2011/12 NBL Season/off-season news/Boomers

[Gozu]

Wollongong beat Sydney in a preseason game tonight in Terrigal 74-67. Oscar Forman had 21 for the Hawks and import Darnell Lazare had 22 for the Kings.

[Gozu]

The Cairns Taipans have completed their roster for this season with the signing of import Shane Edwards a SF who has been playing in the D-League & Italy.

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Huge news for the NBL with the creation of their own NBL League Pass which will see every single NBL/Boomers/Opals games this season televised:

THE NBL has signed a landmark deal that will see every game televised live across all digital platforms.

In what it claims is an Australian first, Basketball Australia will produce and distribute coverage of league games, plus men's and women's national team games in Australia, on NBL.TV

The long-term deal, effective from the start of the 2012-13 season in October, could eventually allow subscribers to view two games at once and on demand across smart phones, tablets, IPTV and PCs.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/bas ... 6459396997

[Gozu]

Big day of news for the NBL with this landmark NBL.TV thing (in effect NBL League Pass), $79 for a season pass (every single game), discounted to $59 if you pre-register before September 23rd and the NBL will have monthly passes available for $19.

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/2012 ... cast-deal/

Also in playing signings the Wollongong Hawks today signed their second import in ex-Blaze star Adris DeLeon and former Sydney King Julian Khazzouh has signed with a team in Poland for this season.

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats have signed a new assistant coach an American guy called Adam Tatalovich who's worked in the NBA as a video-coordinator for the Chicago Bulls & New Orleans Hornets.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/bas ... 6460102516

[Gozu]

Not NBL exactly but former 36er Rick Brunson is now an assistant coach with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats under former 36ers coach Mike Dunlap.

[Gozu]

The 36ers have named Adam Gibson & Nathan Crosswell as co-captains this season and Anthony Petrie as vice-captain.

Also the NZ Breakers have announced the completion of their roster for this season with the signing of Corey Webster who is returning to the team after a one-year drug suspension and have named three development players in Josh Bloxham, Reuben Te Rangi and Morgan Natanahira.

[Gozu]

In a pre-season game in Kilsyth tonight Wollongong defeated Melbourne 67-54. Oscar Forman lead the Hawks with 22 and Kevin Braswell top scored for the Tigers with 14.

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Wollongong beat Melbourne again today at Albert Park 90-66. Oscar Forman had 19 and Tyson Demos had 18 for the Hawks and Seth Scott lead the Tigers with 13.

[Gozu]

Seems to be some drama with the Sydney Kings with CEO & former coach Ian Robilliard stepping down just a month out from the start of the season according to Boti Nagy. Also new signing Kevin Smith an American born/naturalised kiwi has supposedly been released already too.

[Gozu]

The NBL have announced their pre-season tournament will be held combined with the WNBL in Melbourne running from the 20th-23rd September.

Also the Kings have now made it official that Kevin Smith has been released.

[Gozu]

The 36ers won their first game of their pre-season tournament in China tonight beating Elkhart Express who play in the IBL a US minor league, 88-64. Top scorers for the 36ers were Daniel Johnson with 21, Luke Schenscher had 17, Adam Gibson 13 and Stephen Weigh 11.

Also tonight Sydney beat Cairns in a pre-season game in Tamworth 98-93 in OT. Corin Henry had 33 for the Kings and Cam Tragardh had 28 for the Taipans.

[Gozu]

The 36ers are now 2-0 in the tournament in China after beating OKK Beograd from Serbia tonight 96-56. Johnson & Weigh were the top scorers with 19 points each.

Also Sydney beat Cairns again tonight in Tamworth 80-60. Tom Garlepp & Corin Henry lead the Kings with 16 each and Dusty Rychart had 14 for the Taipans.

[Gozu]

The 36ers won the tournament in China after beating Brian Goorjian's Dongguan Leopards tonight 65-59.

Top scorers were Luke Schenscher with 15 and Daniel Johnson with 14.

[Gozu]

Coming off that tournament win in China the 36ers today announced they've signed import CJ Massingale a SG who has been playing in the SEABL competition for years.

[Johno6]

the guy at work told me this earlier this morning
said he spoke to him at the seabl grand finla on sat or something?
said he seemed like a nice enoughg uy, reckons he will do well in the nbl as a sg/sf

[Gozu]

One thing that might not see him put up great numbers aside from the big step up to the NBL is I think the 36ers intend to use him as the back up SG to replace Darren Ng and fill a similar type role.

[Gozu]

Still in China the 36ers beat Elkhart Express again tonight 88-76. Top scorers for the 36ers were Gibson 21, Schenscher 20 and Johnson 15. Also tonight the NZ Breakers beat Wollongong 70-61 in Christchurch in front of 6,000 fans a huge crowd for a pre-season game.

[brod]

Still in China the 36ers beat Elkhart Express again tonight 88-76. Top scorers for the 36ers were Gibson 21, Schenscher 20 and Johnson 15. Also tonight the NZ Breakers beat Wollongong 70-61 in Christchurch in front of 6,000 fans a huge crowd for a pre-season game.

I think Id be pretty safe in saying that Christchurch would be willing to embrace ANY professional sport at the moment

[Gozu]

Maybe but most NBL teams would love 6,000 to a regular season game let alone a pre-season game.

Top scorers from last night's Breakers/Hawks game were Mika Vukona 16 & Cedric Jackson 14 for the Breakers and Lance Hurdle 15 & Rhys Martin 13 for the Hawks.