Al Harrington

Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: 17/02/80
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey (USA)
Position: PF
Height (CM): 206
Weight (KG): 107
Junior Assoc: None
College: St. Patrick High School (New Jersey)

NBL DEBUT: 30/10/15
AGE AT DEBUT: 35
LAST NBL GAME: 19/11/15
AGE AT LAST GAME: 35
NBL History: Sydney 2016
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Al Harrington was born in Orange, New Jersey (USA).

FAMILY: Harrington is a cousin of NBA player Dahntay Jones.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Al Harrington made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 35 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.

Since re-entering the league in 2010, Sydney had never finished with a winning record, something they came narrowly close to last season, until a season-ending injury to star Josh Childress derailed things.

The Kings bounced back by loading up on talent to surround Childress and blossoming young stars like Jason Cadee, Tom Garlepp and reigning Rookie of the Year Angus Brandt. Veterans Julian Khazzouh, Steven Markovic and Rhys Carter were brought in, and NBA draftee Marcus Thornton was signed as the team’s second import.

Although Childress would miss the first four games of the season (1-3) with a foot injury, he returned to the court to face Adelaide (Oct 23) at home, only to break his right hand. Childress still managed to score 23 points and played out the Kings’ loss to the 36ers (91–80) before being ruled out for a further four to six games with a boxer’s fracture.

Childress returned in late November, but two games later, he suffered a fractured left hand back and was subsequently ruled out for three weeks. He was reactivated once again on December 29 and played out the rest of the season.

All in all, Childress (21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks) played in only 13 games for the Purple and Gold. Starting centre Khazzouh (13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.8 blocks) delivered great numbers in his return before ripping his right quadriceps tendon off the bone in mid-December, missing a third of the season and Markovic (3.0 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists) played a grand total of 3 games for the season due to illness and subsequent recovery. With most of the team’s starting line-up missing, the Kings were so decimated at one stage that assistant coach Ben Knight suited up for four games.

In early January 2016, Craig Moller and Jordan Vandenberg were also brought in to help cover the loss of Khazzouh and backup forward Jeromie Hill (4.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists).

During the absence of Childress, the Kings brought in former NBA players Damion James (7.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists) for 5 games, Al Harrington (17.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists) for 6 games with James being a disappointment and Harrington becoming a fan favourite during their brief stints, but both failed to deliver team success and coach Damian Cotter was released mid-season.

Former Washington Wizards assistant Joe Connelly was brought in as a new head coach and helped youngsters Cadee (14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists), Garlepp (14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists) and Brandt (8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks) continue to develop (Brandt earning a gig with the national team at year’s end), it wasn’t enough for the under-manned Kings to avoid finishing dead last (6-22) during the regular season.

Al Harrington played one season in the NBL. He averaged 17.6 points, 7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 5 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2015-16	36	Sydney	6-22 (8)	5	135.0	88	35	12	10	25	3	0	13	20	27	71	38%	8	22	36%	26	42	62%	48%	44%	27
Totals				5	135	88	35	12	10	25	3	0	13	20	27	71	38.0%	8	22	36.4%	26	42	61.9%	49%	44%	27

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2015-16	36	Sydney	6-22 (8)	5	27.0	17.6	7.0	2.4	2.0	5.0	0.6	0.0	2.6	4.0	5.4	14.2	38%	1.6	4.4	36%	5.2	8.4	62%	48%	44%	27
Total				5	27.0	17.6	7.0	2.4	2.0	5.0	0.6	0.0	2.6	4.0	5.4	14.2	38.0%	0.1		36.4%	1.6	4.4	61.9%	49%	44%	27

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
27	12	5	1	0	4	0

NBA EXPERIENCE

Al Harrington was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with pick #25 in the 1998 NBA Draft.

Albert Harrington played 16 seasons in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards.

