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Schedule for 36ers and Crocs games in NT
THE Adelaide 36ers' Top End visit next month will have a distinct Filipino flavour.
The National Basketball League club has committed to three exhibition games in Palmerston and Darwin between September 6 and 10 against the Townsville Crocodiles and Philippines team Rain or Shine.
It is the second year of the 36ers’ two-year deal with Basketball NT and the City of Palmerston, with negotiations set to take place to lock in another arrangement.
TOP END INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Game 1: Adelaide 36ers v Rain or Shine (Palmerston Recreation Centre, Sunday, September 6, 5pm)
Game 2: Adelaide 36ers v Townsville Crocodiles (Darwin Basketball Stadium, Wednesday, September 9, 7.30pm)
Game 3: Adelaide 36ers v Townsville Crocodiles (Palmerston Recreation Centre, Thursday, September 10, 7.30pm)
Farley said the decision to bring Rain or Shine, a past winner of the Philippine Basketball Association Governor’s Cup, was based on the country’s proximity to the Top End.Full story
"What we’re trying to do is bring high-profile teams and even though it’s not a national team, basketball is an obsession in the Philippines," Farley said.
“There’s a big Filipino population in the NT — and the Top End particularly — and we think whether it’s a club team or national team from the Philippines it’s going to generate strong interest and engagement.
(Linked article appears to have a typo in the schedule.)
