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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League
     17 January 2026
    The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League
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    Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL
    12 Jan: Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL... more
    Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra
    12 Jan: Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra... more
    The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra
    11 Jan: The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra... more
    The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today
    10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today... more
    A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
    10 Jan: A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more
    The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season
    9 Jan: The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season... more
    The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder
    9 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder... more
    South East Melbourne have mostly held their nerve to claim a wild 124 to 113 overtime victory over Illawarra in basketball's NBL
    9 Jan: South East Melbourne have mostly held their nerve to claim a wild 124 to 113 overtime victory over Illawarra in basketball's NBL... more
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has called out import forward Rob Baker after the side's 99-91 ANBL loss to the Perth Wildcats in Auckland
    5 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has called out import forward Rob Baker after the side's 99-91 ANBL loss to the Perth Wildcats in Auckland... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     03 Jan: The Breakers have a simple New Year's resolution - bank wins in the back-end of the season and make the Australian NBL play-offs +++++++++++
     23 Dec: Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers +++++++++++
     05 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has called out import forward Rob Baker after the side's 99-91 ANBL loss to the Perth Wildcats in Auckland ++++++++++
     23 Dec: A lack-lustre Breakers display on both sides of the ball has helped Brisbane snap their seven-game losing streak in basketball's NBL ++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL +++++++++
     19 Dec: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight ++++++++
     03 Jan: The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL ++++++++

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      18 Dec: Thu, 18 Dec 2025: World's tallest teen dunks ball for first field goal in college basketball (Stuff.co.nz)
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