2019 MEDIA GUIDECopyright © NBL1 2019. 2019 NBL1 Media Guide | PG 2 WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA’S NEWEST BASKETBALL LEAGUE, NBL1 The National Basketball League and Tipping off on March 29, NBL1 will consist of 18 clubs Australian basketball is booming at both the grassroots across Southern Australia and feature both men’s and and elite level and NBL1 will be a premier winter Basketball Victoria are proud to create women’s teams. It will be played across 15 rounds basketball league that will continue to grow the game. a new league to strengthen the pathway and a four week finals series with every NB1 game to NBL1 is a fantastic partnership that will bring be live streamed to bring fans closer to the action. for Australia’s best basketball talent. promotional and commercial opportunities covering Inaugural franchises will be Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, both women’s and men’s basketball. The NBL has Bendigo, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence flourished in recent years and this partnership (ACT), Dandenong, Diamond Valley, Eltham, Frankston, presents an outstanding opportunity to deliver Geelong, Hobart Huskies, Kilsyth, Knox, Melbourne, a premier winter basketball competition. North West Thunder / Launceston (co-licensees), This is another great example of Australian Nunawading, Ringwood, Southern Sabres and Waverley. basketball working together to generate positive NBL1 will be the premier league in Australia after the outcomes for the game and grow our great sport. NBL and WNBL, showcasing Australia’s best emerging JEREMY We wish everyone involved with NBL1 every LOELIGER talent and many other professional players. It will success for our inaugural season and for what NBL CHIEF strengthen the pathway from the junior levels all the promises to be an exciting journey ahead. EXECUTIVE way through to the NBL, WNBL and, ultimately, the Boomers and Opals and develop the next generation of stars. Importantly, it will feature both women’s and Click here to watch interviews with men’s teams, and be a league all females and males Jeremy Loeliger, Nick Honey and coming through junior ranks can aspire to play in. clubs and players in NBL1. MEDIA CONTACT NICK HONEY Luka Sicari BASKETBALL [email protected] VICTORIA CEO 0488 441 011 2019 NBL1 Media Guide | PG 3 2019 SEASON FIXTURE DATE HOME TEAM VISITOR WOMEN MEN VENUE Fri 29 Mar Dandenong Rangers Basketball Australia CoE 6:00pm 8:00pm DAND VENUE KEY Fri 29 Mar Geelong Supercats Nunawading Spectres 6:00pm 8:00pm GEEL AIS Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Fri 29 Mar Hobart Huskies Southern Sabres 6:00pm 8:00pm KING BEND Bendigo Stadium Sat 30 Mar Diamond Valley Eagles Eltham Wildcats 5:30pm 7:30pm DIAM DAND Dandenong Basketball Stadium Sat 30 Mar Frankston Blues Waverley Falcons 5:30pm 7:30pm FRNK DIAM Diamond Valley Sports Sat 30 Mar Knox Raiders Kilsyth Cobras 6:00pm 8:00pm SBC & Fitness Centre EL/UL Elphin/ Ulverstone (Split Venues) ROUND 1 ROUND Sat 30 Mar Nunawading Spectres Ballarat Miners / Rush 5:30pm 7:30pm NUNA Sat 30 Mar Launceston / NW Tasmania Southern Sabres 7:30pm 7:30pm EL/UL ELPH Elphin Stadium, Launceston ELTH Eltham High School Sat 30 Mar Ringwood Hawks Basketball Australia CoE 6:00pm 8:00pm