Harrington played 981 games in the NBA. He averaged 13.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- June 24, 1998: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft.
- July 15, 2004: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Atlanta Hawks for Stephen Jackson.
- August 22, 2006: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with John Edwards to the Indiana Pacers for a 2007 1st round draft pick (Acie Law was later selected).
- January 16, 2007: Traded by the Indiana Pacers with Stephen Jackson, Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Josh Powell to the Golden State Warriors for Ike Diogu, Mike Dunleavy, Keith McLeod and Troy Murphy.
- November 21, 2008: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the New York Knicks for Jamal Crawford.
- July 15, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.
- August 10, 2012: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets with Arron Afflalo, a 2013 2nd round draft pick (Romero Osby was later selected) and a 2014 1st round draft pick (Dario Šarić was later selected) to the Orlando Magic; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Christian Eyenga, Josh McRoberts and a 2017 2nd round draft pick (Wesley Iwundu was later selected) to the Orlando Magic; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Orlando Magic traded Earl Clark, Chris Duhon and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers; the Orlando Magic traded Jason Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Philadelphia 76ers traded Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets; and the Philadelphia 76ers traded Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vučević and a 2018 1st round draft pick (Landry Shamet was later selected) to the Orlando Magic.
- (1st Round pick from PHI to ORL was eventually traded back to PHI.
- 1st-Rd pick from LAL to ORL turns into 2017 & 2018 2nd-Rd picks if Lakers 1st-Rd pick traded to PHO/PHI does not convey by 2017) August 2, 2013: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
- August 13, 2013: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.
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Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	89%	83%	63%	0%
2	0	27	5	1	0
Total						27	71	38.0%	8	22	36.4%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2013-14	33	Washington	PF	34	0	511	225	80	28	15	65	14	0	34	72	82	207	40%	34	100	34%	27	35	77%	51%	48%
2012-13	32	Orlando	C	10	0	119	51	27	10	6	21	4	1	7	18	20	57	35%	8	30	27%	3	4	75%	43%	42%
2011-12	31	Denver	PF	64	1	1761	910	390	88	72	318	58	12	112	181	345	773	45%	101	303	33%	119	176	68%	54%	51%
