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Wait for it, new eligibility?
THE NBL's first officially supported Combine ended yesterday at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and, wait for it, there easily could be a new secret eligibility category.
Now Sandy needs to select assistants
WE tipped it months ago, confirmed it on April 9 but Basketball Australia waited until today to reveal what most wanted, Sandy Brondello as our new Opals coach through to Tokyo 2020.
BAM! Nice United moves
B.A.M! Melbourne United has retained two key players and added a former AFLer to a roster already boasting Rio Olympians Dave Andersen and Chris Goulding and NBL championship-winner Tai Wesley.
Door ajar for NBL hopefuls
DON'T forget, it tips off tomorrow, the NBL's first fully supported Combine, at Melbourne's Sports and Aquatic Centre for players outside the league's purview who think they can make it in the big league.
FLASHBACK 85: Tokyo, the first time
*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.*
Is NZ joshing with Duinker?
HE'S got a New Zealand-born mother and a New Zealand passport but as of this week, former Sydney Kings "big' Josh Duinker has been reclassified as an import in the New Zealand NBL.
Oscar was an Original
THE triple-double record of legendary NBA guard Oscar Robertson fell this week to OKC’s Russell Westbrook, but the “Big O” still paved the way for many to follow.
Cruisy Suzy stays put
RECORD-setting five-time WNBL and reigning MVP Suzy Batkovic today ensured the balance of power would not shift greatly next season by signing to stay with Townsville.
And the Oscar goes to - Russell
HE did it – and how. Russell Westbrook today broke the NBA triple-double record of 41 for a season, set by Cincinnati Royals’ Oscar Robertson in 1961-62.
