Basketball Northern Territory

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Basketball Northern Territory
Sport Basketball
Jurisdiction Northern Territory
AbbreviationBasketball NT
BNT
Founded1948;75 years ago (1948)
Affiliation Basketball Australia
HeadquartersDarwin Basketball Stadium, Marrara, Northern Territory [1]
ChairpersonAnne Coleman (as of 2023) [2]
CEO John Mitchell (as of 2023) [2]

Basketball Northern Territory (BNT) is the governing body of basketball in the Northern Territory, Australia.

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BNT was founded as Northern Territory Basketball Association (NTBA) in 1948. [3] Basketball was administered by NTBA until 1963, when its Constitution was amended and the Darwin Amateur Basketball Association (DABA) was formed. The lease on Darwin's main basketball court at Daly Street was transferred from NTBA to DABA in 1974. In the 1980s DABA became known as Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and in the 1990s NTBA became known as Basketball Northern Territory. [3]

In 2022, the NBL1 North had a club from Darwin – the Darwin Salties – represented for the first time under the joint management of DBA and BNT. It saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. [4]

Major affiliated associations

AssociationHome baseLocationEstablished
Alice Springs Basketball AssociationAlice Springs Basketball Stadium Alice Springs
Darwin Basketball AssociationDarwin Basketball Stadium Darwin 1963
Palmerston and Regional Basketball AssociationPalmerston Recreation Centre Palmerston 2014 [5]

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References

  1. "Contact Us". Basketball Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Basketball Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Brief History of DBA". Darwin Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Darwin/ Basketball Northern Territory to make NBL1 a truly national competition". NBL1.com.au. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. "About Us". Palmerston and Regional Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.