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BA had no option with NZ NBL
BASKETBALL Australia is bearing the brunt of the heat today for its decision to prevent Mount Gambier from joining the NZ NBL in 2020, but in truth it had no option other than to rule against the Pioneers.
Jazz to tune up with 36ers
DON'T expect the Adelaide 36ers, revamped and retooled as they may be, to cause the NBA's Utah Jazz any hiccups when they meet again in Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 5.
Dream game for Lightning star
MAC Adelaide Lightning's returning star guard/forward Stephanie Talbot rocked the WNBA today with a career game for Minnesota Lynx in a rout of Atlanta Dream.
FLASHBACK 123: 1978
*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.*
Canada suddenly looming largely
AUSTRALIA's FIBA World Cup intragroup rival Canada is looming largely on the horizon as a potential foil - a la the 2000 Sydney Olympics - yesterday appointing Toronto Raptors' NBA championship-winning coach Nick Nurse.
Tassie 'happy as Larry'
NBL owner Larry Kestelman has entered a 120-day exclusive negotiation with Hobart's Glenorchy City Council which, if successful, would not only return big-league basketball to the Derwent Entertainment Centre but a $150-$200 million upgrade to the whole precinct.
Webster's defining win
BREAKERS game-buster Corey Webster found his shot last night in Changzhou, scoring 19 to halftime en route to a game-high 23 as NBL Select won the dead rubber 86-74 over China.
Sheeds speaks for FTF
AFL Hall of Fame legend, former Richmond star and four-time Essendon premiership coach Kevin Sheedy is the prize guest for the Free Throw Foundation's next big lunch on Thursday, July 18.
FLASHBACK 122: October 2-6, 1980
*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.*
China makes it 2-0, and oh, why two?
ADELAIDE 36ers coach Joey Wright needed more toughness, defensive commitment, locker-room presences and basketball IQ to improve his 36ers next season.
