NBL News
The Hawks are expected to announce they have signed Boise State University wing Justinian Jessup to an NBL Next Stars agreement for the 2020-21 NBL season. Jessup, who was coached by NBL legend John Rillie in his freshman year at Boise State averaged 16 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game last season in…
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The Perth Wildcats have signed local seven-footer Andrew Ferguson as a development player for the 2020/21 NBL season. The Perth born big man developed his game with the Lakeside Lightning as a junior before attending Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence from 2013 to 2016. Standing 213cm centre Ferguson represented Western Australia at the Under-20 National…
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Listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn Barry Barnes is arguably the most successful Boomers coach ever. With a record of 119 wins and 53 losses as head coach, an outstanding 69% win percentage, and having led the national team to two fourth-place finishes (1996 and 2000) his resume…
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Although it’s been rumoured for weeks and up on our Free Agent Tracker, today the Adelaide 36ers announced the signing of former NBA guard Donald Sloan for the 2020-21 NBL season. Sloan played 218 career NBA games, the majority with the Indiana Pacers in 2013-2015 where he was a key part of the team’s rotation….
Read MoreThroughout the college basketball season, there can be upwards of 30 games, 100 practices, and countless other touch-points coaches have with players. Whether it’s in a film session, walk through, or in the heat of a game, effectively communicating messages to each player is paramount. Connecting players to your Core Values and having a set…
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It seems the shortlist for Tasmania’s future NBL team has been finalised with the NBL filing for trademarks five new team names last week. Seems like we’re down a shortlist of five names for the new Tasmania team. These names were trademarked last week… shame there’s no devils or huskies pic.twitter.com/WwJsYHJKUQ — AussieHoopla (@aussiehoopla) August…
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The biggest reasons for which I write down my thoughts on coaching is for reflection, clarity of thought, and to improve the way I can communicate those thoughts to others. Recently, the premiere episode of the Flying Coach with Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Podcast (which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend) stimulated my thinking of…
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Breakers owner Matt Walsh has proposed that the NBL play in an NBA Restart style hub based in New Zealand for the first half of the season. A scenario where all nine teams would play their first 14 games in various cities around the country before returning to an Australian based hub or normal operation…
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After hearing Basketball Australia’s Director of High-Performance Coach Development and Talent Identification Peter Lonergan share, I am always blown away by the clarity with which he imparts his knowledge. There are so many messages from Coach Lonergan that continue to shape me as a coach and I think this one will be another to add to the…
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Homegrown Victorian product Jack White has agreed to a three-year deal which will see him a part of Melbourne United until 2023. White’s signature could open the door to a potential new era at Melbourne United who are facing the very real possibility of moving forward without Australian Boomers star and team captain Chris Goulding….
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