From 1985 to 1987, the Bullets and 36ers were the two dominant teams in the NBL and the two clubs met in the 1986 NBL Grand Final, the first NBL GF to be played over a 3-game series.
Finished last in the inaugural season and never competed in the NBL again. [1], Before the establishment of the NBL, there were two national basketball competitions: the National Titles and the Australian Club Championships. Players who will be part of the scheme will be selected by a special NBL panel and, should they accept the NBL's offer, be contracted directly by the NBL and placed into an allocation pool to be distributed among the NBL's teams. Looking like a different team the Slingers put on a display unseen to the SingaporeIndoor Stadium crowd this season. Watching Mike Helms totally dominate on the basketball court is like watching Tiger Woods dominate the golf course, David Beckham dominate on the football field or Fernando Alonso dominate on the race track. It is the first - and so far, the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/2007 season.
[66] In addition, for the 201516 season Nine Network secured one weekly match (every Sunday afternoon) for FTA. The games have previously always been held in the U.S. and Canada, and typically are held during September and early October. You bet he is! When Bradtke returned to Adelaide with the Tigers on 4 July 1993 he was soundly booed whenever he touched the ball by the 8,000 strong crowd at the Clipsal Powerhouse. Ng signed with the Singapore Slingers for the 2007-08 NBL season and averaged a career high 13.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
The Slingers have now moved into eight spot,giving the teama realistic glimpse of the playoffs. - 6 months ago
Acquired the licence from the Hunter Pirates, becoming the first Asian team to enter the NBL. And then there were ten.. Acquired the licence from the Canberra Cannons and competed for several seasons before folding. Both the 36ers and the Hawks will be competing along with the Slingers for that vital playoff position. - 1 year ago
On 5 October 2017, Hungry Jack's became the naming rights sponsor for the NBL. GetNewsVideo('616969'); Slumping Singapore Slingers thwarted by former player Jerran Young
Beating Wollongong in Wollongong is a tough ask and they have been a top team in the league for some time now. FULL-TIME - 2ND JAN, OCBC ARENA, SINGAPORE, FULL-TIME - 4TH JAN, OCBC ARENA, SINGAPORE, FULL-TIME - 7TH JAN, OCBC ARENA, SINGAPORE, FULL-TIME - 8TH JAN, OCBC ARENA, SINGAPORE, FULL-TIME - 13TH JAN, HI-TEST ARENA, BATAM, FULL-TIME - 15TH JAN, HI-TEST ARENA, BATAM, FULL-TIME - 16TH JAN, HI-TEST ARENA, BATAM, FULL-TIME - 12TH FEB, Nguyen Du Arena, HCM, FULL-TIME - 15TH FEB, NGUYEN DU ARENA, HCM, FULL-TIME - 16TH FEB, NGUYEN DU ARENA, HCM. Melbourne. GetNewsVideo('767856'); NBL Round 6: Siglap hand first defeat to Hornets
The salary cap for each team is $AU1.1 million as a 'soft cap' with marquee players able to be paid amounts that will exceed that amount for the team. Watch the game on TNT or listen to the game on WFED-AM 1500/THE FAN-FM 106.7. GetNewsVideo('766839'); Siglap Basketball Club beat GBA Hoops in 2022 season opener
As a team the Slingers have under-performed and as individuals i believe it may have sunk in that in order to achieve each player needs to look at themselves and work on each aspect that has made them better players in recent seasons. They chose to withdraw from the competition due to international flight costs to Australia and New Zealand.
Gaining his 100th win as Head Coach Gordie Mcleod can be pleased with his teams effort last night at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong. The Singapore Slingers is a Singaporean professional basketball team that currently compete in the ASEAN Basketball League. Struggling all season to post a good away record the Slingers have won justfour games on the road. The Slingers came out firing after the restart though, scoring the first eight points to regain the lead. The guys truly deserve it, added Mcleod.
