Author: Dan Boyce
Andrew Bogut hasn’t been able to practice with Los Angeles since he was signed by the Lakers eight days ago, but it’s not due to any injury. It seems Bogut’s VISA is what’s keeping him on the sidelines this time. The process of acquiring a specific work visa required by foreign professional athletes takes about…
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This year the Aussie Hoopla team is running a season-long NBA prediction competition to find out which of the loyal hoops tragics who support Aussie Hoopla knows his NBA the most. We want to hear what you think! CLICK HERE to enter your predictions NBA PREDICTION ENTRIES Scoring Format All correct answers receive 1…
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NBL says infrastructure is key for new teams entering the league
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Can the 2017-18 basketball season start already…. Between the NBL pumping so really exciting flashback videos, the recent NBL Blitz, our NBL players winning gold at the FIBA Asian Cup and some spectacular play pre-season play we know you’re as excited as we are for the 40th NBL season kick-off. The league has…
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Australian women’s basketball has been a force in world standards for many years and the trend is not slowing, rather gathering more momentum and driving interest in our pathways for junior girls. Who can forget our 2016 Sapphires who defeated Italy 62-38 in the FIBA U17 women’s world championship final to become the first…
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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 helped to 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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Last month the Boomers won the FIBA Asia Cup with a commanding 79-56 victory over Iran to become the first Australian men’s team to win gold at a FIBA tournament.
With gold medals hanging around their necks, the young Australian NBL players who made up the team noted how much the victory meant to them, despite controversy around the standard of tournament play.
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Australia’s best basketballers descended upon the Latrobe Valley this weekend to compete in the NBL Blitz pre-season tournament. All eight NBL teams played eight games in Traralgon as well as provided clinics and school visits across the region. The Victorian Government has partnered with the NBL to bring the games to the region September…
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According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, the Denver Nuggets have signed Josh Childress to a non-guaranteed, one-year deal. Source: Nuggets and Josh Childress agree to a deal. He’ll be the first @thebig3 player to sign with an NBA team after playing in the league. — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 12, 2017 Childress last appeared in an NBA…
Read MoreAustralia’s best basketballers descended upon the Latrobe Valley this weekend to compete in the NBL Blitz pre-season tournament. All eight NBL teams played eight games in Traralgon as well as provided clinics and school visits across the region. The Victorian Government has partnered with the NBL to bring the games to the region September…
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