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Tim Paine joins JackJumpers in high performance role

The Tasmania JackJumpers have bolstered their high-performance department with the acquisition of former Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine.

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Basketball star named as Labor pick for Queensland seat

Matt Smith, who played seven seasons in the NBL, has been named as Labor's candidate for the seat of Leichhardt in far-north Queensland.

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Hutchison sells NBL club Perth Wildcats for $40m

The Perth Wildcats are set for their second ownership change in the space of three years, with Mark Arena signing a deal to buy the NBL club.

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NBA draft prospect Malique Lewis joins NBL's Phoenix

Trinidad and Tobago forward Malique Lewis has joined South East Melbourne under the NBL's Next Stars program in an attempt to boost his NBA draft stock.

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Breakers heading back to US for NBA pre-season games

The New Zealand Breakers will represent the NBL in two exhibition games against NBA opposition in October, taking on the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Tough Paris selection calls loom as Boomers beat China

It's crunch time for the Australian Boomers ahead of the Paris Olympics, with a 17-man squad to be cut to 12 following a warm-up series sweep of China.

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Olympic twist to Jack McVeigh's basketball love story

Australian Boomers forward Jack McVeigh's decision to sidestep his honeymoon to press claims for a Paris Olympics berth looks increasingly likely to pay off.

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NBL expansion on cards as Blitz returns to Gold Coast

The NBL Blitz pre-season tournament is headed back to the Gold Coast in September as league officials consider whether the city should host an expansion team.

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Olympic selection on the line for Boomers and Opals

After missing out on Tokyo, Xavier Cooks is one of several Boomers squad members fighting to make the cut for Paris, with selection on the line against China.

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Ex-Wildcat Sarr goes second in NBA draft, Furphy slides

French forward Alex Sarr has made NBL history as pick No.2 in the NBA draft, but Australian first-round prospect Johnny Furphy wasn't among the 30 names called.

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NBL to run WNBL after Basketball Australia sells

Larry Kestelman and Robyn Denholm will have the majority interest of the WNBL after the 2024-25 season, with Basketball Australia retaining a minority stake.

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Christmas Day games return to NBL schedule

The Sydney Kings and NBL champions the Tasmania JackJumpers will host Christmas Day games as festive features of the 2024-25 season schedule.

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NBL's Bullets return to Entertainment Centre home court

The Brisbane Bullets are continuing to make changes this off-season with the announcement of a new home court.

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NBL champs Tasmania confirmed for Intercontinental Cup

Scott Roth's NBL champion Tasmania JackJumpers are going global, representing Oceania at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore in September.

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Boomers shooter Goulding welcomes Olympic roster battle

Chris Goulding is hell-bent on being part of the Boomers' bid for an unprecedented Olympic Games gold medal as the selection deadline for Paris approaches.

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Tasmania can be 'mecca' for Australian basketball: Roth

Tasmania can be the "mecca'' for Australian basketball if more courts are built and sub-par facilities refurbished, JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says.

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Xavier Cook gives Goorjian, Sydney Kings major boost

Xavier Cooks is chasing more NBL championships with the Sydney Kings after returning to the club on a three-year deal, following a brief stint in the NBA.

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In the UK's top baseball league, crowds are small, babysitters are key and the Mets are a dynasty

Baseball at the highest club level in Britain is competitive but it’s a league in which babysitters are just as important as balls and strikes

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Lifelong Wildcats fan submits offer to buy NBL club

The Perth Wildcats could be set for their third owner in the space of three years after Mark Arena tabled an offer to buy the NBL powerhouse club.

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NBL, WNBL to hold HoopsFest weekend round in Perth

The men's and women's National Basketball Leagues will converge on Perth in September for a weekend-long festival mirroring similar concepts in the NRL and AFL.

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Mody Maor leaves Breakers, JackJumpers lock in import

Head coach Mody Maor has left the New Zealand Breakers, while the Tasmania JackJumpers have re-signed star import Jordan Crawford.

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New analysis sees Boston Celtics taking NBL big man in 2024 NBA draft

Can Boston find win-now help this late in the draft?

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Young guns cut as Boomers refine for Paris push

There is no room for Rocco Zikarsky in Australia's 17-man Olympic squad, the teenager one of five cut ahead of Melbourne's final camp and games next month.

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Boomers star returns in NBL boost for Melbourne

Boomers forward and NBA champion Jack White has agreed to return to Melbourne United in a boost to the team's NBL title prospects next season.

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Basketball mourns loss of NBL figure Corey Williams

Former National Basketball League MVP and outspoken commentator Corey Williams, 46, has died after a battle with cancer.

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