Isaac
Years ago

NBL Pre-Season tournament details and schedule

NBL legends Leroy Loggins and Cal Bruton will be honoured next month when the winner of the league's pre-season tournament - confirmed for Sydney - will walk away with the inaugural Loggins-Bruton Cup.

The 2013 Pre-season Blitz will feature all eight NBL teams converging on Sydney for the second and third rounds from September 20-22 after an initial round in Cairns, Wellington, Penrith and at Trinity Grammar in Sydney.

All games in the tournament will be for seven premiership points, with three points for the winning team and one point allocated for each of the four quarters won.

In the event a quarter is tied, both teams will receive half of a point and in any game which goes into overtime, there are no additional points.

The tournament will not have a final - the team with the most premiership points claiming the Loggins-Bruton Cup, named after the NBL's two Hall of Fame superstars.

And the schedule:

The Blitz will open in Cairns on September 7 when the Taipans host Wollongong Hawks.

On September 12, the reigning champion New Zealand Breakers will host Melbourne Tigers in Wellington.

The opening round continues on September 17 when Sydney Kings entertain Townsville Crocodiles in Penrith.

On September 18, Adelaide 36ers and Perth Wildcats will battle at Trinity Grammar in Sydney.

The tournament-proper will be staged at the Northern Suburbs Basketball Association, tickets and details available at its website www.nsba.com.au and the second round tipping off on Friday, September 20.

Plans for several other events during the Blitz week in Sydney also are well-advanced, NBL Pty Ltd to give details later this week.

The Blitz draw in Sydney is:

Friday, September 20:
6pm, Adelaide 36ers v Townsville Crocodiles
8pm, NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats

Saturday, September 21:
1pm, Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers
3pm, Wollongong Hawks v Perth Wildcats
6pm, Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers
8pm, Melbourne Tigers v Townsville Crocodiles

Sunday, September 22:
12pm, Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans
2pm, Wollongong Hawks v Melbourne Tigers

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Anonymous
Years ago

Sounds good!

Games being covered in NBL.tv?

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Isaac
Years ago

This schedule is a bit easier to read:

Pre-Season Blitz Opening Round
7/09/2013 - Cairns Taipans vs. Wollongong Hawks – 7:30pm – Cairns
12/09/2013 – NZ Breakers vs. Melbourne Tigers – 7:30pm – Wellington
17/09/2013 – Sydney Kings vs. Townsville Crocodiles – 7:00pm – Penrith
18/09/2013 – Perth Wildcats vs. Adelaide 36ers – 5:30pm – Trinity Grammar Sydney

Pre-Season Blitz Weekend
20/09/2013 – Adelaide 36ers vs. Townsville Crocodiles – 6:00pm – NSISC
20/09/2013 – NZ Breakers vs. Perth Wildcats – 8:00pm – NSISC
21/09/2013 – Cairns Taipans vs. Adelaide 36ers – 1:00pm – NSISC
21/09/2013 – Wollongong Hawks vs. Perth Wildcats – 3:00pm – NSISC
21/09/2013 – Sydney Kings vs. NZ Breakers – 6:00pm – NSISC
21/09/2013 – Melbourne Tigers vs. Townsville Crocodiles – 8:00pm – NSISC
22/09/2013 – Sydney Kings vs. Cairns Taipans – 12:00pm – NSISC
22/09/2013 – Wollongong Hawks vs. Melbourne Tigers – 2:00pm – NSISC

Doubt it will be shown by NBL.TV. Maybe they could use whoever the Kings had for their game against the Lobos? That worked OK.

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Isaac
Years ago

Info on streaming from Steve Dunn: