NBL1 Wrap (August 12, 2024)

Eight NBL1 championship games took place over the weekend across the NBL1 East, South, West, and Central. 

A fairytale story unfolded down South with South East Melbourne Phoenix duo Angus Glover and Owen Foxwell. The pair helped their team come from nowhere after finishing fifth in the regular season, leading the Wildcats to their first men's SEABL/NBL1 title in history. 

Glover and Foxwell were the clear leaders in the Grand Final, with Glover scoring 30 points and 4 rebounds, while Foxwell tallied 26 points and 7 rebounds. 

It was a battle of Phoenix teammates, with the Wildcats going up against Luke Rosendale and the Ballarat Miners. Rosendale fought hard and contributed 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. 

Alex Starling couldn't get his South Adelaide Panthers over the line to win the Central title, but earned himself the conference MVP award for his strong season. 

Starling scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had 3 steals in a hard-fought clash, but the Panthers fell short against the Forestville Eagles and Adelaide DP Fiston Ipassou.

Alex Starling (South Adelaide) - 24PTS, 13REB, 3STL vs Forestville 
Fiston Ipassou (Forestville) - 1REB vs South Adelaide 

Angus Glover (Eltham) - 30PTS, 4REB, 3AST vs Ballarat
Luke Rosendale (Ballarat) - 9PTS, 4REB, 3AST vs Eltham
Owen Foxwell (Eltham) - 26PTS, 7REB, 6AST vs Ballarat