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2020–21 New Zealand Breakers Season
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 18th season for the New Zealand Breakers in the NBL. Roster Regular season Ladder Game log , -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , 22 January , @ Adelaide L 94–91 (OT), Tai Webster (34) , Finn Delany (8) , Tai Webster (8) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre6,589 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , 27 January , @ Adelaide L 88–78, Finn Delany (19) , Colton Iverson (10) , Tai Webster (7) , Adelaide Entertainment Centre5,706 , 0–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , 6 February , @ Cairns W 79–85, Tai Webster (25) , Tai Webster (11) , Tai Webster (5) , Cairns Pop-Up Arena1,891 , 1–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , 8 February , @ Cairns L 84–69, Tai Webster (13) , Thomas Abercrombie (7) , Lamar Patterson (4) , Cairns Pop-Up Arena1,828 , 1–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , 12 February , @ Sydney L 84–74, Corey Webster (25) , Iverson, T. Webster (10) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Webster
Tai Jack Webster (born 29 May 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for JL Bourg Basket of the LNB Élite. After starting his career in New Zealand, Webster played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning second-team All-Big Ten as a senior in 2017. He went on to play professionally in Germany and Turkey before having a season with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) in 2020–21. After playing in Lithuania and again in Turkey, he joined the Perth Wildcats in 2023. Early career Born in Auckland, Webster attended Westlake Boys High School and played for North Harbour Basketball. Webster joined the Auckland Pirates of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2012 season, playing two games for a team that won the championship. He subsequently joined the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL as a non-contracted development player for the 2012–13 NBL season. In December 2012, Webste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrad Weeks
Jarrad Weeks (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life Weeks was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended Barker College in Sydney, New South Wales. Professional career NBL and Germany In 2010, Weeks joined the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played two games in 2010–11 and made no appearances in 2011–12. He then played 10 games in 2012–13 and 12 games in 2013–14. For the 2014–15 season, Weeks played for Ehingen Urspring in the German ProA. In 27 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Weeks returned to the NBL for the 2015–16 season, joining the Illawarra Hawks initially as an injury replacement player. He then played for the Cairns Taipans in 2016–17 and 2017–18. On 23 April 2018, Weeks signed with the New Zealand Breakers on a two-year deal. On 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Melbourne United Season
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 38th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 7th under the banner of Melbourne United. Roster Transactions Signings * Mitch McCarron, Shea Ili, Casey Prather, Jo Lual-Acuil and Sam Short all remained with the club after they previously signed multiple season contracts. Head Coach Dean Vickerman and assistant coach Ross McMains also remained with the club under their multiple season contracts. * On 15 July 2020, United signed their first new contract for the season. Jack White of Duke University signed a three-season deal with the club. * On 17 July 2020, guard Chris Goulding re-signed with the club on a three-season deal, which will take his total seasons with the club to eight. * On 19 July 2020, United signed Yudai Baba on a one-season Special Restricted Player deal. * On 22 July 2020, David Barlow also re-signed with the club on a new one-season deal. * On 24 July 2020, Mason Peatling was signed to a three-seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Basketball Centre
The State Basketball Centre is a sports arena located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, used primarily for basketball. The stadium features 18 courts, including one basketball show court with seating for 3,200. The stadium houses the offices of Basketball Australia, Basketball Victoria, Knox Basketball Incorporated, South East Melbourne Phoenix and hosts WNBL games for the Southside Flyers, and previously the Melbourne Boomers. The stadium also hosts three regular season South East Melbourne Phoenix home games each NBL season, as well as one pre-season game. In March 2021, the State Basketball Centre hosted four games as part of the NBL Cup. In September 2022, the State Basketball Centre hosted the NBL1 National Finals. In January 2024, the stadium unveiled 12 new basketball courts following a $132 million upgrade, increasing the total number to 18 courts. Following the opening of the new courts, works began on refurbishing the original six courts including the show court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Brisbane Bullets Season
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline (typography), baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the emdash , longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontalbar , whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en (typography), en and em (typography), em dashes. Typical uses of dashes are to mark a break in a sentence, to set off an explanatory remark (similar to parenthesis), or to show spans of time or ranges of values. The em dash is sometimes used as a leading character to identify the source of a quoted text. History In the early 17th century, in Nicholas Okes, Okes-printed play (theatre), plays of William Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cain Arena
