https://www.nznbl.basketball/australias-mount-gambier-denied-entry-into-nznbl/

Yes. It's official now blocked by BA and Kestleman. Take that to the bank.

Regional Australia shat on again

Why do they have any pll in what Mt Gambier wants to do outsideBA and NBL1?

a regional SA team denied entry to NBL1 due to dominating the last few years.

BA should be helping teams exist and prosper.

Just shit Victorian treatment again..

All these things have to be approved by FIBA also. It's one of the reasons the proposed Chinese team couldn’t enter the NBL because FIBA wouldn’t sanction it. I’d suggest being a member of BA Mt Gambier would need approval to join, use Australian referee’s etc Seems odd to ban them when you won’t allow them in NBL1 but you allow the Huskies to play.

Diminishing the Nzbl product. Kestleman getting nervous and BA capitulated.

I suspect you'll find Mt. Gambier will be admitted to NBL1 now they have a women's program. Deny them that and a legal challenge would certainly be on the cards.

Not sure what you mean there Reality. How does it make SA narrow minded if they don't get in to NBL1?

Nbl 1 should be elite winter competition, it's been so bad, compared to last seabl and NZ league, LK done lot great things but not this time. Hopefully they can trim nbl 1 to 10 - 12 best teams and Mount Gambier get in. Have promotion and relegation.

Only one solution now - Pioneers to the G League

MTG will be apart of one of the new NBL1 conferences next year.

With the money they are paying their players in the PL they will kill the weak NBL1 competition as well. Kinda pointless isn't it.

Can't fault an organisation for being organised and successful. The beauty now of being in NBL1 (assuming it happens ;) is they keep their women's team alive.

have i missed something. why are we assuming they are in nbl1?

Sure is LK influencing BA before the flood gates open and their is a weaker NBL. That's why.
With the rumour mill rife in Hobart now about what LK actually wants it's less likely right now they will ever be admitted.
If he drops his expectations of what the Government will give him, Tassie might get in. Otherwise forget it.

So BA block MG getting in to NZ and then stop them getting in to NBL1?
LEGAL CHALLENGE

NBL1 is expanding and MTG will be in.

Take it to the bank.

Strange that they would have 2 bids in at the one time.

#384, how do you know?

BA approached Basketball Adelaide to allow Mt Gambier into the Premier League on the basis that they had no other option as to where to play.

I believe Basketball Adelaide should say no to next season as there appears to be two options especially the NZNBL. Put the pressure back onto BA to deliver the solution rather than blocking the solution and to assist Mt Gambier getting what they want and most likely deserve!

All these, "NBL1 is inferior to SEABL," comments. You're kidding yourselves.

My Gambier have an incredibly successful history in SEABL, cannot argue that. But they weren’t great in 2018 so all this rubbish about them not being accepted into NBL1 because Victorian’s didn’t want to lose is farcical. They weren’t accepted because they didn’t meet some form of criteria at that point in time - maybe they do now.

If they get accepted in 2020, does NBL1 suddenly become the greatest competition ever?

Nbl1 is diluted in talent due to the extra reams, better players gone to nznbl as well.

"Put the pressure back onto BA to deliver the solution.." You can't take that decision back. Make NO mistake Kestleman is involved in all this. This situation should NEVER have occurred.