Round is this weekend, with teams across the nation wearing specially designed jerseys to recognise and celebrate First Nations communities, as part of NAIDOC Week.

The Brisbane Bullets’ Isaac White will front Illawarra Hawks DP Biwali Bayles tonight at 8:30pm AEST. The Mackay Meteors go head-to-head with the North Gold Coast Seahawks.

Illawarra Hawks’ duo William Hickey and Harry Morris go into a double-header this weekend against the Maitland Mustangs and Newcastle Falcons. Their first matchup against the Maitland Mustangs is on Saturday at 7pm AEST.

In the NBL1 South, Hobart Chargers’ NBL pair Sam McDaniel and Jarred Bairstow go up against Mt Gambier Pioneers’ Nick Marshall. Tip off is 8pm AEST tonight.

South East Melbourne Phoenix’s Ben Ayre and Melbourne United’s Campbell Blogg team up for the Sandringham Sabres. They play the Cairns Taipans’ Lat Mayen and the Bendigo Braves.

Tip-off between the Sabres and Braves is 2:30pm AEST on Sunday.

Perth Wildcats’ David Okwera and the Perth Redbacks will be facing off with the East Perth Eagles on Saturday at 7pm AEST.

NBL1 North

Friday – South West Metro Pirates vs Logan Thunder – 6pm AEST
Logan Thunder
Shaun Bruce

Friday – Mackay Meteors vs North Gold Coast Seahawks – 8:30pm AEST
Mackay Meteors
Isaac White

North Gold Coast Seahawks
Biwali Bayles

Friday – Cairns Marlins vs Northside Wizards – 8:30pm AEST
Cairns Marlins
Jonah Antonio

Northside Wizards
Kyle Zunic

Saturday – Townsville Heat vs Northside Wizards – 7pm AEST
Northside Wizards
Kyle Zunic

Saturday – Brisbane Capitals vs Ipswich Force – 7pm AEST
Ipswich Force
Nathan Sobey
Jaylin Galloway
Kyrin Galloway

Saturday – Rockhampton Rockets vs North Gold Coast Seahawks – 7:30pm AEST
North Gold Coast Seahawks
Biwali Bayles

Saturday – USC Rip City vs South West Metro Pirates – 7:30pm AEST
USC Rip City
Matt Kenyon
Kouat Noi

Saturday – Red City Roar vs Gold Coast Rollers – 7:30pm AEST
Gold Coast Rollers
Jason Cadee
Todd Blanchfield

Saturday – Darwin Salties vs Sunshine Coast Phoenix – 8:30pm AEST
Darwin Salties
Makuach Maluach
Sean Macdonald

NBL1 East

Friday – Bankstown Bruins vs Sydney Comets – 8pm AEST
Sydney Comets
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk

Saturday – Maitland Mustangs vs Illawarra Hawks – 7pm AEST
Illawarra Hawks
William Hickey
Harry Morris

Sunday – Newcastle Falcons vs Illawarra Hawks – 3pm AEST
Illawarra Hawks
William Hickey
Harry Morris

NBL1 South

Friday – NW Tasmania vs Keilor Thunder – 8pm AEST
Keilor Thunder
Zac Triplett

Friday – Hobart Chargers vs Mt Gambier Pioneers – 8pm AEST
Hobart Chargers
Sam McDaniel
Jarred Bairstow

Mt Gambier Pioneers
Nick Marshall

Friday – Knox Raiders vs Diamond Valley Eagles – 8:30pm AEST
Knox Raiders
Mason Peatling

Saturday – Nunawading Spectres vs Bendigo Braves – 7:30pm AEST
Bendigo Braves
Lat Mayen

Saturday – NW Tasmania vs Mt Gambier Pioneers – 8pm AEST
Mt Gambier Pioneers
Nick Marshall

Saturday – Frankston Blues vs Casey Cavaliers – 8pm AEST
Frankston Blues
Brad Newley

Sunday – Kilsyth Cobras vs Eltham Wildcats – 2pm AEST
Eltham Wildcats
Angus Glover
Owen Foxwell

Sunday – Dandenong Rangers vs Knox Raiders – 2pm AEST
Knox Raiders
Mason Peatling

 Sunday – Sandringham Sabres vs Bendigo Braves – 2:30pm AEST
Sandringham Sabres
Ben Ayre
Campbell Blogg

Bendigo Braves
Lat Mayen

Sunday – Nunawading Spectres vs Frankston Blues – 2:30pm AEST
Frankston Blues
Brad Newley

NBL1 West

Saturday – Willetton Tigers vs Beeliar Boodjar – 7pm AWST
Willetton Tigers
Gorjok Gak

Saturday – East Perth Eagles vs Perth Redbacks – 7pm AWST
Perth Redbacks
David Okwera

NBL1 Central

 Friday – Norwood Flames vs Forestville Eagles – 6:30pm ACST
Forestville Eagles
Malith Machar

Saturday – South Adelaide Panthers vs Norwood Flames – 6:30pm ACST
South Adelaide
Alex Starling

Saturday – West Adelaide Bearcats vs Eastern Mavericks – 6:30pm ACST 
West Adelaide Bearcats
Anthony Drmic
Mitch McCarron
Lachlan Olbrich

Saturday – Woodville Warriors vs Forestville Eagles – 6:30pm ACST
Forestville Eagles
Malith Machar

Sunday – Central Districts Lions vs West Adelaide Bearcats – 3:30pm AEST
West Adelaide Bearcats
Mitch McCarron
Anthony Drmic
Lachlan Olbrich