2019–20 NBL pre-season

China 89, NBL Select Team 77
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 28–16, 21–19, 21–19
China leads series, 1–0

Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao, China
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

Fox Sports

21 June 2019
19:30

China 101, NBL Select Team 98
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 19–29, 20–16, 34–28
China leads series, 2–0

Nantong Sports Exhibition Centre, Nantong, China
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

Fox Sports

23 June 2019
19:30

China 74, NBL Select Team 86
Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 19–15, 21–21, 16–18
China wins series, 2–1

Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

China won the series 2-1.[1]

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

N/A

23 August 2019
18:00

Philippines 92, Adelaide 36ers 83
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–33, 23–19, 19–15

Meralco Gym, Pasig City, Philippines
Attendance: closed indoors
Referees: not available

N/A

25 August 2019
18:00

Philippines 75, Adelaide 36ers 85
Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 17–15, 18–23, 27–18

Meralco Gym, Pasig City, Philippines
Attendance: closed indoors
Referees: Michael Tolentino, Editha Botecario, Reynante Hufana

N/A

24 September 2019
19:00

Adelaide 36ers 93, New Zealand Breakers 67
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 22–19, 22–14, 20–16

Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: not available
Referees: James Griguol, Hugh Starkey, Daniel Troy

27 September 2019
19:00

Adelaide 36ers 91, Melbourne United 100
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 19–29, 19–21, 26–21

Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nathan Durant, James Griguol, Hugh Starkey

Brisbane Bullets pre-season

YouTube

13 August 2019
19:00

broadcast

Brisbane Bullets 79, Creighton Bluejays 107
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 14–30, 23–22, 14–31

NAB Stadium, Auchenflower
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

27 September 2019
19:30

Brisbane Bullets 85, Perth Wildcats 82
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 34–22, 18–16, 17–24

USC Sports Stadium, Sunshine Coast
Attendance: not available
Referees: Marc Mill, Jacquie Dover, Vaughan Mayberry

Cairns Taipans pre-season

N/A

7 August 2019
19:30

Cairns Taipans 85, California Baptist Lancers 76
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–21, 20–14, 23–21

Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: not available
Referees: Nico Fernandes, Mark Mill, Alex McEwan

N/A

8 August 2019
20:30

Cairns Taipans 85, Creighton Bluejays 89
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 28–23, 11–31, 17–22

Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nico Fernandes, Mark Mill, Alex McEwan

N/A

13 September 2019
19:30

Cairns Taipans 104, Brisbane Bullets 66
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 33–23, 20–21, 28–10

Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: not available
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Marc Mill, Alex McEwan

N/A

15 September 2019
14:00

Cairns Taipans 76, Brisbane Bullets 66
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 25–18, 14–14, 13–15

Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: not available
Referees: Toni Caldwell, Marc Mill, Jacqui Dover

Illawarra Hawks pre-season

N/A

7 September 2019
19:30

Illawarra Hawks 110, Indigenous All Stars 87
Scoring by quarter: 36–27, 26–18, 24–21, 24–21

Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Gwynneville
Attendance: 1,025
Referees: Toni Caldwell, Haylee Cole, Logan Bilbey

29 September 2019
15:00

Illawarra Hawks 96, Sydney Kings 106
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 25–25, 29–26, 20–23

WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 2,252
Referees: Scott Becker, Guy Richards, Mitch Hare

Melbourne United pre-season

N/A

6 August 2019
10:00

Melbourne United 78, California Baptist Lancers 79
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 13–19, 20–21, 24–20

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park
Attendance: closed indoors
Referees: Brad Henshaw, Elliot Green, Reuben Willcock

N/A

18 August 2019
14:00

Melbourne United 97, Zhejiang Lions 77
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 20–18, 21–22, 36–10

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park
Attendance: not available
Referees: Jon Chapman, Chris Reed, Elliot Green

N/A

3 September 2019
19:30

Melbourne United 111, Shanxi Loongs 66
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 21–13, 29–17, 37–17

State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South
Attendance: not available
Referees: Damian Lyons, Jon Chapman, Mitch Hare

6 September 2019
19:30

Melbourne United 104, Cairns Taipans 88
Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 27–20, 23–27, 25–21

Casey Basketball Stadium, Cranbourne
Attendance: not available
Referees: Jon Chapman, Ruben Woolcock, Daniel Battye

8 September 2019
14:00

Melbourne United 80, Brisbane Bullets 102
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–30, 20–30, 14–23

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park
Attendance: not available
Referees: Damian Lyons, Jon Chapman, David Baddock