Since then, the NBL has used the term "non-restricted" to describe all players signed as locals, including Asian/Oceanic players signed under the regional initiative. [29], In the 202223 season, the NBL introduced play-in games. A second Melbourne club, the South Dragons, entered the league in the 200607 season, but was short lived, soon folding 3 years later after the 200809 season in which they were premiers. 3 games 4 days: This is the second time the Slingers have had such a tight trip an both times the Slingers have come out on top. Shi-Yu Ng (197-F-2000) followed them with 11 points in the losing effort. The regular season starts in early October and ends in mid February. Singapore host the League leading Brisbane Bullets in their last regular season home game on Wednesday, February 7th at the There are currently ten teams; nine teams in Australia and one team in New Zealand. - 10 months ago
The chosen players will receive a salary of at least A$100,000, as well as a car, apartment, and flights home during NBL breaks. - 9 months ago
[74], On 9 May 2014, to help attract high-calibre imports or offer financial incentive for local stars considering overseas opportunities, the NBL introduced a marquee player rule, in which a team can nominate one player whose salary is paid outside the cap, with a 25% Marquee Player levy applied to any payment made above the salary cap. 3 time NBL Champions the Sydney Firepower Kings left their guard down as they let the humid conditions disrupt their preparations. Both teams were perennial championship contenders in the late 1980s and early 90s and had several marquee players with excellent match-ups, the three most notable all involving American imports: Al Green (Adelaide) vs Cal Bruton (Perth), Mark Davis (Adelaide) vs James Crawford (Perth) and Bill Jones (Adelaide) vs Tiny Pinder (Perth). They have been in Singapore for three years, since March 2006. Merged with the South East Melbourne Magic to form the Victoria Titans for the seasons, 19982002. The Slingers swingman backed up his player of the week honours and showed the Singapore crowd what they missed out on just three days prior. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. GetNewsVideo('765358'); SEA Games 2022: Larry-Hua Liew paces Singapore past Cambodia
A game that has been in the making allseason, showed the true potential of a team that has recently broken a five game losing streak. Larry Davidson added 12 points while Brad Davidson controlled the flow of play with 12 assists.
Finished 521 in 1982 and left the NBL. Next Stars may also be exempt. May 20, 2016 Dan Boyce Aussies Abroad 0 2318 Views Google Advertisements Former NBL coach Frank Arsego has been named head coach of the Singapore National Men's Basketball team and will take over the team officially next month. Speed: He can blow past his defender with ease. Quite simply, there is no player in the league that can stop him. - 10 months ago
Fighting back quickly they took control and re-established the lead to emerge victorious by twelve points. 201617 set a new attendance record for the league, with the figure being matched the following year, as well as the Grand Final series for the 201718 season. - 7 months ago
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With justfour rounds leftafterTownsville the Slingers play top eight teams 5 time out of their remaining eight games.
The challenge is on to to take the Island Nation to the big dance. - 1 year ago
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[1] Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. Became the Geelong Supercats for the seasons, 19881996. [24], Following two condensed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 202223 NBL season and the 2023 finals series saw a number of all-time attendance records being set for the league.[25]. GetNewsVideo('741700'); Ballin' in Bali Day 1: Singapore Slingers progress to the knockouts by the skin of their teeth
Other variants include Brisbane Bullets/Cairns Taipans (current version), Brisbane Bullets/Townsville Crocodiles and the Brisbane Bullets/Cairns Taipans/Townsville Crocodiles triple.
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Since then game attendance, TV viewership, website visitors and app downloads have been consistently on the increase. [19][20][21], In 2018, the South East Melbourne Phoenix were announced as the latest club to join the league, and started competing in the 201920 season; a season which was widely regarded as a major season for the league. - 2 years ago
Moving to Townsville now, Saturday will see Singapore play their third game in four days. GetNewsVideo('786185'); Gettys re-signs at Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers
Combining for 46 of the Slingers total Marquin Chandler and Mike Helms showed that they can bethe importcombination that was so eagerly speculated about earlier in the season. The concept was revived in 2012 with an All-Star game between North and South that was scheduled for December 2012.[91]. - 3 years ago
