NBLxNBL1 Preview (May 19)

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

The Brisbane Bullets’ Isaac White will face his former teammate Sam Macdonald over the weekend in the NBL1 North, with the Mackay Meteors taking on the Darwin Salties and the Sydney Kings’ Makuach Maluach.

South East Melbourne Phoenix’s Matt Kenyon teams up with championship player Kouat Noi for the USC Rip City to play against the Illawarra Hawks’ Alex Mudronja and Taipans pick-up Akoldah Gak.

Hawk Harry Morris will front Perth Wildcats young local signing Ben Henshall for the Centre of Excellence.

Melbourne rivals Ben Ayre of the South East Melbourne Phoenix and United’s Campbell Blogg will be playing on the same side over the weekend for NBL1 South’s Sandringham Sabres.

The Sabres will take on the exciting JackJumpers newbie Tre Armstrong for NW Tasmania.

NBL-heavy West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL1 Central conference includes veterans Mitch McCarron and Anthony Drmic, and Hawks’ rookie Lachlan Olbrich.

The trio play the Woodville Warriors on Saturday at 8:15pm ACST.

See below schedule:

NBL1 North 

Friday – Logan Thunder vs Brisbane Capitals – 8:00pm AEST

Logan Thunder

Shaun Bruce

Friday – Gold Coast Rollers vs Townsville Heat – 8:00pm AEST

Gold Coast Rollers

Jason Cadee
Tanner Krebs

Friday – Mackay Meteors vs Darwin Salties – 8:30pm AEST

Mackay Meteors

Isaac White

Darwin Salties

Sean Macdonald
Makuach Maluach

Saturday – Rockhampton Rockets vs Darwin Salties – 7:30pm AEST

Darwin Salties

Sean Macdonald
Makuach Maluach

Saturday – USC Rip city vs Southern Districts Spartans – 7:30pm AEST

USC Rip City

Kouat Noi
Matt Kenyon

Southern Districts Spartans

Alex Mudronja
Akoldah Gak

Saturday – Sunshine Coast Phoenix vs Logan Thunder – 8:00pm AEST 

Logan Thunder

Shaun Bruce

Sunday – Northside Wizards vs Ipswich Force – 3:00pm AEST

Northside Wizards

Kyle Zunic

NBL1 East

Saturday – Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders vs Centre of Excellence – 3:00pm AEST

Centre of Excellence

Ben Henshall

Saturday - Norths Bears vs Central Coast Crusaders – 4:00pm AEST

Norths Bears

Junior Madut

Saturday - Illawarra Hawks vs Sydney Comets – 7:00pm AEST 

Illawarra Hawks

William Hickey
Harry Morris

Sunday – Illawarra Hawks vs Centre of Excellence – 3:00pm AEST

Illawarra Hawks

William Hickey
Harry Morris

Centre of Excellence

Ben Henshall

NBL1 South

Friday – Mt Gambier Pioneers vs Sandringham Sabres – 8:30pm AEST

Mt Gambier Pioneers

Nick Marshall

Saturday – Knox Raiders vs Frankston Blues – 8:00pm AEST

Knox Raiders

Mason Peatling

Frankston Blues

Brad Newley

Saturday – Keilor Thunder vs Hobart Chargers – 8:00pm AEST

Keilor Thunder

Zac Triplett

Hobart Chargers

Samuel McDaniel

Saturday – Eltham Wildcats vs Ringwood Hawks – 8:00pm AEST

Eltham Wildcats

Owen Foxwell
Angus Glover

Saturday – Diamond Valley Eagles vs Bendigo Braves – 8:00pm AEST

Bendigo Braves

Lat Mayen

Saturday – Dandenong Rangers vs NW Tasmania – 8:00pm AEST

NW Tasmania

Tre Armstrong

Sunday – Knox Raiders vs Waverley Falcons – 2:00pm AEST

Knox Raiders

Mason Peatling

Sunday – Kilsyth Cobras vs Hobart Chargers – 2:00pm AEST

Hobart Chargers

Samuel McDaniel

Sunday – Sandringham Sabres vs NW Tasmania – 2:00pm AEST

Sandringham Sabres

Campbell Blogg
Ben Ayre

NW Tasmania

Tre Armstrong

Sunday - Keilor Thunder vs Ringwood Hawks – 4:00pm AEST 

Keilor Thunder

Zac Triplett

NBL1 West

Saturday – Geraldton Buccaneers vs Rockingham Flames – 7:00pm AEST

Geraldton Buccaneers

Isaac Gattorna

Saturday – Mandurah Magic vs Willetton Tigers – 7:00pm AWST

Willetton Tigers

Gorjok Gak

Sunday – Willetton Tigers vs Goldfields Giants – 1:00pm AWST

Willetton Tigers

Gorjok Gak

NBL1 Central

Saturday – Woodville Warriors vs West Adelaide Bearcats – 8:15pm ACST

West Adelaide Bearcats

Anthony Drmic
Mitch McCarron
Lachlan Olbrich