In the coming weeks, Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving will have a big decision to make. The repercussions from it could follow him the rest of his career. Irving was born in Australia while his father, Drederick, played professional basketball there, and as a result has dual citizenship. He has publicly flirted with the idea of playing for Australia in the [...]
It is believed the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, having lost an import to injury on the eve of the season, tabled an offer of about $1 million to sign Mills and Melbourne felt it would be unfair to keep him in the NBL on a fraction of the money. ”We have agreed to release him immediately,” Tigers majority owner Seamus McPeake [...]
MELBOURNE Tigers and the NBL are hailing it as their Harry Kewell moment – only better. The signing of Boomers point guard Patty Mills is set to provide the Tigers and the league with a massive boost that could lead to sell-out crowds around the country. Signed on the proviso he is released once the NBA lockout is lifted (so [...]
Andrew Bogut will help his native land from the bench, it seems, as an assistant coach for the Aussie national hoops team. From Sportando: “Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will spend his time during the NBA lockout as assistant coach of the Australian national team that will face New Zealand in an Olympic qualifying series. Bogut hoped to play for [...]
Two of the world’s top 10 basketball teams will feature at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of a new series 26 May 2011, Singapore – Singapore will play host to two of the world’s top 10 basketball countries, China and Australia, at the inaugural Youyi Games, a brand new premium international basketball event that will take place at the [...]
Even Down Under they’re talking about European ball and the NBA lockout. New Zealand Breakers CEO Richard Clarke today (or yesterday Antipodean Standard Time perhaps…) announced a couple of Euro-tinted roster moves by his defending Australian National Basketball League champs. According to New Zealand-based The Press, national team member Thomas Abercrombie will eschew playing in Europe as he has re-signed [...]
As the National Basketball League braces itself for a thrilling conclusion to the 2010/11 iiNet NBL Championship season this weekend, the finalists for several major award categories have been revealed. The top five votegetters for the Coach of the Year (the Lindsay Gaze Trophy), Most Improved Player, Best Sixth Man, Rookie of the Year and Best Defensive Player awards have [...]
The Basketball Australia High Performance commission has announced the group of 25 players who will make up the 2011 Australian Jayco Opals basketball squad as they look ahead to a busy schedule in the build up to this year’s FIBA Oceania Qualifiers in September against New Zealand. Headlining the star-studded list are two of Australia’s most accomplished basketball exports, Lauren [...]
The National Basketball League has released the potential first round dates for the 2011 iiNet NBL Finals Series following the confirmation of the four teams to qualify for the post-season. The New Zealand Breakers have already clinched the minor premiership and are guaranteed of finishing first despite still having two games to play. The Breakers will have home court advantage [...]
e final four for the National Basketball League has been determined as the Cairns Taipans scored a 90-87 overtime victory over the Perth Wildcats to claim a berth in the 2011 iiNet NBL Finals Series and eliminate the Wollongong Hawks from contention, while the Townsville Crocodiles clinched second place with an 82-72 road win over the Melbourne Tigers. With the [...]
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