2010-11	30	Denver	PF	73	3	1665	765	332	101	76	256	39	10	106	202	281	675	42%	117	328	36%	86	117	74%	53%	50%
2009-10	29	New York	PF	72	15	2195	1276	405	110	88	317	62	26	132	209	448	1030	43%	140	409	34%	240	317	76%	55%	50%
2008-09	28	Golden State	PF	5	5	166	62	28	10	10	18	7	0	7	14	23	70	33%	11	28	39%	5	10	50%	42%	41%
2008-09	28	New York	PF	68	51	2380	1407	427	92	89	338	81	22	154	213	509	1142	45%	160	442	36%	229	285	80%	56%	52%
2007-08	27	Golden State	C	81	59	2190	1102	439	132	107	332	74	16	90	266	401	923	43%	153	408	38%	147	190	77%	55%	52%
2006-07	26	Golden State	PF	42	42	1355	713	270	98	80	190	40	14	78	153	272	596	46%	73	175	42%	96	141	68%	54%	52%
2006-07	26	Indiana	PF	36	36	1208	572	226	51	71	155	25	10	91	116	223	487	46%	54	118	46%	72	101	71%	54%	51%
2005-06	25	Atlanta	PF	76	76	2782	1411	523	238	132	391	85	14	195	301	551	1220	45%	66	191	35%	243	350	69%	51%	48%
2004-05	24	Atlanta	SF	66	66	2550	1158	461	208	145	316	85	16	204	249	453	986	46%	16	74	22%	236	351	67%	51%	47%
2003-04	23	Indiana	PF	79	15	2441	1048	508	131	163	345	80	22	163	250	421	909	46%	21	77	27%	185	252	73%	51%	48%
2002-03	22	Indiana	SF	82	37	2467	1002	511	125	159	352	71	33	163	280	389	896	43%	13	46	28%	211	274	77%	49%	44%
2001-02	21	Indiana	PF	44	1	1313	576	276	54	96	180	41	21	78	166	230	484	48%	1	3	33%	115	144	80%	53%	48%
2000-01	20	Indiana	PF	78	38	1892	586	381	130	119	262	63	18	148	223	241	543	44%	1	7	14%	103	157	66%	48%	45%
1999-00	19	Indiana	PF	50	0	854	328	159	38	47	112	25	9	65	130	121	264	46%	8	34	24%	78	111	70%	52%	47%
1998-99	18	Indiana	PF	21	0	160	45	39	5	20	19	4	2	11	26	18	56	32%	0	5	0%	9	15	60%	36%	32%
1998-99	18	Indiana	PF	21	0	160	45	39	5	20	19	4	2	11	26	18	56	32%	0	5	0%	9	15	60%	36%	32%
1999-00	19	Indiana	PF	50	0	854	328	159	38	47	112	25	9	65	130	121	264	46%	8	34	24%	78	111	70%	52%	47%
2000-01	20	Indiana	PF	78	38	1892	586	381	130	119	262	63	18	148	223	241	543	44%	1	7	14%	103	157	66%	48%	45%
2001-02	21	Indiana	PF	44	1	1313	576	276	54	96	180	41	21	78	166	230	484	48%	1	3	33%	115	144	80%	53%	48%
2002-03	22	Indiana	SF	82	37	2467	1002	511	125	159	352	71	33	163	280	389	896	43%	13	46	28%	211	274	77%	49%	44%
2003-04	23	Indiana	PF	79	15	2441	1048	508	131	163	345	80	22	163	250	421	909	46%	21	77	27%	185	252	73%	51%	48%
2004-05	24	Atlanta	SF	66	66	2550	1158	461	208	145	316	85	16	204	249	453	986	46%	16	74	22%	236	351	67%	51%	47%
2005-06	25	Atlanta	PF	76	76	2782	1411	523	238	132	391	85	14	195	301	551	1220	45%	66	191	35%	243	350	69%	51%	48%
2006-07	26	Golden State	PF	42	42	1355	713	270	98	80	190	40	14	78	153	272	596	46%	73	175	42%	96	141	68%	54%	52%
2006-07	26	Indiana	PF	36	36	1208	572	226	51	71	155	25	10	91	116	223	487	46%	54	118	46%	72	101	71%	54%	51%