13 September 2019
19:30

Melbourne United 111, Illawarra Hawks 70
Scoring by quarter: 36–18, 26–18, 32–18, 17–16

Ballarat Sports Events Centre, Ballarat
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

YouTube

25 September 2019
19:30

Melbourne United 90, Perth Wildcats 92
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–18, 30–30, 17–25

Geelong Arena, Geelong
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock

Perth Wildcats pre-season

N/A

4 September 2019
18:30

Perth Wildcats 84, Adelaide 36ers 90
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 23–29, 22–22, 14–16
Adelaide leads series, 1–0

Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre, Mandurah
Attendance: 650
Referees: Mark Grist, Steve Diconza, Craig Copes

N/A

6 September 2019
18:30

Perth Wildcats 100, Adelaide 36ers 98
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 17–23, 28–31, 28–25
Series tied, 1–1

South West Sports Centre, Bunbury
Attendance: 300
Referees: Craig Copes, Mark Grist, Travis Stewart

N/A

8 September 2019
13:00

Perth Wildcats 77, Adelaide 36ers 83
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 22–29, 14–17, 16–14
Adelaide wins series, 2–1

HBF Arena, Joondalup
Attendance: not available
Referees: Craig Copes, Mark Grist, Travis Stewart

South East Melbourne Phoenix pre-season

N/A

30 May 2019
19:30

Jiangsu Dragons 73, South East Melbourne Phoenix 92
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–28, 16–21, 20–21

Wutaishan Gymnasium, Nanjing, China
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

N/A

1 June 2019
19:30

Shanghai Sharks 76, South East Melbourne Phoenix 71
Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 25–17, 19–20, 24–13

Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai, China
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

N/A

25 August 2019
14:00

South East Melbourne Phoenix 90, Zhejiang Lions 78
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 24–21, 24–19, 18–19

State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South
Attendance: 460
Referees: Damian Lyons, Daniel Battye, Elliot Green

N/A

4 September 2019
19:30

South East Melbourne Phoenix 102, Cairns Taipans 106 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–30, 21–12, 18–24, Overtime: 12–16

State Basketball Centre, Wantirna South
Attendance: not available
Referees: Chris Reid, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock

N/A

6 September 2019
19:30

South East Melbourne Phoenix 85, Brisbane Bullets 80
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 20–24, 19–11, 15–21

Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
Attendance: not available
Referees: Chris Reid, Damien Lyons, Elliot Green

8 September 2019
14:00

South East Melbourne Phoenix 93, Cairns Taipans 80
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 19–25, 32–14, 16–23

Kilsyth Basketball Stadium, Kilsyth
Attendance: not available
Referees: not available

15 September 2019
12:00

South East Melbourne Phoenix 98, Illawarra Hawks 109
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 29–27, 20–24, 29–30

Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ruben Woolcock, Elliot Green, Andrew Hollowood

Sydney Kings pre-season

N/A

14 September 2019
19:00

Sydney Kings 109, Hills Hornets 67
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 38–13, 21–13, 28–24

Hills Basketball Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 601
Referees: Richard Bai, Haylee Cole, Nathan Paff

26 September 2019
19:00

Sydney Kings 81, New Zealand Breakers 64
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–18, 23–18, 20–13

Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 891
Referees: James Boyers, Guy Richards, Haylee Cole

2019 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 Devonport. Derwent Entertainment Centre hosted the Three-Point Shootout and Dunk Contest on the 22nd. The Brisbane Bullets won the tournament and received the seventh annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Day 1 Ulverstone

19 September 2019
18:00

Brisbane Bullets 106, NBL1 All Stars 57
Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 27–14, 29–12, 23–18
Pts: Singler 19 Rebs: Braun 8 Asts: Patterson 10		Pts: Turner 14 Rebs: Swetalla 7 Asts: Doyle 4

Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Chris Copes, Nathan Durant, Marc Mill

19 September 2019
20:00

Cairns Taipans 100, Adelaide 36ers 99
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 27–19, 34–27, 20–30
Pts: Newbill 18 Rebs: Jawai 7 Asts: Machado 7		Pts: Johnson 27 Rebs: Froling 7 Asts: Taylor 4

Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Jon Chapman, Nico Fernandez, Travis Stewart

Day 2 Kingborough & Devonport

20 September 2019
18:00

Illawarra Hawks 122, Perth Wildcats 119 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 34–22, 25–22, 29–29, Overtime: 14–11
Pts: Blanchfield 24 Rebs: Ball 13 Asts: Ball, Ogilvy 7		Pts: Cotton 27 Rebs: Cotton 6 Asts: Cotton 8

Kingborough Sports Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
Attendance: 507
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, Hugh Starkey

