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NBL26 Schedule: What the clubs said
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"The NBL continue to innovate and find exciting ways to elevate the season."
Big games, new timeslots, superstar players - the Hungry Jack's NBL26 Season promises to be one of the biggest yet, and the clubs can't wait to get started.
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See each team's reaction to their schedule below.
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“We’re excited to be starting our season in Adelaide against the Bullets and to have four of our first five games at home.
“We’ve got a great spread of games across the key timeslots on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and importantly we have retained some of the dates our supporters would be used to like the annual ADF Remembrance Round in November and our home games on Christmas Eve and Proclamation Day.
“Members, supporters and partners are at the heart of all we do, and we think that this fixture will give our supporters plenty of reason to continue our run of 21 consecutive home game sell-outs while giving our club partners great exposure nationally.
“Of course, winning games of basketball is our main aim and the basketball program, led by head coach Mike Wells, can now continue to plan for NBL26 knowing when and where our games will be played.” – CEO Nick Barbato.
"This year’s schedule gives our fans plenty to get excited about with more weekend action, school holiday matchups, and a massive New Year’s Day showdown." - CEO Malcolm Watts.
“The NBL continue to innovate and find exciting ways to elevate the season, and I think our passionate Cairns fans are going to embrace the initiatives.
“The New Year’s Eve fixture continues to be very important to us so we’re thrilled to host it again, and we’ll expect some extra fireworks that evening with it being an Ignite Cup game.” – CEO Mark Beecroft.
“The Illawarra Hawks are looking forward to another exciting NBL season. We are especially looking forward to share our first home game with our members and fans for the Championship banner drop.” - COO of Basketball Mat Campbell
“Such a large proportion of our fanbase are families, so having our collection of Sunday afternoon home games gives us the best opportunity to showcase the highest level of basketball to them live.
“On top of that, we have a set of really marquee games like our AFL Grand Final public holiday eve game against the Phoenix, some big-time rivalry matchups with teams like Illawarra, Tasmania and Sydney, as well as our other themed games which we’re excited to announce in the coming weeks.
“We’re also eager to participate in the new Ignite Cup, which has given us an opportunity to play a pair of games in January in Victoria, something we haven’t been able to do in a number of years.” - CEO Nick Truelson.
“The BNZ Breakers are going nationwide across the rohe! Spark Arena will have full houses for 11 homes games. We are “Back in Black”, where it all started at the Eventfinda Stadium for three games on the North Shore. We don’t forget that we represent the passion, the power, and the pride of all Kiwis with epic showdowns in Christchurch and Hamilton.
“We’re excited to be increasing our presence at Spark Arena this season with 11 home games. We’re also thrilled to be taking three games back to our roots at Eventfinda Stadium on the North Shore, and playing two games in Christchurch and Hamilton, so that Breaker Nation throughout Aotearoa can see games live. We can’t wait to be back in front of our home fans again - Back in Black, and ready to go.
“We’re pumped to bring 11 games back to our home court at Auckland’s Spark Arena and to return to our roots with three showdowns at Eventfinda Stadium on Auckland's North Shore. As NBL26 takes us south to Hamilton and Christchurch, we’re fired up to reconnect with Kiwi fans across the country — “Back in Black” and ready to rise to the roar of Breaker Nation.” – President of Basketball Operations Dillon Boucher.
“We're excited about the schedule release and especially the addition of the four extra Ignite Cup Games, which adds another level of competitiveness between the teams and Wednesday night hoops across the country.” - GM of Basketball Operations Danny Mills.
“We’ve never had this many home games before.
“It’s a huge win for our members, our fans, and all Victorians - 16 chances to witness the league’s best game-day experience right here in the Heartland.
“Our coaches and players are grinding through pre-season right now, and we can’t wait to see that hard work come to life in front of packed-out crowds in NBL26.” – CEO Simon Derrick.
“We are thrilled that the NBL26 draw is here for our fans to get excited about the matchups for the upcoming season.
“From tipping off the regular season against Cairns to our Christmas night and Pink Hoops blockbusters, with it shaping up to be a massive season.
“There is nothing better than spending the summer watching Sydney Kings basketball and we cannot wait to get the season started to play in front of our amazing home fans again.
“We need our members and fans to bring the noise, to help cheer our boys home all season long.” – Hoops Capital Executive Director Matt Denholm.
“We’re looking forward to getting back in front of our home fans, they are without a doubt the best in the League and we can’t wait to Defend the Island again in NBL26.” - CEO Christine Finnegan.