2007-08	27	Golden State	C	81	59	2190	1102	439	132	107	332	74	16	90	266	401	923	43%	153	408	38%	147	190	77%	55%	52%
2008-09	28	Golden State	PF	5	5	166	62	28	10	10	18	7	0	7	14	23	70	33%	11	28	39%	5	10	50%	42%	41%
2008-09	28	New York	PF	68	51	2380	1407	427	92	89	338	81	22	154	213	509	1142	45%	160	442	36%	229	285	80%	56%	52%
2009-10	29	New York	PF	72	15	2195	1276	405	110	88	317	62	26	132	209	448	1030	43%	140	409	34%	240	317	76%	55%	50%
2010-11	30	Denver	PF	73	3	1665	765	332	101	76	256	39	10	106	202	281	675	42%	117	328	36%	86	117	74%	53%	50%
2011-12	31	Denver	PF	64	1	1761	910	390	88	72	318	58	12	112	181	345	773	45%	101	303	33%	119	176	68%	54%	51%
2012-13	32	Orlando	C	10	0	119	51	27	10	6	21	4	1	7	18	20	57	35%	8	30	27%	3	4	75%	43%	42%
2013-14	33	Washington	PF	34	0	511	225	80	28	15	65	14	0	34	72	82	207	40%	34	100	34%	27	35	77%	51%	48%
1998-99	18	Indiana	PF	21	0	160	45	39	5	20	19	4	2	11	26	18	56	32%	0	5	0%	9	15	60%	36%	32%
1999-00	19	Indiana	PF	50	0	854	328	159	38	47	112	25	9	65	130	121	264	46%	8	34	24%	78	111	70%	52%	47%
2000-01	20	Indiana	PF	78	38	1892	586	381	130	119	262	63	18	148	223	241	543	44%	1	7	14%	103	157	66%	48%	45%
2001-02	21	Indiana	PF	44	1	1313	576	276	54	96	180	41	21	78	166	230	484	48%	1	3	33%	115	144	80%	53%	48%
2002-03	22	Indiana	SF	82	37	2467	1002	511	125	159	352	71	33	163	280	389	896	43%	13	46	28%	211	274	77%	49%	44%
2003-04	23	Indiana	PF	79	15	2441	1048	508	131	163	345	80	22	163	250	421	909	46%	21	77	27%	185	252	73%	51%	48%
2004-05	24	Atlanta	SF	66	66	2550	1158	461	208	145	316	85	16	204	249	453	986	46%	16	74	22%	236	351	67%	51%	47%
2005-06	25	Atlanta	PF	76	76	2782	1411	523	238	132	391	85	14	195	301	551	1220	45%	66	191	35%	243	350	69%	51%	48%
2006-07	26	Golden State	PF	42	42	1355	713	270	98	80	190	40	14	78	153	272	596	46%	73	175	42%	96	141	68%	54%	52%
2006-07	26	Indiana	PF	36	36	1208	572	226	51	71	155	25	10	91	116	223	487	46%	54	118	46%	72	101	71%	54%	51%
2007-08	27	Golden State	C	81	59	2190	1102	439	132	107	332	74	16	90	266	401	923	43%	153	408	38%	147	190	77%	55%	52%
2008-09	28	Golden State	PF	5	5	166	62	28	10	10	18	7	0	7	14	23	70	33%	11	28	39%	5	10	50%	42%	41%
2008-09	28	New York	PF	68	51	2380	1407	427	92	89	338	81	22	154	213	509	1142	45%	160	442	36%	229	285	80%	56%	52%
2009-10	29	New York	PF	72	15	2195	1276	405	110	88	317	62	26	132	209	448	1030	43%	140	409	34%	240	317	76%	55%	50%
2010-11	30	Denver	PF	73	3	1665	765	332	101	76	256	39	10	106	202	281	675	42%	117	328	36%	86	117	74%	53%	50%
2011-12	31	Denver	PF	64	1	1761	910	390	88	72	318	58	12	112	181	345	773	45%	101	303	33%	119	176	68%	54%	51%
2012-13	32	Orlando	C	10	0	119	51	27	10	6	21	4	1	7	18	20	57	35%	8	30	27%	3	4	75%	43%	42%
