Most NBL players attend college in America, but where do they go? In the past decade, NBL players have come from 173 colleges from all parts of the country and every conference imaginable.
Read MoreThe 12-man Australian Boomers team that will compete at the FIBA World Cup and the lead-up games in Perth and Melbourne has been announced today, Wednesday, August 7. The team features two players who are set to make their national team debuts. Jonah Bolden and Xavier Cooks have been selected for the first time after…
Read MoreSixteen-time NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of free agency. They only have four NBA players on their current roster, including incoming rookie Talen Horton-Tucker, swingman Kyle Kuzma and future Hall of Famers LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They recently extended qualifying offers to guard Alex Caruso and forward Johnathan Williams. Potentially,…
Read MoreSydney, NSW – Today is D-Day for the Sydney Kings. It’s the second game of their best-of-three semifinal series against defending champions Melbourne United. After last Thursday’s trashing in Melbourne, Sydney are ready to make up for it and make a statement at home. Game 1 is behind them now. The 95-73 loss…
Read MoreThere may be other people other there more qualified than me to judge this but as someone who has been a Victorian basketball fanatic since 1985 I think I can safely say the Chris Goulding is a flopper. I sat in the stands and cheered the North Melbourne Giants firstly (due to the fact I already supported…
Read MoreThe NBL’s lucky stars have finally aligned in the playoffs to have the perfect marketing recipe for success. Perth vs Brisbane, Melbourne vs Sydney. The rivalries are back. What does it mean for the NBL’s marketing heads? It’s all about location, location, location. Big cities, bigger venues, biggest population. Australia’s four major cities will be…
Read MoreSydney Kings Head Coach Andrew Gaze made a surprising announcement today that he will be leaving the ball club at the end of the 2019 NBL Finals. Gaze informed Kings management of his decision to step down on Monday night. Speculation is rife that Gaze is considering a move back to Melbourne to be…
Read MoreThe 2018/19 NBL season has arguably had the best spread of imports the league has ever seen. The talent on show in every team has been fantastic to watch and brings the standard of competition up to a level not seen for many years. Here at Aussie Hoopla, we’ve ranked all 28 imports that suited…
Read MoreCongratulations to all the NBL Award Winners. Below is the complete list of awardees: Andrew Gaze Trophy – Most Valuable Player: ANDREW BOGUT 1st Andrew Bogut – 83 Votes 2nd Casper Ware – 77 Votes 3rd Bryce Cotton – 65 Votes Lindsay Gaze Trophy – Coach of the Year: DEAN VICKERMAN 1st Dean…
Read MoreSydney Kings superstar centre Andrew Bogut was named the Hungry Jack’s NBL Most Valuable Player in 2018/2019 at the NBL Awards Night in Melbourne overnight. The tight NBL MVP race came down between Bogut (83 votes) and Melbourne’s Casper Ware (77 votes), with only six votes separating the two stars. Perth’s Bryce Cotton placed…
Read MorePOS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
1 | Top Club FC | 21 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
2 | The Reapers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 |
3 | Crimson Kings | 19 | 4 | 4 | 61 |
4 | Wind Slayers | 18 | 2 | 6 | 56 |
5 | Deadly Predators | 18 | 2 | 4 | 56 |
Below is an up-to-date roster for each NBL team and a list of rumours and potential signings derived from discussions with NBL staff and media. Players listed as contracted comes from information supplied by the National Basketball League. * = Denotes import player ** = Naturalised Australian DP = a member of the team's development roster SRP = the previously named Asian player exception denoting an Asian player who qualifies as a local in the NBL. MP = Marquee players listed as known Click here…
READ MOREHarry Froling joins the podcast to give an update on his health after suffering a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain following an alleged assault outside a popular Wollongong nightclub. A year into his recovery, he also talks about his brother Sam's chances of making the Boomers Olympic squad, the issues the NBL faces with poor refereeing and the issues that arise from Larry Kestleman owning the league and NBL teams at the same time. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball…
READ MOREBrian Goorjian has signed a multi-year deal to become the Sydney Kings' head coach after their disappointing end to last season. Goorjian, who previously led the Kings to a three-peat championship run (2003-2005), holds the record for the most games coached in NBL history (803) and the most titles in league history at six. Goorjian himself expressed his excitement at returning to the team where he found so much success. “Honestly, I never thought I’d leave Sydney the first time after we built everything from…
READ MORESam MacKinnon played sixteen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the South East Melbourne Magic, West Sydney Razorbacks, Townsville Crocodiles, Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne Tigers. He averaged 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 459 NBL games. Injuries forced him to retire at only 33 years of age but despite that, he still etched out a Hall Of Fame career where he sits in the top 10 all-time for rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. The all-round talent also represented Australia at the 1996…
READ MOREThe Tasmania JackJumpers have advanced into the semifinals for NBL24 after delivering a 16-point win over the Illawarra Hawks at MyState Bank Arena. The game got off to a rocky start, with key players from both sides succumbing to injuries in the opening minutes. For Tasmania, Marcus Lee exited the match with a shoulder injury after getting entangled with Sam Froling under the basket. While not a star player, Lee's absence disrupted the JackJumpers' rotation and forced his teammates to step up. Riding high on…
READ MOREVeteran Brad Newley will retire after the NBL24 campaign after 11 seasons in the NBL. The 38-year-old has been a staple in Australian Men’s basketball and represented his country twice at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. His glittering career consists of two Commonwealth Games gold medals, four golds at the FIBA Oceania Championship plus a silver at the event in 2009, and a gold in 2017 at the FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon. Newley made his mark in the league for…
READ MOREMichael Hill played seven seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Canberra Cannons and the Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 235 NBL games and was a key part of Brisbane’s 2007 championship, where he averaged 20 minutes per game coming off the bench. After winning an NBL championship in 2007 his NBL career was cut short thanks to the ineffective salary cap solution which was the NBL Points System. A system that was initially developed to create parity…
READ MOREDemitrius Conger signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2017–18 NBL season. In 27 games for the Hawks, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals with the Hawks, who narrowly missed out on making the playoffs, finishing in fifth place (12-16). Conger went on to finish second in league MVP voting and earned All-NBL First Team honours. He spent the following season playing in Adelaide, where he saw a drop in his production but was a vital part of a team that narrowly…
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