NBL News
No more “Reptile Rumbles”. No more “100% Croc”. No more Townsville Crocodiles. April 14th, 2016 we saw the end of a once great franchise which will be remembered for dazzling plays from Robert Rose, Derek Rucker and Corey Williams, just to name a few. The team had a knack for being able to take…
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Tom Garlepp is a great human being. A family man, married to former WNBL player Renae Camino, proud father, ambassador for Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Special Olympics. He’s just really great, loyal guy. This is why he has agreed to play for the Sydney Kings for another two seasons. …
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There is reason for Breakers to rejoice with news, the prodigal son Kirk Penney is set to return to the club where it all started. We first broke the news three days ago while reporting the rumors that current Breakers guard Cedric Jackson was expected to sign with the Melbourne United. It seems the official…
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The new NBL salary cap rules are in full effect. With NBL teams now able to sign more imports and more marquee players than ever before there seems to be a growing trend in this offseasons player movements. NBL teams in capital cities with big budgets so far have been able to sign marquee talent…
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With the news of sweeping changes to the NBL’s salary situation, there’s a real opportunity to not only increase the league’s popularity in the short term, but solidify the sport of basketball in Australia in the general public’s conscious for years to come. The answer: long term NBL imports. Thinking back to the…
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Cameron Gliddon, the captain of the Cairns Taipans and their recently named MVP has signed a 10-week off-season contract with Polish club AZS Koszalin. So excited to be leaving for Poland on Thursday to join the boys in Koszalin. A dream come true ??? am I ready for 2 degrees celcius? ❄️❄️❄️ — Cameron…
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With the NBL season now over the Sydney Kings main attraction Josh Childress is rumored to be headed back to the D-League according to Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post. Hearing that former Atlanta Hawks standout Josh Childress is likely headed to the D-League after his season in Australia ends. — Chris Dempsey (@dempseypost) February 15,…
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The Sydney Kings seem to have have found a replacement for injured star Julian Khazzouh, one who hasn’t been retired for over for years (no disrespect to Ben Knight). Towering centre Jordan Vandenberg has been training with the Kings over the past two days and is expected to join the team before the end…
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While NBL have been making big noise signing established stars like Josh Childress, Chris Goulding and Nathan Jawai this year’s crop of NBL rookies have been able to fly under the radar and help teams like Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth cement themselves at the top of the NBL ladder. Three rookies from the city…
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Perhaps following Townsville Crocodiles lead by scanning the second-tier basketball leagues in Australlia to find an import replacement the Cairns Taipans are set to announce the signing of Jeremy Kendle, Channel 7 reporter Josh Bristow reporting the story. Kendle was the leading scorer and MVP of the Queensland Basketball League while playing with the Toowoomba Mountaineers…
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