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The Singapore Slingers have created history to reach the Philips Championship playoffs in their first season by defeating Adelaide at home on Wednesday 105-100, Wollongong on the road last night 96-93, and tonight the South Dragons in After being heckled and taunted all night in a quiet game by his standards, Hodge caused more controversy when he stamped and spat on the Brett Maher signature on the centre of the Brett Maher Court following his new club's win. We will hear from NBL Hall of Famer Bob. Singapore would emerge victorious in what would become the Slingers mostsatisfying win of the season. If so it opens the court for everyone else to step up and show their potential. The NBL Hall of Fame was instituted by the NBL in 1998 as part of their 20th season celebrations, to recognise the outstanding players, coaches, referees and contributors to the NBL. NBL LEADERS BRISBANE NEXT - WEDNESDAY, February 7th - SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM . The NBL's salary cap for the 200607 season was A$776,000, and increased to A$810,000 for the 200708 season; the cap rose for two consecutive years due to the continued growth of the NBL. The Dragons and grand finalists Melbourne won't. Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Here is the conundrum If an All-Star is carving up the rest of the league all season long but there is no one there to see him, is he still an All-Star? Were so pleased about what weve been able to achieve. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with JobStreet.com. GetNewsVideo('768618'); Wong-Zhong's double-double lands him Player of the Week award
In order to make basketball a more popular sport, the Singapore Slingers work hand in hand with the Basketball Association of Singapore to promote the sport through Singapore schools. The basketball club formerly competed in the National Basketball League in Australia. Almost a roster! Episode 6 of Slingers-An Inside Look, we explore the business & sponsorship side of the Singapore Slingers. - 10 months ago
In an ironic twist, Cattalini would join the 36ers in 1996 and later went on to win two championships with the club (plus another with Perth), while Blakemore, the NBL's Rookie of the year in 1993 and its Most Improved Player award winner in 1994, as well as playing for the Australian Boomers in 1995, joined the Canberra Cannons in 1996 and his career went downhill from there with his NBL career ending at the end of 1997 after just two seasons with the Cannons.[41]. GetNewsVideo('603985'); Singapore U16 National Team 2017
National television broadcasting rights are as follows:[citation needed] While the ABC had exclusive national broadcasting rights from 1979 to 1987, other television stations around the country (usually those affiliated with either the Seven Network or Network Ten) would broadcast their local teams to their state markets once the sport gained popularity. The Slingers open the new NBL season on September 20 by hosting the Adelaide 36ers at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Again this will be a tough match as West Sydney, sitting dead last on the ladder will have nothing to lose and will come out firing on all cylinders. The challenge is on to to take the Island Nation to the big dance. the Wildcats have won each semi-finals series played between the two (1987, 1989 and 1995). With a total of 8 turnovers for the game the Adelaide 36ers would narrowly escape with the upset as the visiting Slingers total was 15 for the match. In 2021, the NBL signed a three-year deal with ESPN, Foxtel, Kayo Sports and News Corp, with every game broadcast on ESPN and Kayo Sports, and selected games broadcast with the NBL's free-to-air partner 10 Peach. [35], In April 2022, Larry Kestelman flagged Canberra as a potential 11th team.
Brad Davidson outdid himself as he posted 20 points10 rebounds and6 dimes. "It was like such a sign of relief because I think there were so many naysayers around me that were like, 'You're never gonna be a pro player, man. [47], At the start of the 200405 season, the NBL struck a new television deal with Fox Sports in Australia and a multi-year naming-rights sponsorship deal with electronics manufacturer Philips. Trahair led all scorers but he was well supported by Ben Melmeth, Ben Knight and Mike Helms who all collected 19 points each. Allowing for clubs to recruit the best Australian players not in the NBA became easier with the marquee rule which saw the return from Europe and the US of players such as Brad Newley, David Andersen and Andrew Bogut. It has been rumoured that the Singapore Indoor Stadium is a formidable challenge to any opposing team. Travelling to Brunei to the 7th annual Brunei Cup invitational, the Slingers will have the least amount of pre-season training than any other team. sgs; Slingers forced to a Game 3 decider for the 2023 ABL Invitational Finals Ticket. Similar to the Doomsday Double, the Sunshine Swing pits teams against an away double or even triple game schedule against opponents from the state of Queensland, in the same round. The two clubs remain some of the most successful in the NBL with four championships for Adelaide and ten for Perth, and are first and second on the all-time wins list (748 wins for Perth, 692 wins for Adelaide as of 20 May 2021) and have also matched up on more occasions (134 times total; Perth leading all time between the two 73 61) than any other two teams in the NBL (as of 15 November 2019).
