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Chance grows United has its answer
THERE appears to be a growing chance Melbourne is zeroing in on its new NBL coach to replace departing Dean Vickerman, with Jacob Chance's name being whispered in United's corridors of power. A former United assistant, Chance steered Austin Spurs to the NBA G-League's Western Conference quarterfinals.
FLASHBACK 150: Australian Men's C'ship, October, 1981
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
Opals host China in Melbourne in July
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AUSTRALIA's Opals, currently ranked at #3 in the world by FIBA, will host #4-ranked China in a two match series in July at John Cain Arena, but Perth Lynx's former import star, 211cm Han Xu, is unlikely to be a key player for the visitors or the major drawcard for the pre-World Cup event.
Glee in Adelaide as top coach signs on
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IT'S official. The Adelaide 36ers have just made their best coaching decision since hiring Joey Wright by appointing five-time NBL championship winner Trevor Gleeson as head coach for the next three years, reuniting him with Bryce Cotton from their glory days in Perth.
Breakers land World Champion coach
REIGNING FIBA World Champion coach Gordon Herbert has accepted the task of turning the NBL's Ignite Cup holding New Zealand Breakers back into a powerhouse, and Tasmania has confirmed securing prodigal son Taran Armstrong for the JackJumpers' 2026-27 campaign.
FLASHBACK 149: Tip Off, April 11, 1990
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
New Boom times ahead for Cotton
BRYCE Cotton, naturalised and as the Most Valuable Player in the NBL our current best Aussie playing domestically, finally will suit up as a Boomer when the national team takes on Guam and the Philippines in July's FIBA World Cup qualifying window, the matches ironically in Perth.
FLASHBACK 148: ACC, May 1982; Tap In, March 1979
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
FLASHBACK 147: Rebound, September 14, 1981
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
FLASHBACK 146: Tip Off, May 12, 1982
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
