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2019 NBL Pre-season
The pre-season of the 2019–20 NBL season, the 42nd season of Australia's National Basketball League, started on 19 June and ended on 16 October 2019. The pre-season featured games in China, the Philippines and the United States, and featured the NBLxNBA 2019 Tour in which five NBL teams played a total of seven games. Games 2019 NBL China Tour China won the series 2–1. Adelaide 36ers pre-season Brisbane Bullets pre-season Cairns Taipans pre-season Illawarra Hawks pre-season Melbourne United pre-season Perth Wildcats pre-season South East Melbourne Phoenix pre-season Sydney Kings pre-season NBL Blitz Tasmania The NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all nine NBL teams and a new NBL1 All Stars team from the NBL1 semi professional basketball league. This season all games were held in Tasmania from the 19th to 22 September 2019 in Hobart, Ulverstone, Launceston and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries – such as Northern Europe, North America or East Asia – the season for oudoor summer sports starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter. A year can often be broken up into several distinct sections (sometimes themselves called seasons). These are: a preseason, usually a series of exhibition games played for training purposes; a regular season, the main period of the league's competition; the postseason, a playoff tournament played against the league's top teams to determine the league's champion; and the offseason, the time w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Titanium Security Arena
Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and the current home arena of the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In the past, it has served as an alternate venue for Adelaide's Suncorp Super Netball team, the Adelaide Thunderbirds. History Adelaide Arena has been the Adelaide 36ers' home venue since 1992 and the Adelaide Lightning's home for most years since 1993. The arena was built to replace the 36ers former and now-demolished home, Apollo Stadium, which only seated 3,000 people in cramped conditions. Despite the arena's ability to host more than just sporting events such as basketball and netball, the Government of South Australia placed restrictions on the venue's use when it opened in 1992. Due to the government owning the Adelaide Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019–20 Perth Wildcats Season
The 2019–20 NBL season was the 39th season for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL. Roster Depth chart Preseason The Wildcats pre-season included 4 regular pre-season games and 2 NBL Blitz games. Their first three games were held in Perth against the Adelaide 36ers. As a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz and played games against the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United, which was followed by another pre-season game in Melbourne against Melbourne United. They decided to opt out of the NBLxNBA games in the United States. Ladder Game log , - style="background-color:#ffcccc;" , 1 , 4 September , Adelaide 36ers L 84-90, Bryce Cotton (23) , Rhys Vague (8) , Bryce Cotton (6) , Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre , 0-1 , - style="background-color:#ccffcc;" , 2 , 6 September , Adelaide 36ers W 100-98, Rhys Vague (20) , Rhys Vague (7) , Damian Martin (6) , South West Sports Centre , 1-1 , - style="background-color:#ffc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urbanisation, peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. In 1967, it was defined as "the area contained in the [former] Shires of Shire of Landsborough, Landsborough, Shire of Maroochy, Maroochy and Shire of Noosa, Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters, Queensland, Pelican Waters to Tewantin. The area has several coastal hubs at Caloundra, Kawana Waters, Queensland, Kawana Waters, Maroochydore and Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads. Nambour and Maleny, Queensland, Maleny have developed as primary commercial centres for the hinterland. Since 2014, the Sunshine Coast district has been split into two Local government areas of Queensland, local government areas, the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, which administer the southern and northern parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
University Of The Sunshine Coast
The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC; formerly abbreviated as USC until 2022) is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. The university has a flagship campus at Sippy Downs, Queensland, Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast, with more campuses at Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast Region, Fraser Coast, Gympie, and Caboolture, Queensland, Caboolture. In 2020, USC opened a full-service campus at Petrie, Queensland, Petrie in City of Moreton Bay, Moreton Bay. Undergraduate education, Undergraduate and Postgraduate education, postgraduate (coursework and higher degree by research) programs are available, with study areas divided across five schools: business and creative industries; education and tertiary access; health; law and society; and science, technology and engineering. The university is listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball
