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Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organised rules. It originated in America, where the main league is the NBA.
The National Basketball League is Australia's top-level professional basketball competition. It formed in 1978, playing a winter season (April-September). In 1998 the competition was shifted to a summer competition between October and April, mainly to avoid competing directly against Australia's various football codes.
There are currently twelve teams in the league, with teams in all capital cities (except Canberra, Hobart and Darwin), regional centres Cairns, Newcastle, Townsville and Wollongong, as well as New Zealand. A second Melbourne club, the South Dragons, will enter the league in season 2006/07. The NBL has also become the first Australian sporting league to field a team from Asia with a Singapore side scheduled to play in the 2006/07 season.
- June 10, 2006 - Leroy Loggins, Mark Davis and Ray Borner and Brian Kerle are adducted into the NBL Hall of Fame [1]
- May 23, 2006 - The Singapore Slingers announces its nickname, the Slingers [2]
- May 23, 2006 - The Geelong Supercats look to build a stadium large enough so they can join the league [3]
| Regular Season | ||||||||||
| Team | P | W | L | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | % Pts | % Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Bullets | 33 | 28 | 5 | 5-0 | W18 | 16-1 | 12-4 | 114.4% | 85% |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 33 | 25 | 8 | 4-1 | W3 | 15-2 | 10-6 | 107.0% | 76% |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2-3 | W1 | 15-2 | 8-8 | 107.0% | 70% |
| 4 | Sydney Kings | 33 | 20 | 13 | 3-2 | W1 | 14-2 | 6-11 | 103.8% | 61% |
| 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2-3 | L1 | 13-4 | 6-10 | 103.1% | 58% |
| 6 | Cairns Taipans | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2-3 | L2 | 12-5 | 5-11 | 100.2% | 52% |
| 7 | South Dragons | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2-3 | W1 | 8-8 | 7-10 | 97.3% | 45% |
| 8 | Singapore Slingers | 33 | 13 | 20 | 3-2 | L2 | 9-7 | 4-13 | 96.0% | 39% |
| 9 | Wollongong Hawks | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1-4 | L1 | 6-11 | 5-11 | 95.4% | 33% |
| 10 | New Zealand Breakers | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2-3 | L1 | 9-7 | 2-15 | 96.6% | 33% |
| 11 | Adelaide 36ers | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1-4 | W1 | 7-9 | 4-13 | 93.6% | 33% |
| 12 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 33 | 5 | 28 | 2-3 | W1 | 4-12 | 1-16 | 89.5% | 15% |
Portal:National Basketball League (Australia)/Picture Archive/April 2007
...that the Singapore Slingers license has now been with 3 different teams since the Newcastle Falcons left the competition?
Here are some open WikiProject Australian basketball tasks:
- Teams: Make articles on defunct teams. Adelaide City Eagles, Bankstown Bruins, etc. Full list at [4]
- Players: Please go here to find a list of players that we still need to make.
- Seasons: Please get started on the Season articles. We have some work to do to get all the results from way back in the 1979 season. As you can see, only the current season has actually been created.
- Venues: Distinctive Homes Dome, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Cairns Convention Centre, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, State Netball and Hockey Centre, Trusts Stadium, Challenge Stadium, Vodafone Arena, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Townsville Entertainment Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, Wollongong Entertainment Centre.
- Boxes and Tables:
Make a userbox, Make playerbox, Make ladder table, Make results table,NBL Stub signal, NBL page,Page involved with NBL, NBL or Basketball Barnster. - Awards:
25th Anniversary Team (2003),20th Anniversary Team (1998), Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Player - Grand Final, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Best Defensive Player, Best Sixth Man, Good Hands Award (defunct), Most Efficient Player (defunct) - Extra Can people please put info on 'Philips Cup' Pre-season 'Blitz' and the 'All*Star game'
Please feel free to edit these tasks and to discuss these tasks.
Portal:National Basketball League (Australia)/Article Archive/April 2007
Main Category:
Basketball in Australia:
Overview: Forms of basketball - Terminology - Rules - Trophies and awards - Stubs
People and Venues: Players - Coaches - Awards - Venues
Leagues: Leagues - National Basketball League - Women's National Basketball League
Teams and games: Australian Teams - NBL Teams - WNBL Teams - Basketball World Championship - Basketball at the Olympics
The Australian Basketball Association has 5 leagues in it. These are the SEABL, Big V, QABL, Central Australian Basketball League and Waratah League.