RING FRNK Frankston Basketball Stadium Sun 31 Mar Kilsyth Cobras Basketball Australia CoE 12:00pm 2:00pm KILS GEEL Geelong Arena Sun 31 Mar Melbourne Tigers Bendigo Braves 1:00pm 3:00pm MSAC KILS Kilsyth Sports Centre Sun 31 Mar Waverley Falcons Albury Wodonga Bandits 12:30pm 2:30pm WAV KING Kingborough Basketball Fri 5 Apr Bendigo Braves Basketball Australia CoE 6:00pm 8:00pm BEND Stadium, Kingston Fri 5 Apr Hobart Huskies Nunawading Spectres 6:00pm 8:00pm KING LJSC Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury MARS Mars® Minerdome, Ballarat Sat 6 Apr Albury Wodonga Bandits Ringwood Hawks 6:00pm 8:00pm LJSC MSAC Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Sat 6 Apr Ballarat Miners / Rush Bendigo Braves 6:00pm 8:00pm MARS NUNA Nunawading Basketball Centre Sat 6 Apr Diamond Valley Eagles Basketball Australia CoE 5:30pm 7:30pm DIAM RING The Rings, Ringwood Sat 6 Apr Eltham Wildcats Waverley Falcons 6:00pm 8:00pm ELTH SBC State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South ROUND 2 ROUND Sat 6 Apr Geelong Supercats Knox Raiders 5:00pm 7:00pm GEEL SOUTH Southern Basketball Sat 6 Apr Launceston / NW Tasmania Nunawading Spectres 8:00pm 6:00pm ELPH Stadium, Cheltenham Sat 6 Apr Southern Sabres Dandenong Rangers 5:00pm 7:00pm SOUTH ULV Ulverstone Stadium Sun 7 Apr Dandenong Rangers Diamond Valley Eagles 12:00pm 2:00pm DAND WAV Waverley Basketball Centre Sun 7 Apr Melbourne Tigers Frankston Blues 12:00pm 2:00pm MSAC 2019 NBL1 Media Guide | PG 4 2019 SEASON FIXTURE DATE HOME TEAM VISITOR WOMEN MEN VENUE Fri 12 Apr Frankston Blues Geelong Supercats 5:30pm 7:30pm FRNK VENUE KEY Fri 12 Apr Nunawading Spectres Eltham Wildcats 6:30pm 8:30pm NUNA AIS Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Sat 13 Apr Albury Wodonga Bandits Diamond Valley Eagles 6:00pm 8:00pm LJSC BEND Bendigo Stadium Sat 13 Apr Dandenong Rangers Ballarat Miners / Rush 5:00pm 7:00pm DAND DAND Dandenong Basketball Stadium Sat 13 Apr Hobart Huskies Launceston / NW Tasmania 6:00pm 8:00pm KING DIAM Diamond Valley Sports Sat 13 Apr Kilsyth Cobras Bendigo Braves 5:30pm 7:30pm KILS & Fitness Centre EL/UL Elphin/ Ulverstone (Split Venues) ROUND 3 ROUND Sat 13 Apr Southern Sabres Knox Raiders 5:00pm 7:00pm SOUTH Sat 13 Apr Waverley Falcons Melbourne Tigers 6:30pm 8:30pm WAV ELPH Elphin Stadium, Launceston ELTH Eltham High School Sun 14 Apr Knox Raiders Melbourne Tigers 12:00pm 2:00pm SBC FRNK Frankston Basketball Stadium Sun 14 Apr Ringwood Hawks Kilsyth Cobras 12:00pm 2:00pm RING GEEL Geelong Arena Thu 18 Apr Bendigo Braves Frankston Blues 6:00pm 8:00pm BEND KILS Kilsyth Sports Centre Sat 20 Apr Geelong Supercats Eltham Wildcats 5:00pm 7:00pm GEEL KING Kingborough Basketball Wed 24 Apr Frankston Blues Dandenong Rangers 5:30pm 7:30pm FRNK Stadium, Kingston Thur 25 Apr Basketball Australia CoE Geelong Supercats 2:00pm 4:00pm AIS LJSC Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury MARS Mars® Minerdome, Ballarat Sat 27 Apr Albury Wodonga Bandits Basketball Australia CoE 6:00pm 8:00pm LJSC MSAC Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Sat 27 Apr Bendigo Braves Launceston / NW Tasmania 5:30pm 7:30pm BEND NUNA Nunawading Basketball Centre Sat 27 Apr Dandenong Rangers Melbourne Tigers 5:00pm 7:00pm DAND RING The Rings, Ringwood Sat 27 Apr Geelong