Author: Dan Boyce
Dyson Daniels achieved his dream of being drafted to the NBA today, being selected eighth by the New Orleans Pelicans. Daniels grew up in Bendigo, just over 150 kilometres north of Melbourne and is the son of long-time NBL1 import Ricky Daniels. His father is a Bendigo Braves legend, to the extent that his number…
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Jackson, at 41 years of age, will participate in a national team camp in Canberra next week, 25 years after she was first picked for the Australian team. The four-time Olympic medallist and 2006 World champion last played for Australia in 2013, returned to the court for Albury Wodonga in NBL1 this season and has…
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Shawn Dennis spent 16 years in the NBL as a coach with the Newcastle Falcons, Perth Wildcats and Townsville Crocodiles, this included winning NBL coach of the year in 2016. Since the demise of the Crocodiles Dennis has coached in Japan’s rapidly growing B.League, the country’s premier national league despite having only started in 2016…
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France’s Rayan Rupert, coined “one of the most promising young wing players in the world” by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski will sign a 2 year deal with the New Zealand Breakers as a part of the Next Star program. Rupert will be the third french NBA prospect to use the Breakers as a springboard with Ousmane…
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The South East Melbourne Phoenix went through an up and down season in 2021-22 where after sitting among the top team teams in the league for the first half of the season saw a late-season slump cause them to miss the playoffs. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Head coach…
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Last week Jacob Jackomas was announced as the new Illawarra Hawks new coach, replacing his mentor Brian Goorjian. With Goorjian announcing he will be coaching the Bay Area Dragons based in the Philippines, Jackomas will take full control of the Hawks and look to take them one step further after their semi-final loss to the…
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Earlier this week it was announced that Illawarra Hawks, head coach Brian Goorjian would not take up his third-year option with the club, leaving his coaching future uncertain. Although his future movements were linked to a potential NBA by News Corp’s Matt Logue, it’s now known that Goorjian Goorjian’s next challenge will be to build…
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This episode host Dan Boyce put out an open invitation to NBL fans to join him on a ‘fans only’ episode of Aussie Hoopla to discuss the biggest stories in Aussie Hoops and provide a fan’s perspective for fans to listen to. Are you keen to be a part of Australia’s first fans only hoops…
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Ben Knight has been announced as the 2022 winner of the Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings’ Ring of Honour award. The fan and member-voted award will be presented officially at Sunday’s massive clash at Qudos Bank Arena against the Illawarra Hawks. The Ring of Honour recognises players not just for their talents on the court, but…
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Rob Beveridge ticked off a bucket list item when he was named head coach of the Australian Boomers and guided the team to a 3-0 record in February’s FIBA World Qualifiers held in Japan. The team, NBL development players and European talent faced a gruelling quarantine process and only two days of preparation for the…
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