Author: Dan Boyce
The 6 foot 10 big man enjoyed a breakout campaign in the NBA last season, starting in 67 regular season games for coach Brad Stevens at the Boston Celtics. Baynes proved even more valuable during the playoffs as his minutes further improved from the regular season, starting 12 of a possible 19 games as the…
Read MoreDownload this episode on iTunes Ken Cole, who coached the Sixers to the 1986 championship, the team earning the moniker “The Invincibles” due to their unprecedented 24-2 win/loss record was named president of the Adelaide 36ers this week and is ready to help the team reach new heights. The 75-year-old who was…
Read MoreThis year’s NBL uniforms have been released, and even though they haven’t re-invented the wheel here, it seems there are enough improvements to make fans appreciate them. As all uniforms are not created equally, here are the pros and cons of what you’ll see later this year. Adelaide 36ers Pros The new…
Read MoreThe year 2000 was the beginning of the new millennium, but it was also the year that professional basketball ceased to exist inside the walls of Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. In 2000, the 15,200 seat stadium was home to Andrew Gaze and the 5th seed Melbourne Tigers as well as the 4th seed Victoria…
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Download this episode on iTunes To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Geelong Supercats we chat with a legend from the club’s time in the NBL (1982-1996) Daren Rowe, the only man to record a quadruple-double in NBL history. Rowe averaged 19.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.1 blocks during…
Read MoreSydney Kings General Manager Jeff Van Groningen joined the Aussie Hoopla podcast to explain the process behind signing the first player under the NBL Next Stars initiative. The Next Stars program is controlled by the NBL, not its teams, and will contract overseas players for development in Australia prior to entering the NBA draft. Key…
Read More43 Points 84% From The Field 24 Rebounds (11 Offensive) Amazing numbers for sure, but even moreso is the fact they were delivered in a championship game. Who was it you ask? Wilt the Stilt? Lauren Jackson? Jordan? No… all good answers, but this scoring outburst came from Bendigo Braves…
Read MoreAustralian Indigenous Basketball (AIB) has announced a 12 player roster to represent the 2018 Apunipima Australian Indigenous Men’s National Team (All Stars) in what will be the fifth Annual Trans-Tasman Basketball Series. The AIB aims to advance and promote the sport of basketball whilst encouraging reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people and on top…
Read MoreThe National Basketball League has signed a three year deal with Nine, which will see a number of games broadcast across free-to-air and digital. The NBL are also finalising an agreement for Fox Sports to broadcast all other matches live. From October 11, two games per round will run on Nine’s multichannel, 9Go, while broadcast…
Read MoreThis morning the NBL announced that Channel 9 will be it’s new broadcast partner for the next three years beginning with the upcoming 2018/2019 Season. The deal described as a “revenue sharing arrangement” both parties “will work together to commercialise the advertising inventory and broadcast monetisation of all matches across the regular season and…
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