Author: Jarrad Hurley
“This team represented you, Adelaide. This team represented!” Those were the words that bellowed from The Chosen One, the rambunctious Ball Up court announcer, after the Adelaide All Stars took their games directly to the Ball Up team, who were without their leader, The Professor, due to groin strain. The Adelaide All Stars…
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If you’re wondering how you will catch all the great Boomers, Opals and Dream Team action this year, wonder no more. Channel Seven today announced plans for a paid subscription service to cover every event of the Rio Olympics, live and on demand. An article in The Australian newspaper suggests that the service will…
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In Australia, our recreation centers are packed with people of all ages and skill levels, taking to the courts, and playing the game we all know and love – basketball. But for the longest time, most of the outdoor courts have been left eerily empty. Net-less basketball rings stand lonely, ravaged by time, forgotten…
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The FIBA World Cup in 2019 is set to change how international basketball is played over the next 12 months. That much everybody knows. And it may be just a “game changer” for the Perth Wildcats as well. 32 teams will be playing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, but in order to…
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When you think of all the success the New Zealand Breakers have achieved over the past 5 years, one name has been synonymous: Cedric Jackson. He has been the linchpin of the program for half a decade, stewarding them to three Championship wins out of four appearances in the finals. Only 9 months ago…
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The Boomers have escaped the ‘Group of Death’ after being drawn in Group A of the Olympic men’s basketball competition with the United States, Venezuela, China and two teams yet to qualify, but what does that mean for Australia’s bid for their first ever medal? Group A: Qualifier 1 USA Venezuela Qualifier 2 China…
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Basketball Australia has named an impressive 26-man Olympic men’s squad which features seven NBA players, a litany of European-based young guns and a plethora of the finest athletes the NBL has to offer. However, this list which is aimed at delivering Australia’s first Olympic medal glaringly omits one name – Andrew “A.J.” Ogilvy. …
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The axe that had been dangling above Marcus Thornton looks to be close to finally come down on his neck. International basketball reporter Daniel Pick announced via twitter that the Sydney Kings have parted ways with the twenty two year-old NBA Draftee. Source: Boston Celtics draftee Marcus Thornton, stashed in Australia, on his way out of…
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Everyone loves Lego. Some people love the NBL. Bring the two together, and you get NBL Lego – the movement you knew nothing about. Some unknown superhero has been bringing your favourite NBL players to Lego-life by teeing up some replica sticker uniforms for each figurine. The results have made…
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Al Harrington would have been the biggest name to ever grace an NBL court merely two years ago, but now he is relegated to a four-week injury replacement for Sydney Kings sparkling coup, Josh Childress. Such is the rise of the NBL that you can now replace an NBA player with an NBA player…
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