2020 Sal’s NBL announces Auckland home base for season
TRUSTS Arena will play home to the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) competition after it was announced venue of choice for the six-week competition starting June 23. In these unprecedented times with COVID-19 still looming large in the international community, New Zealand NBL taking no chances by limiting travel to a centralised location in […]
NZNBL Draft nominations surpass 300 as streaming service announced
MORE than 300 players have already registered for the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Player Draft on June 11, including a number of Australian NBL (ANBL) players and New Zealand stars. The most recent big name was Melbourne United’s Tohi Smith-Milner who registered for the draft early on day two. His registration came a […]
WNBL confirms 2020/21 season dates
THE Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) will tip off in late November for the start of the 2020/21 season, in a special announcement made by the league today. The competition’s Opening Round will be across the weekend of November 20-22, and the regular season will run until March 3-6, 2021. The Semi-Finals Series will take […]
NBLNZ trials new ‘First to Seven’ concept
THERE will be no tied games in Sal’s NBL in 2020, with the new competition not only going to overtime, but with a special new concept. In cases where teams cannot be split after the regular four quarters, the teams will face off in a ‘First to Seven’ concept. The concept is as it sounds, […]
Young Guns in the NBL: LaMelo Ball
OF all the National Basketball League (NBL) young guns, the top one from the season was clearly LaMelo Ball. He only played 12 games, but in every stop, Australian basketball fans flooded the stadium just to get a glimpse of the 6’7 point guard. Were the fans buying those tickets just so they could say […]
NBL New Zealand to host 2020 draft ahead of six-week season
NOT only is New Zealand’s National Basketball League (NBL) providing sports-deprived fans with a much needed reprieve, but it is doing it in style with a player draft to determine teams. In what will be a New Zealand NBL first, the 2020 Sal’s NBL competition will run for six weeks, with the seven competing teams […]
NBL1 Central men’s 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 mens team that finished fifth on the ladder, but made it all the way to […]
NBL1 Central women’s team summary: South Adelaide Panthers
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 South Adelaide women’s side that finished second from the bottom, but four wins clear of the wooden […]
NBL1 Central men’s team summary: Sturt Sabres
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 Sturt Sabres who that finished ninth overall with four wins from 20 appearances. SEASON SUMMARY Finished: 9th […]
Young Guns in the NBL: Didi Louzada
REMEMBER the name Didi Louzada. This is not about if he will be a star but when. That being that he was the fourth leading scorer for the Sydney Kings, a team that just fought in the grand final, while only being 20 years of age. It might not take long. The former star of […]
