Author: Dan Boyce
With the recent passing of Stormin’ Norman Taylor, Aussie Hoopla host Dan Boyce and Norman’s Illawarra teammate Greg Hubbard remember the player and the man who was the most effective scoring in NBL history. Taylor holds the Illawarra club record for most points in a game with 54 points, against new Hawks coach Brian Goorjian’s…
Read MoreWhile the Rockets are caught in the middle of potentially upending the direction of their franchise in the trade market, they are also making moves in free agency. Marc reports that Jae’Sean Tate will sign with Houston after free agency begins Friday. The team really, really likes Tate and his skillset. It also helps that…
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The NBA’s use of advanced metrics is increasing every year and across the globe here in the NBL it’s a little slower but no different. One of the people who helped NBL teams to do this is Andrew Price. Andrew started out analysing data for Andrej Lemanis during his time with the New Zealand Breakers…
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NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo has joined the NZ Breakers’ high-profile ownership group which includes former NBA players Shawn Marion and Matt Walsh. The Indiana Pacers guard, 28, told Associated Press today that he and business manager Jay Henderson have invested into the franchise which has won four NBL titles in the past decade. “I was…
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The Brisbane Bullets have signed swingman Orlando Johnson, who played three seasons in the NBA as their first import for the 2020-21 season. Johnson was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 2012 NBA Draft with the 36thselection. He was traded to the Indiana Pacers for cash on the same day. He went on to…
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Donald Whiteside played for the Hobart Devils from 1992-1993 after graduating from Northern Illinois University. After leaving the Devils he played in Latvia, Czech Republic and Spain before signing an NBA deal with the Toronto Raptors in 1996, six years after graduating from college. Listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn…
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Will Weaver is soon to be announced as the new assistant coach of the Houston Rockets. The news comes via Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Rockets are hiring Will Weaver as an assistant coach to join Stephen Silas’ staff, league sources say — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) November 12, 2020 Weaver, who coached the Sydney…
Read MoreRecently we reported the NBL’s shortlist for the name of the new Tasmania NBL team. After seeing five names trademarked, the mountaineers, timbers, jack jumpers, pride and tridents by the NBL, it was later confirmed these would be the shortlisted names fans could vote for.
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After the Perth Wildcats suffered semi-final defeats to the North Melbourne Giants in 1988 and 1989 Cal Bruton, the team’s starting point guard and, funnily enough, General Manager at the time, retired from playing to focus on building a roster capable of Perth’s first NBL championship. 1990 also marked the beginning of the most exciting…
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Players listed as contracted comes from information supplied by the National Basketball League. Players listed as rumoured comes from discussions with NBL staff and media * = denotes import player ** = naturalised Australian DP = a member of the team’s development roster SRP = special restricted player ie. Asian player See other Aussie basketballers…
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