Isaac
Years ago
Funny The NBL Blitz is back!
The NBL has just announced that the NBL Blitz has returned with the pre-season tournament to take place in Cairns from 18-19 September.
The Blitz will be sponsored by ABC Learning Centres and marks the first official pre-season schedule since 2000.
ABC Learning Centres get game tickets, clinics and merchandise in exchange for their sponsorship which they will distribute to families within their learning centres -- this should further promote the sport and league.
Here are the details and rules:
ABC Learning Centres Blitz
VENUE: Bendigo Bank Basketball Complex (289 Aumuller St, Manunda, Cairns)
DATES: 18 & 19 September 2004 (Teams arrive 17 September)
FORMAT:
- Two pools of six teams each (12th team to be the Cairns Marlins as the ABA National Champions).
- Each team plays three first round games.
- Top four teams in each pool advance to Quarter Finals
- Winners of Quarter Finals advance to Semi Finals.
- Winner of semi Finals advance to Grand Final.
Tournament Rules:
- 2 x 12 minute halves
- 2 team time outs per game. One each half (all 60 seconds)
- 2 minute half time break
- Clock stops on each basket last 2 minutes in second half
- 15 minute break between games
- 4 personal fouls before disqualification
- 4 team fouls per half before bonus
- Extra period 3 minutes with no timeouts (unless unused timeout in regular game). One minute break between the end of regular time and extra period.
- Clock stops on each basket in last two minutes of each extra period.
- All other rules are as per new FIBA rules (i.e. 24 second shot clock, 8 second backcourt rules, etc...)