The most frequent combinations have featured the Brisbane Bullets/Gold Coast Rollers or Cairns Taipans/Townsville Crocodiles double. Each game would contribute to each team's regular season record. Apart from the normal South Australian and Victorian rivalry, the 36ers vs United (formerly Tigers) rivalry started at the end of the 1992 season when 36ers centre Mark Bradtke joined Spanish club Juver Murcia following the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for a short stint. The NZ Breakers are coming off a loss to Perth. The pre-eminent professional men's basketball competition in Australasia, For other organisations with similar names, see. A game that has been in the making allseason, showed the true potential of a team that has recently broken a five game losing streak. As a team the Slingers have under-performed and as individuals i believe it may have sunk in that in order to achieve each player needs to look at themselves and work on each aspect that has made them better players in recent seasons. [18][circular reference], From 2016 to 2018, there was a renewed interest in the sport, with it being described as being the National Basketball League's greatest ever period. Look to see Grizzard handle the ball this season too as the 203cm frame has the versatility that will prove to be a hard defensive assignment. GetNewsVideo('605701'); Jerran Young (ex Singapore S.) agreed terms with Formosa Dreamers
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Singapore Sports Council High Performance Team. One of the foundation clubs in the NBL that celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 1998. Arguably the NBL's oldest rivalry started in 1985 when the Brian Kerle coached Bullets defeated the Ken Cole coached 36ers 12195 in the 1985 NBL Grand Final, the last single game Grand Final in NBL history. - 10 months ago
Singapore Slingers for the upcoming 2023 ABL season 2,283 views 2 months ago 2023 ABL Slingers Highlights Play all Game Highlights: Zamboanga Valientes vs Singapore Slingers Singapore. - 10 months ago
The Hawks took bragging rights after the 200001 season when they became the first team from New South Wales to qualify for the NBL finals, which they won against Townsville. Check him out The next Singapore Slingers match on the 13th December 2006 is against the New Zealand Breakers, a team sporting their very own All-Star in Carlos Powell, the most explosive power forward in the league at the moment and Brian Wethers, a former league scoring leader. Not to mention the day in day out, grinding away, work ethic of Ben Knight and the addition of a few familiar faces the Slingers should be on track to make a solid stand this season. The Slingers are a key partner with the ActiveSG Basketball Academy which conducts year-round basketball programs for children aged between 5-14 at centres throughout Singapore.
Being a team that struggled to find their rhythm earlier in the season Adelaide have recently found form and managed to lead from the onset causing Singapore to mount a late comeback which would prove to difficult to overcome. Took up the vacant licence after the demise of. Slingers coach Gordon McLeod was delighted to be in the final, particularly after a tough final month of the season and with the injury to import Marquin Chandler. Struggling all season to post a good away record the Slingers have won justfour games on the road. Merged with the Eastside Spectres to form the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992.
[34] On 28 February 2020, the NBL and the Tasmanian Government announced that they had reached an agreement for Tasmania to host the 10th team in the NBL, known as the Tasmania JackJumpers, which would join for the 202122 season. In the 202021 season, each team played an extra 8 games (36 games) due to the newly formatted NBL Cup tournament. Singapore would emerge victorious in what would become the Slingers mostsatisfying win of the season. The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of 10 teams: 9 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. [82][83] The first player signed to a Next Star contract was American Brian Bowen, signed on 7 August 2018 and assigned to the Sydney Kings. Having a quiet night on the court both Marquin and Mike managed to sneak in 20 points each but it still wasnt enough to come away with the w. It is now time for the League leaders to make the trip to theLion City. Marquin Chandler and his recently found form was unstoppable. The NBL experienced its "golden age" in the late 1980s and early 1990s,[6] but its popularity, media attention, attendance and corporate support deteriorated and plateaued in the decade afterward with the growth of the country's four football codes. - 1 year ago
Traveling on 13 separate trips last year the team struggled to gain some sort of consistency whilst on the road. Combining for 46 of the Slingers total Marquin Chandler and Mike Helms showed that they can bethe importcombination that was so eagerly speculated about earlier in the season. The series started in 2017 for each organisation's 201718 season, and each season includes between two and seven games. Became the Eastside Spectres in 1987. The teams are located in Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Cairns, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong. We look forward to Brisbane on Wednesday at home and hope that Ep 7 - Building a business and serving the community. GetNewsVideo('768695'); NBL Round 8 of Regular Season
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[86], In December 2018, the Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings wore Indigenous based jerseys to celebrate "the rich Indigenous culture within basketball as a whole. In 200304 season the concept was revived with an eastwest match being held in Melbourne. Though in 2007, Philips announced they would not continuing their naming rights sponsorship in response to the NBL wishing to increase the sponsorship deal. Gettys (ex Lleida) joins Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers, Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers welcome back Liew, Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers: Hong Kong beat Singapore, finish second in Group C, Guam eases past Singapore in FIBA Qualifier, Asia-Basket.com All-Singapore NBL Awards 2022, NBL Round 2 of Semi-Finals. - 10 months ago
[74] With this change, many of the best Asian-born players were expected to seek NBL contracts, as teams can now recruit them and play them as locals. Heck, the first incarnation of the Singapore Slingers was almost exclusively foreign talent. With Marquin suffering potentially a season ending knee injury, the Slingers have shown no signs of destraction. During this annual round, all teams wear limited edition jerseys which are specific to the city of their team. The cap remains at A$1,000,000 for the 201213 season. CONTACT US. Adroit and Hornets advance into Finals, NBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals.
