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Congratulations to all the NBL Award Winners. Below is the complete list of awardees: Andrew Gaze Trophy – Most Valuable Player: ANDREW BOGUT 1st Andrew Bogut – 83 Votes 2nd Casper Ware – 77 Votes 3rd Bryce Cotton – 65 Votes Lindsay Gaze Trophy – Coach of the Year: DEAN VICKERMAN 1st Dean…
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Sydney Kings superstar centre Andrew Bogut was named the Hungry Jack’s NBL Most Valuable Player in 2018/2019 at the NBL Awards Night in Melbourne overnight. The tight NBL MVP race came down between Bogut (83 votes) and Melbourne’s Casper Ware (77 votes), with only six votes separating the two stars. Perth’s Bryce Cotton placed…
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Download this episode on iTunes NBL Hall of Famer, former head coach of the Newcastle Falcons, Canberra Cannons and Sydney Kings who also part of ownership groups at Canberra, Sydney and the Singapore Slingers also joins us on the show to discuss some of the important topics bubbling underneath the excitement that is…
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From the QBL, to the SBL, to the SEABL, and now the NBL – American forward Ray Turner has been quietly working his way through Australian basketball ranks, and after signing yesterday with the NBL’s league-leading Sydney Kings as their third import, he now has the opportunity to showcase his worth on Australia’s biggest basketball…
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The Sydney Kings raced to the top of the NBL ladder with an 81-70 road victory over the Cairns Taipans after another solid performance from superstar centre Andrew Bogut and pocket-rocket Jerome Randle. Andrew Bogut continued his spell-binding all around brilliance with a 10 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, a block and a steal in…
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Download this episode on iTunes “The Birdman” Larry Abney played 122 NBL games with Townsville and Cairns where he averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Born in Nyack, New York he attended Fresno State and played beside cult basketball figures Rafer “Skip To My Lou” of AND1 basketball…
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Despite starting in today’s game against the Sydney, putting up 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 25 minutes it was revealed the Adelaide 36ers will part ways with import Adris De Leon after suffering a 12 points loss to the Kings, their fourth in a row. Despite being a longtime favourite of 36ers…
Read MoreIt’s a question to which there is no simple answer. Where is the balance when it comes to an individual’s right to an opinion, versus the potential consequences of sharing that opinion? And nowhere is this more apparent than the world of celebrity and social media. And Basketball in Australia is not immune. Sydney Kings…
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When the Adelaide 36ers took legal action over Mitch Creek’s attempt to play in the NBA it was met with uproar and derision on social media by NBL fans and Australian basketball players. Mitch Creek has been a great servant of the 36ers, the boomers and Australian Basketball. His NBA dream hinges on a precarious exhibit-10…
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The Illawarra Hawks confirmed today that they have gained the signature of one of the best young point guards from Australia, Emmett Naar to a three-year deal. In the tradition of Patty Mills (San Antonio Spurs) and Matthew Dellavedova (Milwaukee Bucks), Emmett Naar developed his game at the Australian Institute of Sport before gaining a…
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