The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University of the NCAA Division I college basketball. It competes in the Big East Conference, which it joined following the 2010–13 Big East Conference realignment, Big East conference realignment in 2013. The Bluejays play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014–15. Before joining the Big East, Creighton was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1976 through 2013. The Jays were also members of the MVC from 1928 to 1948 and participated as an independent from 1948 to 1977 before rejoining the MVC. The Bluejays have won a record 15 MVC regular season conference titles and a record 12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, MVC tournament titles. The team has 23 appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. The Jays last played in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019–20 Brisbane Bullets Season
The 2019–20 NBL season was the 34th season for the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL, and the 4th since their return to the league. Roster Depth chart Preseason As part of their pre-season, the Bullets played five pre-season games. Their first game were held in Brisbane against the Creighton Bluejays, with the next two games being held in Melbourne against the South East Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne United. After that they played two games in Cairns against the Cairns Taipans, and as a club in the NBL they also took part in the NBL Blitz where they played games against the Adelaide 36ers and the NBL1 All-Stars. They rounded off their pre-season on the Sunshine Coast against the Perth Wildcats, and they opted out of the NBLxNBA games. Ladder Game log , - style="background-color:#ffcccc;" , 1 , 13 August , Creighton Bluejays , L 79 - 107 , Not announced , Not announced , Not announced , NAB Stadium , 0-1 , - style="background-color:# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Auchenflower, Queensland
Auchenflower is an inner western riverside Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Auchenflower had a population of 6,053 people. Geography Auchenflower is located west of the Brisbane CBD bordering the Brisbane River. The area features a hilly terrain and pockets of green spaces, offering residents scenic views and recreational opportunities. History The area was formerly populated by rural estates, one of which was named ''Auchenflower'' by Thomas McIlwraith circa 1880. The name ''Auchenflower'' is a Gaelic language, Gaelic word meaning ''field of flowers'', namely ''Achadh nan Flùr''. Between 1900 and 1962 Auchenflower was served by trams running along Milton Road from Toowong. The services were withdrawn after the disastrous Paddington tram depot fire. In June 1887, the Torwood Estate was available for sale on the ground by R. J. Cottell, Auctioneer. The location was advertised as "Torwood adjoins Baroona, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Auchenflower Stadium
Auchenflower Stadium is an Australian basketball centre in Auchenflower, Queensland Auchenflower is an inner western riverside Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Auchenflower had a population of 6,053 people. Geography Auchenflower is located west of the Bris .... The four-court arena was the home of NBL side Brisbane Bullets until 1983. During that time, it was often referred to as The Auchendome. The facilities cater for those using wheelchairs. During the 2010–11 Queensland floods, nine feet of water flooded the complex. It also hosted the 2014 NBL Blitz during the pre-season of the 2014–15 NBL season, which saw the Townsville Crocodiles win the pre-season championship. Other major events that were held at the venue include the 2013 Australian National Basketball Championships, the 2011 U14 National Australian Basketball Championship and the 2014 U16 Boys State Basketball Championship. See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019–20 Melbourne United Season
The 2019–20 NBL season was the 37th season for Melbourne United in the NBL, and the 6th under the banner of Melbourne United. Roster Depth chart Game log Preseason , - style="background-color:#ffcccc;" , 1 , 6 August , California Baptist Lancers , L 78-79 , David Barlow (30) , Short, Lual-Acuil & Diing (6) , Sam Short (5) , Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre , 0-1 , - style="background-color:#ccffcc;" , 2 , 18 August , Zhejiang Lions W 97-77, Jo Lual-Acuil (20) , Jack Purchase (11) , Mitch McCarron (6) , Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre , 1-1 , - style="background-color:#ccffcc;" , 3 , 3 September , Shanxi Loongs W 111-66, Shawn Long (22) , Mitch McCarron (10) , Casey Prather (6) , State Basketball Centre , 2-1 , - style="background-color:#ccffcc;" , 4 , 6 September , Cairns Taipans , W 104-88 , Jo Lual-Acuil (25) , Jo Lual-Acuil (9) , Mitch McCarron (6) , Casey Stadium , 3-1 , - style="background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
