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 […]
NBL1 Central men’s team summary: Central District Lions
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 Central District Lions, the side that finished one place outside the finals, but still six wins adrift […]
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, […]
NBL1 Central women’s team summary: Eastern Mavericks
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 Eastern Mavericks women’s side that impressed in season 2019 finishing third on the ladder but fell short […]
NBL1 South men’s team summary: Mt Gambier Pioneers
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 Mt Gambier Pioneers men’s team that earned the title of minor premiers before ultimately falling short in […]
Andrew Bogut to take hiatus, Kings and Bogut part ways for 2020/21
FORMER NBA champion and 2019 National Basketball League (NBL) Most Valuable Player, Andrew Bogut, has made the decision not to re-sign with the Sydney Kings for the upcoming 2020/21 NBL season, but emphasises that this is by no means a retirement announcement. This comes amidst what has been an unprecedented offseason so far in the […]
Young guns in the WNBL: Zitina Aokuso
IN the pool of up and coming young talent rising through the WNBL ranks, Townsville Fire’s Zitina Aokuso sits at the top in terms of her dominance and ability to impose herself on the basketball court. The 21-year-old, who is making her way towards the tail end of recovering from a devastating anterior cruciate ligament […]
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 […]
NBL1 Central women’s team summary: Woodville Warriors
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 Woodville Warriors women’s side that finished in eighth spot on the ladder after a relatively up and […]
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 […]
