Ngatai the Nugget as first five rounds of 2020 Sal’s NBL Draft are completed
JORDAN Ngatai has made history as the first selection in the inaugural 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Draft. The 196cm, 98kg small forward previously played for Wellington Saints, but will run out on court for the Otago Nuggets who return to the New Zealand NBL for the first time since 2014. Ngatai has also […]
NZNBL Draft: Who are some of the first round contenders?
WITH the 2020 New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) Player Draft Order decided earlier today, the seven teams know where they stand. What they also know, is how successful their pre-selections were, and who they have managed to pick up prior to the unknown of draft night. There is plenty of talent on offer, and […]
Otago grabs golden ticket in 2020 Sal’s NBL Player Draft
OTAGO Nuggets will have the prime pick in tomorrow night’s 2020 Sal’s NBL draft after the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) released the draft order earlier today. The 12-round draft is a Serpentine style with each round a reverse of the last, meaning whilst the Nuggets will have the chance to select the best […]
NZNBL fans allowed in as season dubbed ‘Sal’s NBL Showdown’
IT is already a season that is unlike any other before a ball is tipped. For the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL), the 2020 season will be known as the 2020 Sal’s NBL Showdown to mark an unusual set of events that has seen the global pandemic suspend and alter the competition. The NZNBL […]
2020 NZNBL team snapshot: Taranaki Mountainairs
THERE have been known under a number of monikers over the years, but the Taranaki Mountainairs have remained strong over the past decade. Playing out of New Plymouth, the ‘Airs’ are yet to win a New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) title, but they did finish atop the ladder in 1992. Whilst they finished eighth […]
NBL1 Central team summary – Norwood Flames
THE National Basketball League (NBL)1 competition was cancelled for the 2020 season, so instead we take a look back at some of the teams that would have been tipping off in the NBL1 Central competition. Today’s side is Norwood Flames who shared the scoring around in season 2019 but missed out on making a finals […]
2020 NZNBL team snapshot: Manawatu Jets
ONE of the inaugural sides in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) almost 30 years ago, Manawatu Jets are prepared to make history in 2020 Sal’s NBL. Despite missing a number of seasons over the journey like other NZNBL teams, the Jets are back for their third consecutive season since returning to the league […]
2020 NZNBL team snapshot: Franklin Bulls
A WHIRLWIND 12 months has seen the Franklin Bulls go from aspiring New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) entrants in 2021, to an early inclusion in 2020. They are the league’s newest side without history as yet, but plenty of excitement and intrigue around the team. The Bulls might not have a playing list just […]
NZNBL team snapshot: Canterbury Rams
AS the most successful team in history that is competing in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) in 2020, the Canterbury Rams have plenty of support for the Sal’s NBL campaign. The Rams have won four titles, and whilst the last was back in 1992, the Christchurch-based team is never too far from the […]
Huge numbers register for Thursday’s Sals’ NBL Draft
MORE than 450 players will be vying for a spot on the seven New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) team lists when Sal’s NBL Draft takes place next Thursday. A huge response to the call-out for registrations saw no less than 19 current and former Tall Blacks scattered amongst the list, with 84 spots up […]