2013-14	33	Washington	PF	34	0	511	225	80	28	15	65	14	0	34	72	82	207	40%	34	100	34%	27	35	77%	51%	48%
2015-16	36	Sydney	6-22 (8)	5	135.0	88	35	12	10	25	3	0	13	20	27	71	38%	8	22	36%	26	42	62%	48%	44%	27
Total				981	445	28009	13237	5482	1649	1495	3987	858	246	1838	3069	5028	11318	44%	977	2778	35%	2204	3030	73%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1998-99	18	Indiana	PF	21	0	7.6	2.1	1.9	0.2	1.0	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.2	0.9	2.7	32%	0.0	0.2	0%	0.4	0.7	60%	36%	32%
1999-00	19	Indiana	PF	50	0	17.1	6.6	3.2	0.8	0.9	2.2	0.5	0.2	1.3	2.6	2.4	5.3	46%	0.2	0.7	24%	1.6	2.2	70%	52%	47%
2000-01	20	Indiana	PF	78	38	24.3	7.5	4.9	1.7	1.5	3.4	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.9	3.1	7.0	44%	0.0	0.1	14%	1.3	2.0	66%	48%	45%
2001-02	21	Indiana	PF	44	1	29.8	13.1	6.3	1.2	2.2	4.1	0.9	0.5	1.8	3.8	5.2	11.0	48%	0.0	0.1	33%	2.6	3.3	80%	53%	48%
2002-03	22	Indiana	SF	82	37	30.1	12.2	6.2	1.5	1.9	4.3	0.9	0.4	2.0	3.4	4.7	10.9	43%	0.2	0.6	28%	2.6	3.3	77%	49%	44%
2003-04	23	Indiana	PF	79	15	30.9	13.3	6.4	1.7	2.1	4.4	1.0	0.3	2.1	3.2	5.3	11.5	46%	0.3	1.0	27%	2.3	3.2	73%	51%	48%
2004-05	24	Atlanta	SF	66	66	38.6	17.5	7.0	3.2	2.2	4.8	1.3	0.2	3.1	3.8	6.9	14.9	46%	0.2	1.1	22%	3.6	5.3	67%	51%	47%
2005-06	25	Atlanta	PF	76	76	36.6	18.6	6.9	3.1	1.7	5.1	1.1	0.2	2.6	4.0	7.3	16.1	45%	0.9	2.5	35%	3.2	4.6	69%	51%	48%
2006-07	26	Golden State	PF	42	42	32.3	17.0	6.4	2.3	1.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	1.9	3.6	6.5	14.2	46%	1.7	4.2	42%	2.3	3.4	68%	54%	52%
2006-07	26	Indiana	PF	36	36	33.6	15.9	6.3	1.4	2.0	4.3	0.7	0.3	2.5	3.2	6.2	13.5	46%	1.5	3.3	46%	2.0	2.8	71%	54%	51%
2007-08	27	Golden State	C	81	59	27.0	13.6	5.4	1.6	1.3	4.1	0.9	0.2	1.1	3.3	5.0	11.4	43%	1.9	5.0	38%	1.8	2.3	77%	55%	52%
2008-09	28	Golden State	PF	5	5	33.2	12.4	5.6	2.0	2.0	3.6	1.4	0.0	1.4	2.8	4.6	14.0	33%	2.2	5.6	39%	1.0	2.0	50%	42%	41%
2008-09	28	New York	PF	68	51	35.0	20.7	6.3	1.4	1.3	5.0	1.2	0.3	2.3	3.1	7.5	16.8	45%	2.4	6.5	36%	3.4	4.2	80%	56%	52%
2009-10	29	New York	PF	72	15	30.5	17.7	5.6	1.5	1.2	4.4	0.9	0.4	1.8	2.9	6.2	14.3	43%	1.9	5.7	34%	3.3	4.4	76%	55%	50%
2010-11	30	Denver	PF	73	3	22.8	10.5	4.5	1.4	1.0	3.5	0.5	0.1	1.5	2.8	3.8	9.2	42%	1.6	4.5	36%	1.2	1.6	74%	53%	50%
2011-12	31	Denver	PF	64	1	27.5	14.2	6.1	1.4	1.1	5.0	0.9	0.2	1.8	2.8	5.4	12.1	45%	1.6	4.7	33%	1.9	2.8	68%	54%	51%
2012-13	32	Orlando	C	10	0	11.9	5.1	2.7	1.0	0.6	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.0	5.7	35%	0.8	3.0	27%	0.3	0.4	75%	43%	42%
2013-14	33	Washington	PF	34	0	15.0	6.6	2.4	0.8	0.4	1.9	0.4	0.0	1.0	2.1	2.4	6.1	40%	1.0	2.9	34%	0.8	1.0	77%	51%	48%
Total				981	445	28.6	13.5	5.6	1.7	1.5	4.1	0.9	0.3	1.9	3.1	5.1	11.5	44%	1.0	2.8	35%	2.2	3.1	73%

