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unusual facts about National Basketball League


Mohamed Zilaal

Mohamed Zilaal is a Maldivian professional basketball player for Red Line Club of the National Basketball League.


1936–37 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Townsend was selected as a unanimous All-Big Ten player at the end of the 1936-37 season and later played professional basketball in the National Basketball League for the Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars and Rochester Royals.

1937–38 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Townsend later played professional basketball in the National Basketball League for the Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars and Rochester Royals.

Adam Caporn

Born in Baldivis, Western Australia, he had spent six seasons in the National Basketball League, three with the Wollongong Hawks and three for the Perth Wildcats.

Akron Wingfoots

In the late 1930s, Goodyear, Firestone, General Electric, and other companies with similar Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Elite teams decided to form the National Basketball League (NBL) to showcase their teams.

Bernard Opper

After college, Opper spent nine years as a professional basketball player, first in the National Basketball League (NBL) and then in the American Basketball League (ABL).

Bernard "Bernie" Opper (September 1, 1915 – February 24, 2000) was an All-American basketball player at Kentucky and then professional player in the National Basketball League and American Basketball League.

Connie Mack Berry

After graduation, Berry went on to play for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League from 1939 to 1946.

Erwin Prasse

He played three seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League, a forerunner to today’s NBA, winning an NBL championship with them in 1941.

Findon, South Australia

Findon is home to the 8,000 seat Adelaide Arena, home of the four time National Basketball League champions the Adelaide 36ers and sometimes home of five time Women's National Basketball League champions the Adelaide Lightning.

George Svendsen

He also played one season for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League.

John Mahnken

He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, then embarked on a professional career in the National Basketball League with the Rochester Royals.

Magilla Gorilla

In the Australian National Basketball League, the Hobart Devils import Jim Havrilla in 1993, was nicknamed 'Magilla the Gorilla', due to his force in smashing backboards with his slam dunks.

Milo Komenich

Komenich also played for the Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball League and the Dow Chemical and 20th Century Fox teams of the AAU.

Nat Hickey

A 5'11" guard/forward, Hickey played during the 1920s through 1940s as a member of multiple professional teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums of the American Basketball League and the Pittsburgh Raiders, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League.

Pathman Matialakan

He goes by the nicknames "Pride of the Lion City" as the only Asian to ever played in the Australian National Basketball League and "17-foot assassin" as he models his mid-range jumpshots after NBA player David West.

Richard Jeter

He has since played with CSKA Moscow in Russia, Ukraine (Azovmash), Puerto Rico, Townsville Crocodiles in Australia, Manawatu Jets in New Zealand National Basketball League now he is currently signed with Hoverla in Ukraine.

Steven George Conville

But not only is Steven an academic, he is an avid fan of sports and music and currently owns the Moncton Miracles of the National Basketball League.

Ted Fritsch

He also played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League.

Violet Crumble

Sydney Kings, whose primary colours are purple and yellow, are often referred to as the "Violet Crumbles" due to their constant under performance in the National Basketball League during the 1990s.


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Phil Smyth

Phil Smyth, an Adelaide junior, was already seen as one of Australia's best point guard's when the National Basketball League first started in 1979, yet it took him until 1982 to actually play in the league, despite having represented Australia at the 1978 FIBA World Championship in the Philippines and at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Rangiora

Tony Hawke who represented the Canterbury Rams in New Zealand's National Basketball League (NBL) in 2006 also attended Rangiora High School.