Supercats Kilsyth Cobras 5:00pm 7:00pm GEEL SBC State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South Sat 27 Apr Knox Raiders Ballarat Miners / Rush 6:00pm 8:00pm SBC SOUTH Southern Basketball Sat 27 Apr Nunawading Spectres Frankston Blues 5:30pm 7:30pm NUNA Stadium, Cheltenham Sat 27 Apr Ringwood Hawks Eltham Wildcats 6:00pm 8:00pm RING ROUND 4 - ANZAC ROUND - 4 ROUND ULV Ulverstone Stadium Sat 27 Apr Southern Sabres Hobart Huskies 5:00pm 7:00pm SOUTH WAV Waverley Basketball Centre Sun 28 Apr Kilsyth Cobras Melbourne Tigers 12:00pm 2:00pm KILS Sun 28 Apr Diamond Valley Eagles Hobart Huskies 12:00pm 2:00pm DIAM Sun 28 Apr Waverley Falcons Launceston / NW Tasmania 12:30pm 2:30pm WAV 2019 NBL1 Media Guide | PG 5 2019 SEASON FIXTURE DATE HOME TEAM VISITOR WOMEN MEN VENUE Fri 3 May Bendigo Braves Hobart Huskies 6:00pm 8:00pm BEND VENUE KEY Sat 4 May Albury Wodonga Bandits Ballarat Miners / Rush 6:00pm 8:00pm LJSC AIS Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Sat 4 May Dandenong Rangers Eltham Wildcats 5:00pm 7:00pm DAND BEND Bendigo Stadium Sat 4 May Frankston Blues Launceston / NW Tasmania 5:30pm 7:30pm FRNK DAND Dandenong Basketball Stadium Sat 4 May Melbourne Tigers Southern Sabres 4:00pm 6:00pm MSAC DIAM Diamond Valley Sports Sat 4 May Nunawading Spectres Knox Raiders 5:30pm 7:30pm NUNA & Fitness Centre ROUND 5 ROUND Sat 4 May Ringwood Hawks Hobart Huskies 6:00pm 8:00pm RING EL/UL Elphin/ Ulverstone (Split Venues) Sun 5 May Diamond Valley Eagles Ringwood Hawks 12:00pm 2:00pm DIAM ELPH Elphin Stadium, Launceston ELTH Eltham High School Sun 5 May Eltham Wildcats Launceston / NW Tasmania 12:30pm 2:30pm ELTH FRNK Frankston Basketball Stadium Sun 5 May Kilsyth Cobras Southern Sabres 12:00pm 2:00pm KILS GEEL Geelong Arena Sun 5 May Waverley Falcons Geelong Supercats 12:30pm 2:30pm WAV KILS Kilsyth Sports Centre Fri 10 May Hobart Huskies Dandenong Rangers 6:00pm 8:00pm KING KING Kingborough Basketball Sat 11 May Frankston Blues Eltham Wildcats 5:30pm 7:30pm FRNK Stadium, Kingston Sat 11 May Geelong Supercats Albury Wodonga Bandits 5:00pm 7:00pm GEEL LJSC Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury MARS Mars® Minerdome, Ballarat Sat 11 May Kilsyth Cobras Ballarat Miners / Rush 5:30pm 7:30pm KILS MSAC Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Sat 11 May Knox Raiders Basketball Australia CoE 6:00pm 8:00pm SBC NUNA Nunawading Basketball Centre Sat 11 May Melbourne Tigers Diamond Valley Eagles 4:00pm 6:00pm MSAC RING The Rings, Ringwood Sat 11 May Launceston / NW Tasmania Dandenong Rangers 6:00pm 8:00pm ULV SBC State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South Sat 11 May Ringwood Hawks Waverley Falcons 6:00pm 8:00pm RING SOUTH Southern Basketball Sat 11 May Southern Sabres Nunawading Spectres 5:00pm 7:00pm SOUTH Stadium, Cheltenham Sun 12 May Melbourne Tigers Ringwood Hawks 1:00pm 3:00pm MSAC ULV Ulverstone Stadium ROUND 6 - MOTHER’S DAY ROUND DAY MOTHER’S - 6 ROUND Sun 12 May Bendigo Braves Geelong Supercats 12:00pm 2:00pm BEND WAV Waverley Basketball Centre Sun 12 May Diamond Valley Eagles Albury Wodonga Bandits 12:00pm 2:00pm DIAM Sun 12 May Eltham Wildcats Ballarat Miners / Rush 12:30pm 2:30pm ELTH Sun 12 May Waverley Falcons Basketball Australia CoE 12:30pm 2:30pm WAV 2019 NBL1 Media Guide