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Brett Maher, league legend and court name holder for the Adelaide 36ers, believes that Matt Hodgson’s time as a starter is up, and import Josh Childress should be inserted into the first five. Posting to his Facebook page, Maher reasons that Hodgson, who is leading the team in fouls, would be protected from the…
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It’s an excellent time to be an NBL basketball fan. The talent level is as good as it has ever been but the league is still mostly equal. Excluding the first placed Sydney Kings and the last on the table Adelaide 36ers, every another team has a net point rating of only one basket. A…
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“Yes… because he has the skill on the court as well as off the court… he really thinks the game”– Willie Farley regarding if Brett Maher could have played in the NBA For 159 NBL games Willie Farley was one of the most popular imports in Australia, averaging 19.7ppg for both the Adelaide 36ers and…
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Download and listen to Aussie Hoopla podcast on the links below. iTunes – Spotify – Stitcher – Libsyn – TuneIn “The NBL is my NBA” – Corey Homicide Williams Corey Homicide Williams, arguably the most popular basketball player in Australia, who is not a part of the NBL, is in town to host the FIBA 3×3 in Geelong this weekend. We…
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Subscribe to Aussie Hoopla on iTunes and listen to our Hyping the Hoopla fortnightly podcast, where we break down all the latest NBL player moves and signings, performances both here and overseas and the important issues which Australian Basketball currently face… The voice of Aussie Hoopla, Dan Boyce and co host Matt Smith, holder of 100…
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“If Cam Tragardh is the leading scorer of this league… this league has a long way to come” – Rob Rose Never one to shy away from saying what he thinks is an NBL Legend in every sense of the word. “The Magician” is a lock for the NBL Hall of Fame. An NBL Champion,…
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This season the NBL has done a great job remembering the glory days of the NBL this season, showcasing the NBL’s rich history with terrific events like the NBL Heritage Round and Townsville’s 25th Anniversary were special to say the least. Here at Aussie Hoopla we thought we should continue with that thought and we decided to…
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Eddie Gill’s 27 points in a half, head to head against NBA point guard Patty Mills, is a game which fans in Melbourne won’t soon forget. Thomas Abercrombie’s career high 33 points against the Tigers in a double-overtime thriller was one of the greatest games ever seen in the land of the long white cloud….
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Born and raised in Horsham, Victoria and developed as a player by former NBL coach Owen Hughan, Mitch Creek has become of the Australia’s brightest young stars. Creek spent two years at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, before deciding to make the leap into the…
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NBL Champion and former Adelaide 36er Rhys Carter is set to take on the best of the Swedish Basketball League (Ligan) this week as his team Uppsala Basket finished fifth in the league and get set for the finals. Defeating Boras Basket in their last game 95-81 in Fyrishov as their last gameof the season,…
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