Author: Dan Boyce
The New Zealand Breakers decided to cut their losses with out-of-shape and injured import Lamar Patterson who despite being named to the All-NBL first team the past two consecutive seasons and is a career 18.7ppg scorer was only able to notch up 10.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in six games while shooting just 37 per…
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Earlier this month the Adelaide 36ers signed former San Antonio Spurs swingman Brandon Paul as a replacement for Donald Sloan. He’s set to debut with the 36ers after spending two weeks in quarantine and he joined us on the Aussie Hoopla podcast to share stories of playing overseas, his time with the Spurs and plans…
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He’s not an NBL Next Star, nor is he likely to win NBL Rookie Of The Year but Tanner Krebs is a big part of the Brisbane Bullets success this season. Krebs lockdown defence and basketball IQ was injected into the Bullets starting line-up this month, and the Bullets have been playing better than they…
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NBL basketball has arrived in Tasmania a little earlier than planned. While the state prepares for the newest NBL franchise, the Tasmania JackJumpers to debut in next years NBL competition, The NZ Breakers will call Tasmania home for up to six weeks in April/May. The move is a result of COVID-19 limiting overseas travel and…
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Luke Nevill grew up playing basketball for the Stirling Senators in Western Australia. After struggling to get noticed by elite coaches in Australia he moved to the United States to play high school basketball with Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. Nevill walked onto the team as an exchange student and in 2003–04, he averaged 17.6…
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According to Trevor Gleeson, the Perth Wildcats coach, referees have been put on notice following South East Melbourne’s threat to use roughhouse tactics on NBL superstar Bryce Cotton during a clash on Friday night. In last Sunday’s game, Cotton clocked a whopping 27 points and also provided 7 assists to guide his side to a…
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Three-time NBL champion and two-time league MVP Bryce Cotton is expected to be an Australian citizen before the end of the NBL season. The biggest hurdle for Bryce to this point has been getting federal government approval for his distinguished talent visa application which finally found it’s way to Cotton’s email this morning. The next…
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0-15 was the stat line everyone looked at on Saturday night as Illawarra lost 95-101 to the Cairns Taipans. Deng Adel, the teams big-name signing this off-season who was coming off a 2018-19 season spent with the Cleveland Cavaliers struggled to impact the game, finishing with only 1 point in 23 minutes of game time…
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On the Aussie Hoopla podcast we’ve often discussed the benefits of the NBL having its teams or an All-Star team participate in the NBA summer league but this latest concept maybe even better. NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger has noted discussions are underway about holding the NBL Cup in the USA as a talent showcase focused…
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The news leaked that Adelaide was looking to replace import Donald Sloan with former San Antonio Spurs swingman Brandon Paul but that news has been confirmed by Adelaide front office today. The 29-year-old Illinois native started his professional basketball career in 2013 after a standout NCAA career at the University of Illinois. Paul was a…
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