Anniversary of basketball's Olympic birth
TODAY marks the 82nd anniversary of the Gold Medal playoff from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Games where men's basketball first was introduced, with the final played outdoors and in driving rain.
FLASHBACK 109: April 23, 1970
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you!*
FLASHBACK 108: May 9, 1995
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you ... and wow, did something interesting pop up this week!*
FLASHBACK 107: December 8, 2015
THE Illawarra Hawks have signed former Townsville MVP and star import Jordair Jett for their 2018-19 NBL campaign and he had this to say in the wake of good friend Brian Conklin's sacking in 2015.
FLASHBACK 106: October 22, 2013
KEN Richardson – a name still conspicuous in its continued absence from Basketball Australia’s Hall of Fame – passed away on October 22, 2013. The next day, I wrote the obituary for one of Australian basketball’s and the NBL’s all-time greatest.
We're back, breathing freely!
APOLOGIES friends and readers. I know the site has been inactive for just over a week, and thanks to those who’ve contacted me, concerned for my wellbeing.
On This Day: May 20, 2016
TIME flies and ON THIS DAY, just two years ago, we celebrated the return home of South Australia's own NBA star, Joe Ingles, with a series of feature articles. It makes for an interesting revisit.
On This Day: May 13, 2013
TODD Blanchfield has been in the news this week and so were Nick Kay and Mitch Norton before him - all former Townsville Crocodiles, the NBL club making a monumental announcement five years ago, On This Day.
FLASHBACK 105: Pics from all over
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
On This Day: April 16, 2015
THE NBA Playoffs tipped off yesterday with seven Aussies going into post-season action. But in 2015, this was the last day of the regular season and our own Matthew Dellavedova had a big one, On This Day.