Top 5 NZNBL games to watch: Week 1
BASKETBALL fans need to wait just one more week for the first tip-off of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. Whilst all 10 games will undoubtedly be popular, we have picked out five that might have some extra meaning to them and should be put in the calendar. 1 The Opening Tip-Off – […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Team-by-team lists
THE 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown is ready and raring to go with all seven teams not having completed their lists for the upcoming season. The Player Draft was completed last Thursday, and while three days of Trade Period did not not see a move made, a couple of players had to change […]
NZNBL Player Draft: Team-by-Team picks
YESTERDAY the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Player Draft was run and done with the 84 players who will take part in this year’s New Zealand NBL selected. Otago Nuggets made history being the first team to read out a drafted selection, taking Jordan Ngatai. The first five rounds were completed within an hour […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