Beinga familiar roadtrip to Mike Helms, Singapores import guard will be a concern to the hosts. Trading blows each time down the floor the visitors would never see the lead the entire game. The Bullets have defeated the Slingers in both previous encounters but with the confidence Having faced the toughest schedulea team has ever had to face the Slingers have come up trumps winning the two crucial games on the road. [79], The maximum length of NBL player contracts is three years. Both Mike Helms and Marquin were instumental in this team win. Xavier Ng (188-G-2000) top-scored for the winners with 20 points and Qing-Huang Toh (183-SG-1995) nailed 12. SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM. Slingers coach Gordon McLeod was delighted to be in the final, particularly after a tough final month of the season and with the injury to import Marquin Chandler. The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Australasia, currently composed of 10 teams: 9 in Australia and 1 in New Zealand. You may ask yourself, where has this form been? A 14 year veteran of the league that clearly has a few more seasons left in him. Making the adjustment to banging away with the big boys has been no problem for Michael. GetNewsVideo('490151'); Your promo code is eurobasket Click for FREE TRIAL to InStat, Singapore men teams in Asian cups 2022-2023, Kentrell Barkley (ex Taiwan Beer) agreed terms with Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers, Gettys re-signs at Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers. GetNewsVideo('770291'); NBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. The following ispartlyfromwww.nbl.com.au in regards to theShane Heal Sam Mackinnon on court incident at the VodafoneArena Melbourne. Between them, they have won every year's premiership from 200910 to 201617 and met in the final in 201112 and 201213 (both won by the Breakers) and 201516 (won by the Wildcats). Gaining his 100th win as Head Coach Gordie Mcleod can be pleased with his teams effort last night at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong. - 8 months ago
GET IN TOUCH WITH US, FOR INQUIRIES, EMAIL US AT THE EMAIL BELOW. [26], In the 202021 season, the NBL introduced the NBL Cup which is a 36-game mid-season competition. Back in the warmth of Singapore Mike Helms arrived this week to commence training with the Slingers. [46], The two teams have since met in the 2021 semi-finals, with United winning the series 21. Most teams have historically featured at least one and usually two American imports. [14], In April 2016, the Townsville Crocodiles folded as they had become too financially unsustainable to continue.[15]. The Gold Coast Blaze also joined the competition in the 200708 season.
Two days after their motivating win over the Kings the Slingers only gaveupa onepointleadto thehometown Cairns team late in the third quarter. - 10 months ago
Aaron Trahair has been the Man of the Moment to score 27 points against Adelaide, 19 against Wollongong including the game winning shot, and 28 points against the Dragons to celebrate his 31st birthday in style. How the team is constructed, and where it would be based, are . The key here is to go out all guns blazing, for Wednesday could very well be the biggest game of the season for the Slingers so far. New Zealandare a strong teamin their home arena as they sit in playoff postion but are comparable to Singapore on the road as they have struggled to find their footing posting 1 win and 6 losses. - 3 years ago
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They started with a 31-11 lead and never looked behind after. The Sydney Kings showed that its not just a physical game but mentally it takes a little bit extra to compete in the Island Nation. The next couple of weeks will see some interesting announcements from the Slingers camp as the final touches get put on a roster set to compete in the 2007/08 NBL Championship. Making the task even more remarkable is the fact the Slingers pulled off the three wins without the services of second leading scorer and key import Marquin Chandler, 19.1 points per game, who injured his knee in the opening game of the series and did not travel with the team on the road.
RSS Entries and RSS Comments, NBL LEADERS BRISBANE NEXT WEDNESDAY, February 7th , three wins without the services of second leading scorer and key import Marquin Chandler. Were so pleased about what weve been able to achieve. Currently, teams are limited to having three imports (i.e., non-Australasians) on the roster at any one time; NBL initiatives in recent years have added two roster slots that may be filled by imports without counting against the three-import limit. Yet still there are many in the Singaporean basketball community that do not know who Mike Helms is? The shift, which is currently used by the league, was an attempt to avoid competing directly against Australia's various winter season football codes. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. * Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season. He will also be taking on the role of technical director as part of a two-year contract. In 2007, Australian NBA player Andrew Bogut suggested the NBL try to adopt a model similar to the Australian Football League (AFL) whereby there are the same 10 or 15 teams over a 10-year period.