National Basketball League Of Canada

[BBallfanJ]

and finally, Moncton has been officially approved to join. So, all of the 7 teams are officially ready to go.

This just in ... Summerside will be the city for the PEI team.

[BBallfanJ]

London's team will be known as the London Lightning.

[CKR13]

PE names coach

Prince Edward Island have announced that former Vermont Frost Heaves head coach Joe Salerno will be the franchise's first head coach. Salerno agreed to a one year deal.

[CKR13]

The London Lightning have signed former NBA All-Star Michael Ray Richardson to be the first head coach of the franchise.

[BBallfanJ]

Oshawa's team will be known as the "Oshawa Power".

[CKR13]

NBL Canada Pre-Draft Combine

Pictures from day one of the NBL Pre-Draft Combine.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.271204532899280.69495.218825124803888&type=1

[BBallfanJ]

Source: TSN.ca

TORONTO -- Morgan Lewis is the fledgling National Basketball League's first ever draft pick.

The six-foot-four, 210-pound native from Painesville, Ohio, was chosen first by the Oshawa Power on Sunday as the seven-team league conducted its inaugural draft at the Rogers Centre's Summit Suite.

Justin Garris was drafted second by Summerside, P.E.I.

Jerome Brown was the first Canadian to go in the start-up league, which begins its season Oct. 29. Each club plays 36 games with the top four teams advancing to playoffs in March.

Brown, a six-foot-four, 205-pounder from Toronto, was taken fifth by the Saint John Mill Rats, while Quebec selected fellow Toronto native Tristan Martin with the final choice in the first round.

The NBL is the creation of Andre Levingston and Ian McCarthy, formed when three existing teams -- the Halifax Rainmen, Saint John Mill Rats and Quebec Kebs -- left the Premier Basketball League amid complaints of poor management.

Four NBL franchises have since been formed: the London Lightning and Oshawa, plus two still-to-be-named teams in Moncton, N.B., and Summerside.

[BBallfanJ]

For the full draft results, go to this link:
National Basketball League of Canada - wikipedia

[canadianhoops88]

Watch the 2011 NBL CANADA DRAFT REPLAY

http://www.nblcanada.ca/draft.php

[CKR13]

Interesting rumor about The St. John Millrats in negotiation with NBA players.

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/1440746

[BBallfanJ]

The Halifax Rainmen have signed former NBAers Eddie Robinson and Rodney Buford.

[Mojado]

The Halifax Rainmen have signed former NBAers Eddie Robinson and Rodney Buford.

Buford? How do you spell trouble? Bremerhaven has nice things to tell about him.
Eddie Robinson...I guess they just need both for promotional use.

[Hepcat]

Yay for the London Lighting! The capacity of the John Labatt Centre in which they will play is about 11,000 for basketball. Hopefully they'll draw decent crowds of several thousand fans.

I wonder if there will be any Canadian content requirements for the teams?

[BBallfanJ]

Minimum of 2 Canadians per team.

[CKR13]

Summerside Storm has signed University of Saskatchewan standout, Troy Gottselig. Gottselig won the Most Valuable Player Award in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championship in 2010.