Kilsyth Basketball’s Jan McMenamin has been nominated for the Maroondah City Council Citizen of the Year Award for 2017. Jan was nominated as part of the Council’s 2018 Australia Day Awards, which honoured the outstanding contributions from its citizens within the local community over the past year. Jan’s nomination stems from her contributions to
Jan McMenamin Receives Citizen of the Year Nomination
Cobra Dylan Alcott Wins Fourth Straight Australian Open
Tennis/basketball star and ANZ Australia TV sensation Dylan Alcott has won his fourth consecutive Australian Open title. A member of the Cobras 2017 National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) team, Dylan also took home the Open doubles title with partner Heath Davidson.
Knowles, Russell, Furness Named to Rollers For IWBF Qualifiers
The Cobras Tristan Knowles, Shawn Russell and Shane Furness have been named to the Australian Rollers team for the IWBF Asia Oceania Qualification (AOZ) tournament to be held in Beijing, China from October 20-28.
Cobras Lose Pair of Thrillers in NWBL Finals to Finish Fourth
Entering the NWBL Finals on home court as the second seed, the Cobra Men fell short of winning their third straight championship, dropping all three finals games to finish the season in fourth place.
Kilsyth to Host NWBL Finals Series This Weekend
Hugh McMenamin Court will play host to the National Wheelchair Basketball League Finals Series this weekend, tipping-off on Friday night at 6.00pm as our Cobras take on the Wollongong Rollerhawks. The two-time defending Cobras will battle the Rollerhawks in a battle of the league’s top two teams, with the winner advancing to the Championship Game
Cobras Split Round 7 NWBL Double
Tristan Knowles Named NWBL Player of the Week
COBRAS SWEEP NWBL HOME WEEKEND
The Cobra Men made light work of their Round 4 weekend at home, going 3-0 to move into second place on the NWBL standings.
NWBL/VYC SATURDAY NIGHT HOME TRIPLEHEADER
We’ve got a big weekend of home hoops for you, as our reigning NWBL champion Cobra Men host Adelaide in a trio of games, while our VYC Women and Men play host to Dandenong and Sherbrooke, respectively, on Saturday night. FREE ENTRY for all games, so make sure you come on down and show your support!
FOUR COBRAS HEADED TO TORONTO FOR UNDER 23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
NWBL Cobras Jeremy Tyndall, Brian Carminati, Jontee Brown and Shane Furness have been selected to represent Australia at the U23 World Championships in Tokyo. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation caught up with Jeremy Tyndall do discuss his thoughts on making his World Championships Debut:
