Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz

Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz

Canberra will host the NBL Blitz in August at the renovated AIS Arena, nearly 40 years after the defunct Cannons won the last of their three titles.

Pro basketball returns to Canberra for first time in years, sparking hopes for local team revival

NBL chief operations officer Vince Crivelli, former Canberra Cannons coach Cal Bruton and ACT Labor MLA Taimus Werner-Gibbings. Photo: James Coleman. The National Basketball League (NBL) is returning to Canberra for the first time in years for its pre-season tournament, the Blitz, to be held over five days in late August. And all going well, Canberra might even get its own team again. The NBL is promising five days of “non-stop action” when all …