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Melbourne Tigers SEABL (Women)

The majority of the team competeting for the State Champ team are the youth players.Would assume the better ones there would be heading off to college. Without spending up to get players from elsewhere how are they going to compete. Plus pay for the extra costs of travel etc.

If the women's bigv team is funded the same as the men via junior teams contributions ( and that's just guessing ) then the move to seabl should not be a problem financially , though if they are already struggling in big v SCW then will struggle even more in SEABL

PJ, As far as i am aware that is part of the process of entry to SEABL..Having both Senior Women and Men.

I think the men's team HAVE done fine. They've only got three wins but they've been competitive in most of their games which is a good result for their first season in the comp.

Their biggest issue is going to be finding the money to put together a competitive women's program without taking money away from the men. The men's team needs more talent if they want to compete for championships but having to fund a women's program too is going to make this really difficult.

The other SEABL Club's voted them in on the basis that they would have a women's team in 2017. Not sure the other club's would let them back out of that promise even if they wanted to.

The Men's team were in the same position when they made the move, and they've done fine. Oh..wait a second...

NBL rebounds with iiNet
The resurgence of the National Basketball League has continued to gather pace with Basketball Australia announcing today that iiNet, Australia’s fastest growing Internet Service Provider, has signed a three-year deal as the Naming Rights Partner for the NBL.

The agreement will run through the end of the 2012/13 season and will see the competition officially known as the iiNet NBL Championship.

BA’s Chief Executive Officer, Larry Sengstock, unveiled the partnership at today’s official launch of the 2010/11 NBL Season, which was held at the prestigious Quay Restaurant on Sydney’s harbour.

Sengstock said the new partnership with iiNet gives the NBL competition an incredibly strong platform for growth.

“We’ve made some major strides in moving the NBL forward in the past 12 months, and it’s vital as that process continues that we work with strong and supportive partners who share our vision,” said Sengstock.

“In iiNet we now have a naming rights partner who is clearly established as a forward-thinking and innovative leader in the business world. We believe we share a lot of brand synergies and they will complement us perfectly as we continue to reinvigorate the NBL brand.

“They are committed to assisting us leverage the partnership and provide us tangible momentum and real confidence to further invest in the NBL brand.”

Speaking at the launch, iiNet Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Sam McDonagh, agreed that the rapidly growing telecommunications company was a perfect fit for the competition.

“iiNet is thrilled to be partnering with Basketball Australia – it’s a massive sport at a grass roots level and now it’s making a comeback at the highest level of the game,” said McDonagh.
“We know what it’s like to have big ambitions, iiNet started in a garage to become the leading challenger for internet services in Australia, so we’re keen to take basketball in Australia to the next level.

“Australians love sport and together we have an opportunity to help bring basketball to households across the country. Trust us – it’s going to be big,” adds McDonagh.

In recent months, the NBL has made some significant announcements, including the return of the league to free-to-air television via a five-year deal with Network Ten and its digital sports channel ONE, as well as the resurrection of the Sydney Kings as the NBL’s ninth team.
The NBL has also recently signed AND1 as the league’s Official Apparel Supply Partner of the NBL and its teams; together with Spalding as the Official Ball of the NBL.

The iiNet NBL Championship Season tips-off on 15 October, and all nine teams will gather in the Northern Territory from 28 September to 2 October to participate in the official ‘Top End Challenge’ pre-season tournament.

As per standard Basketball Australia practice, the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.