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harrington also spent a short stint with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

AWARDS

- McDonald's All-American (1998)

LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL

Since retiring from the NBA, Harrington has become a entrepreneur in the cannabis industry.

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Paul Henare on the NZ Breakers’ Early Years, the Tall Blacks’ 2002 World Champs Run, and Japan’s Basketball Boom

Former Tall Blacks head coach and New Zealand Breakers legend Paul Henare joins the podcast to reflect on his illustrious basketball journey. From being a cornerstone of the New Zealand Breakers’ early days to coaching in Japan’s rapidly growing B.League, Henare shares his unique insights into the game across multiple continents. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. We dive into the 2002 Tall Blacks squad that stunned the basketball world with a fourth-place finish at the FIBA World Championships, the evolution of…
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Podcasts

Jamie O’Loughlin on NBL25 Coaching Trends, Strategies, and the Wildcats’ Back-to-Back Titles

Jamie O'Loughlin, a veteran coach with championship experience at the Perth Wildcats and extensive work with the Cairns Taipans, joins the podcast to discuss the evolving coaching trends in the NBL and insights from NBL25. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. From noticing shifts in offensive and defensive strategies across the league to reflecting on his time helping the Wildcats secure back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017, O'Loughlin shares invaluable insights for basketball fans and aspiring coaches. He also breaks down the…
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Podcasts

Shawn Dennis on Whether Too Many Foreign Coaches Are Hurting the NBL, Plus Japanese Stars Who Belong in the NBL and Aussies Who Should Be Playing in Japan

Shawn Dennis, head coach of Japan's Nagoya Dolphins, joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of Japanese basketball and its strong connection with Australian players and coaches. Since its launch in 2016, the B.League has become one of the highest-paying leagues worldwide, attracting both seasoned Australian coaches and NBL talent. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Dennis, going into his sixth season in Japan, joins host Dan Boyce to shed some light on how the NBL and B.League could benefit from closer…
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NBL News

The 12,000-Seat Southport Stadium Set to Bring an NBL Team to the Gold Coast

Plans for a new 12,000-seat stadium in Southport have injected momentum into the Gold Coast’s bid for an NBL franchise, positioning the city as a frontrunner for league expansion by 2027. Set to overlook the scenic Broadwater at Carey Park, the proposed stadium has sparked confidence among NBL officials that the region could sustain a national basketball team. NBL Chief Operating Officer Vince Crivelli expressed optimism, emphasizing that a world-class venue is essential for expansion. “We are encouraged and supportive of the exciting progress on…
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Aussies Abroad

Dyson Daniels: The Defensive Maestro Fueling the Hawks’ Success

Dyson Daniels is making waves in the NBA—not just with his scoring or playmaking, but through his relentless and disruptive defence. The Atlanta Hawks guard is currently ranked second in the NBA for steals, averaging 2.4 per game, and leads the league in deflections, making him a constant threat to opposing offences and a valuable asset for his team. This defensive prowess has been instrumental in the Hawks’ strong performances, including their 121-116 win over the New York Knicks today. In today’s game against the…
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NBL News

Tommy Greer Steps Down as South East Melbourne Phoenix CEO

In a major announcement, Tommy Greer, the foundation CEO of South East Melbourne Phoenix, has revealed his decision to resign after six successful seasons with the club. Greer, a pivotal figure in the Phoenix's establishment in 2018, has been instrumental in shaping the team’s identity and fostering its rapid growth within the National Basketball League (NBL). Interestingly, this announcement follows closely after the recent release of head coach Mike Kelly, marking a significant period of transition for the club. Just three weeks ago, AussieHoopla ran…
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State League Hoops

Financial Collapse of Darwin Salties Likely Shuts the Door on NBL Expansion in NT

The financial collapse of the Darwin Salties this week has all but closed the door on the possibility of an NBL expansion team based in the Northern Territory. Despite strong community support and government backing, the Salties have announced their withdrawal from the Queensland-based NBL1 North competition, citing unsustainable financial pressures. This development leaves the future of the club and the NT’s broader ambitions for professional sports in serious doubt. Founded in late 2021, the Salties quickly became a fan favourite, regularly filling stadiums and…
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NBL News

Adelaide 36ers Lock in Montrezl Harrell for Rest of NBL Season

Montrezl Harrell has officially committed to the Adelaide 36ers for the remainder of the NBL season. After a week of mounting speculation, Harrell’s agent, Darrell Comer of Tandem Sports & Entertainment, confirmed today that the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year has extended his contract, ensuring he will stay with the 36ers through the end of the season. Since joining the team, Harrell has made an impact both on and off the court. He's averaging 15.7 points on 55.6% shooting, along with 10.3 rebounds…
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