Author: Dan Boyce
Australia’s best basketball player Ben Simmons announced via Twitter today that he will don the green and gold for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in China which continues on the 31st of August. pic.twitter.com/Rld2p2XEEY — Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) May 15, 2019 There has been persistent focus from the media on whether Ben would play for…
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Although it seems he hasn’t put pen to paper as yet, Shawn Long has agreed to play with Melbourne United in 2019-20. Iight. Everyone is blowing me up. I’ll just go ahead and say I’m excited to sign with @MelbUnitedHQ ! Thank you @NZBreakers for the opportunity and support last season. I look…
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Nate Jawai and the Cairns Taipans have failed to reach an agreement on a new contract for 2019-20 and chances of any being made in the future are now doubtful. Cairns coach Mike Kelly said earlier this month he was keen to bring Jawai back for another season and although it felt as though a…
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In the 1990’s basketball exploded in Australia. Behind the skills and athleticism of an influx of talented American imports, the league grew beyond tin sheds to acquiring large TV audiences and drawing 15,000 fans to games. Many of those NBL imports carved out long careers in the NBL, some chose to have children here while…
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The Minnesota Timberwolves announced today that they have signed former Adelaide 36ers forward Mitch Creek to a 10-Day contract. The Timberwolves are severely undermanned with injuries to one-third of their roster. Taj Gibson, Luol Deng, Derrick Rose, Jeff Teague and Robert Covington are all on the teams injured list. Creek, 26, played in four games…
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Isaac Humphries has signed a ten-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks and will play the remaining seven games of the NBA season. The Sydney born big man has been playing for the the Hawks’ G-League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, this season and much like the Brooklyn Nets chose to reward Mitch Creek earlier in the year…
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In 1984 the three-point line was introduced into the National Basketball League, with players such as Brian Goorjian, Darryl Pearce, Ron Radliff and Mark Gaze making immediate use of the long range bomb. Since then we’ve seen Australians like Andrew Gaze, Daniel Kickert and John Rillie master the triple, while imports like Bryce Cotton, Gary…
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Andrew Bogut’s chance to return to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors caused quite a stir in the media last week but as yet he is still yet to take the court for the team he won the 2015 NBA championship with. Bogut has been back in the bay area since Saturday but with the Warriors are…
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Download this episode on iTunes Mike Helms played three seasons in the NBL for the Hunter Pirates and Singapore Slingers. He averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists over 95 games and led both the Pirates and the Slingers to the playoffs during his time in the NBL. Now back home in…
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Download this episode on iTunes Australian Basketball Hall of Famer, recipient of the Order of Australia, four-time Olympian, part of North Melbourne’s 1989 NBL championship winning team and the first Australian to win the NBL MVP (1985)… and true-blue Ballarat boy Ray Borner joins the Aussie Hoopla podcast to talk about his NBL…
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