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United takes a smart Chance, as expected
MELBOURNE United today finally put its fanbase out of its misery, announcing Jacob Chance as the club's NBL head coach until the end of the 2029-30 season, Dean Vickerman's former assistant returning from a stint in the US as head coach of San Antonio Spurs' G-League affiliate Austin Spurs.
FLASHBACK 153: The Cannon, April 13, 1985
*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.*
NBL championship beat the Knicks' NBA rout
ALWAYS far too anxious to copy the NBA or to claim it is the world's second-best league behind it, the NBL has just missed a golden opportunity to actually make a bold claim which genuinely stands up. The NBL's five-game 2026 championship was far more entertaining than the NBA's.
Historic new 'first' for Bruton NBL legacy
INCREDIBLE as many will find it, the Bruton name is about to move into its third generation in the NBL with Rio, son of CJ, son of Cal, to debut next season at the club which has meant so much to the family over the journey - the Brisbane Bullets. This historic event is an exclusive "Bruton First".
Tune in as I join Bruce and Steve at TRP
IF my website here is one of your regular destinations then I am very confident you would enjoy "The Reverse Pivot" podcast presented by NBL championship-winning coach Bruce Palmer and former Brisbane Bullets guard and longtime coach Steve McLeod talking basketball present, past and future.
GOAT or GOTE? Answering an age old debate
WHO is the GOAT of the NBL, the GOAT of the NBA, the GOAT of FIBA? These are perennial debates (except maybe the last one) that lean into your personal favourites, recency biases, the state of the sport at the time and can never satisfactorily be answered. So why try? Because it IS a perennial debate.
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.
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.
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.