20 September 2019
19:30

South East Melbourne Phoenix 96, Sydney Kings 87
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–18, 26–24, 23–24
Pts: Roberson 31 Rebs: Pineau, Trist 6 Asts: Adnam, Roberson 4		Pts: Ware 19 Rebs: Tate 7 Asts: Bruce 4

Devonport Recreation Centre, Devonport, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,005
Referees: Michael Aylen, James Griguol, Marc Mill

20 September 2019
20:00

Melbourne United 76, New Zealand Breakers 97
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 25–15, 24–31, 10–25
Pts: Long 24 Rebs: Long 8 Asts: Trimble 3		Pts: Webster 24 Rebs: Loe 7 Asts: Webster 5

Kingborough Sports Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
Attendance: 432
Referees: Darren Lyons, Toni Caldwell, Ruben Woolcock

Day 3 Launceston

21 September 2019
17:30

Cairns Taipans 87, NBL1 All Stars 68
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 25–10, 19–27, 20–15
Pts: Noi 18 Rebs: Noi 10 Asts: Djeric 6		Pts: Turner 21 Rebs: Swetalla 10 Asts: Bezman 3

Silverdome, Launceston, Tasmania
Attendance: 670
Referees: Craig Copes, Elliot Green, James Girguol

21 September 2019
19:30

Adelaide 36ers 85, Brisbane Bullets 92
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 25–25, 23–29, 16–23
Pts: Taylor 23 Rebs: Drmic 5 Asts: Moore 6		Pts: Patterson 20 Rebs: Hodgson 7 Asts: Patterson 8

Silverdome, Launceston, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,588
Referees: Jon Chapman, Nico Fernando, Nathan Durant

Day 4 Hobart

22 September 2019
10:00

South East Melbourne Phoenix 102, New Zealand Breakers 95
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 32–22, 23–28, 24–20
Pts: Wesley 23 Rebs: Madgen 9 Asts: Roberson 7		Pts: Hampton 20 Rebs: Hampton, Obekpa 5 Asts: Hopson 4

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
Attendance: 421
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Mark Grist, Daniel Troy

22 September 2019
13:00

Perth Wildcats 71, Sydney Kings 103
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–28, 10–21, 21–25
Pts: Steindl 17 Rebs: Majok 12 Asts: Steindl 4		Pts: Louzada 29 Rebs: Hunter 10 Asts: Louzada, Moller, Ware 3

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: James Boyer, Toni Caldwell, Alex McEwan

22 September 2019
16:00

Melbourne United 110, Illawarra Hawks 91
Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 25–17, 29–26, 25–23
Pts: Prather 23 Rebs: Long 11 Asts: Ili 5		Pts: Glover 17 Rebs: Coenraad 6 Asts: Naar 6

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Damien Lyons, Daniel Battye, Ruben Woolcock

The Brisbane Bullets won the 2019 NBL Blitz championship.[2]

NBLxNBA 2019 Tour

5 October 2019
19:00

Adelaide 36ers	81–133	Utah Jazz
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 21–32, 24–44, 18–29
Pts: Randle 18 Rebs: Froling 11 Asts: Dillon 4		Pts: Bradley 18 Rebs: Bradley 10 Asts: Ingles, O'Neale 6

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, United States
Attendance: 18,306
Referees: Derek Richardson, Ken Mauer, Phenizee Ransom

8 October 2019
19:00

New Zealand Breakers	94–108	Memphis Grizzlies
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 22–28, 29–22, 29–31
Pts: Webster 19 Rebs: Hopson 8 Asts: Webster 8		Pts: Jackson Jr., Allen 18 Rebs: Clarke 12 Asts: Morant 10

FedExForum, Memphis, United States
Attendance: 10,259
Referees: Derrick Collins, Michael Smith, CJ Washington

10 October 2019
19:00

New Zealand Breakers	84–110	Oklahoma City Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 20–33, 22–28, 27–20
Pts: Loe 19 Rebs: Hopson, Majok 6 Asts: Hampton, Henry 5		Pts: Adams 19 Rebs: Adams 10 Asts: Schroder 6

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, United States
Attendance: not available
Referees: Derrick Collins, Brett Nansel, Michael Smith

13 October 2019
12:30

Melbourne United	100–118	Los Angeles Clippers
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 27–29, 20–43, 29–28
Pts: Trimble 22 Rebs: Long 9 Asts: Trimble 6		Pts: Harrell 22 Rebs: Zubac 8 Asts: Williams 7

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 10,181
Referees: Brandon Adair, Tre Maddox, Bill Spooner

16 October 2019
19:00