John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tennis tournament held each calendar year. The arena also hosts various other sporting and entertainment events throughout the year. The arena has sometimes been dubbed "The People's Court" during Australian Open matches, owing to its accessibility for Australian Open patrons with a ground pass (i.e. the cheapest form of ticketing available) and the close proximity of spectators to the players, with the arena developing a reputation for being an incredibly passionate venue with a terrific atmosphere, particularly when Australians are playing on the court. History Construction commenced in the late 1990s, and was completed in 2000. The arena features a cycling track, which is covered over with seating for court events. The tennis court is a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Illawarra Hawks Season
The 2020–21 Illawarra Hawks season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball League (NBL), and their first under the leadership of their new head coach Brian Goorjian. Roster Signings * The Illawarra Hawks retained five players due to them signing multiple season contracts, who were Angus Glover, Sam Froling, Todd Blanchfield, Emmett Naar and Sunday Dech. * Following the rebranding of the club to The Hawks by the new owners, on 23 June Brian Goorjian was signed as the new head coach. Due to the club being liquidated, all remaining contracts were voided. * On 15 July, Emmett Naar re-signed with The Hawks for a fourth season. * On 16 July, Deng Deng returned to Australia on a one-year deal with The Hawks. * On 21 July, Daniel Grida also re-signed with The Hawks. * On 22 July, Sam Froling returned to The Hawks on a two-season deal. * On 23 July, Deng Adel signed with The Hawks. * On 24 July, Stanford University college guard Isaac White signed wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Super Dome
The Sydney SuperDome (currently known as the Qudos Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons) is a multipurpose arena located in Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The A$190million facility was designed by COX Architecture & Devine deFlon Yaeger, and constructed by Abigroup and Obayashi Corporation.. Bob Carr, premier of New South Wales, officially opened the stadium in November 1999. The development of the stadium was part of three subsites which also included a 3,400-space carpark which cost A$25 million, and a plaza with external works, also costing $25 million. The roof's masts reach above ground level, and the stadium occupies a site of . The venue is currently managed by AEG Ogden. For three consecutive years it was a finalist for the Billboard Touring Awards in the top venue category. The arena has a total capacity of 21,032 with a seating capacity of around 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Sydney Kings Season
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the emdash , longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontalbar , whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes. Typical uses of dashes are to mark a break in a sentence, to set off an explanatory remark (similar to parenthesis), or to show spans of time or ranges of values. The em dash is sometimes used as a leading character to identify the source of a quoted text. History In the early 17th century, in Okes-printed plays of William Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of subject. The dashes are variously longer (as in ''King Lear'' reprinted 1619) or comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamar Patterson
Lamar Patterson (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Ipswich Force of the NBL1 North. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers. College career Patterson, a 6'5" swingman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, starred at J. P. McCaskey High School, then Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. He chose to play college basketball for the Pitt Panthers. During his freshman year, he suffered an ankle injury in a game against Wichita State in November 2009 and missed the majority of the season, gaining a medical redshirt. Patterson returned to the court for the 2010–11 season and became a key rotation player for the Panthers. As a redshirt sophomore in 2011–12, Patterson became a starter and raised his scoring average from 2.6 points per game to 9.6. He finished the season on a high note, as he led the team to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational title. Patterson averaged 13.3 points, 6 rebounds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns Pop-Up Arena
The Cairns Pop-Up Arena was a sports arena in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The arena was the temporary host of the Cairns Taipans and the South East Melbourne Phoenix, whilst the Cairns Convention Centre underwent a redevelopment. Description The arena had a floor space of on a site just outside Cairns City. As a former Bunnings building it only contained one hall, which was fitted with grandstand seating, air conditioning, broadcast lighting, video scoreboards, a public address system, change room facilities, public amenities and catering facilities. History Following months of debate about the future of the Cairns Taipans in Cairns due to the delay of upgrades to the Cairns Convention Centre and no other suitable venue ready, on 10 July 2020 Queensland Government Sports Minister Mick de Brenni unveiled plans to upgrade the former Bunnings building on the corner of Spence and Fearnley Streets which had been vacant since 2015. Events On 10 July 2020, when de Brenni unveil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
