The President and CEO of the National Basketball League of Canada, Andre Levingston , announced today that there will be a new team for the Province of Quebec, based in Montreal, which will play in the upcoming 2012/2013 season. This comes as the League made the decision to remove the Laval Kebs from the League's roster. "The Kebs placed 3rd in the League last year but were experiencing ongoing challenges that required the League to move in a different direction to ensure the continuity and long-term stability of the League." Levingston said the NBLC is moving quickly to address the situation by preparing to announce a new team for the Montreal area. "We are grateful to the fans in Quebec and we hope that support will continue in Montreal and throughout the province as the League and the new management team build a thriving and skilled organization and team of players," said Levingston. Details of the new Montreal team, including team name and its playing venue, will be released by the League very soon. The National Basketball League of Canada is committed to providing basketball fans in Quebec with high calibre basketball and affordable family entertainment. The League has 7 other teams across Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI. The NBL Canada 2012/2013 season tips off on November 2nd.
Moncton Magic climb back in series against Hurricanes - 9 hours ago
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The Moncton Magic have climbed back into the Atlantic Division final. The Magic withstood a late Halifax Hurricanes' charge to take Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series 107-96 Tuesday night at the Moncton Coliseum. The Hurricanes, who won the first two games in Halifax, still hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 back in Moncton on Thursday. 'It was just a matter of time before Moncton hit their stride and started hitting their shots,' Halifax head coach Mike Leslie said following T... [read more]
The Moncton Magic have climbed back into the Atlantic Division final. The Magic withstood a late Halifax Hurricanes' charge to take Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series 107-96 Tuesday night at the Moncton Coliseum. The Hurricanes, who won the first two games in Halifax, still hold a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 back in Moncton on Thursday. 'It was just a matter of time before Moncton hit their stride and started hitting their shots,' Halifax head coach Mike Leslie said following Tuesday's game. 'They certainly shoot much better at home than they do on the road. We knew we were in a dog fight, there's no doubt about that.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) scored 31 points and grabbed 19 rebounds and Anthony Anderson (5'11''-PG-81, college: Massachusetts) had 18 points and 14 assists for the Magic. Dartmouth's Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91) had 18 points, Jeremy Williams 14 and Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) 12. Billy White topped the Hurricanes with 21 points, Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) scored 18, Antoine Mason 17, Tyrone Watson 16 and Rhamel Brown (6'7''-F-92, college: Manhattan) 12. A one-point game after the first quarter, the Hurricanes' shooters went cold in the second and Moncton took advantage. The Magic started the second quarter on an 13-0 run while Halifax didn't sink its first basket until the 6:44 mark. During that span, the Hurricanes turned the ball over three times and missed their first nine shots in the quarter to fall behind by 14 at one point. 'We missed a lot of easy buckets in the first two quarters,' Leslie said. Halifax shot just 42 per cent from the field and was only successful on 20 of 36 free throws in the game. 'I said to them, 'I hope that doesn't come back to bite us' because I thought we were getting some good looks,' Leslie said. The Hurricanes went on a 12-4 run to close out the first half to pull within six. But the cold shooting carried over into the third and the visitors were outscored 28-21 in the quarter. Trailing by 13 heading into the fourth and 18 with under six minutes to play, Halifax mounted a furious comeback - a 17-4 spurt in a span of three minutes - to make it a two-possession game with 1:39 left. 'We had a little bit of a push late but we just got behind too much,' Leslie said. ' (The Magic) are a good defensive team so it's hard to come back in games against a team like that.' The momentum curtailed when Brown took a nasty tumble after colliding with Pattillo underneath the Hurricanes' basket. Brown hit the floor hard and was assisted off the court, clutching his arm. 'I know he had the ball in one hand and he and Juan made contact,' Anderson said in a post-game interview on the Magic Web telecast. 'It looked like he came down on his side. I'm hoping it's just a bruise. You never want to see anyone get injured while playing this game. Hopefully he'll be OK and he'll be able to play Thursday.' Leslie, who didn't have an update on Brown's condition after the game, was incensed with the non-call and was assessed a technical. A second technical was also called after someone argued from the Halifax bench. Allmond sunk both free throws and Thomas scored on the same possession as Moncton closed the game on a 10-3 run. 'I was surprised there wasn't a call on it,' Leslie said. 'We were put into a difficult spot after that with the two T's. We had some momentum. Even if we didn't get a foul out of it, the worst thing would've been the ball went out of bounds, we'd defend, get a stop and try to get back down the floor. But, anyway, that's where it went and that's how it played out.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
St. John's Edge beat London Lightning, even division finals 2-2 - 2 days ago
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The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'... [read more]
The St. John's Edge picked up a big win Monday against the London Lightning, tying the best of seven series at two games a piece. The Edge bounced back after dropping Game 3 on Saturday night. They were led with 28 points apiece from Charles Hinkle (6'5''-G-88, college: American) and Coron Williams (6'1''-PG-89, college: Wake Forest). Ryan Reid (6'9''-C/F-86, college: Florida St.) added 22 points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Last year's MVP, Royce White (6'8''-F-91, college: Iowa St.), led London with 32 points while Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) had 21. The two teams will take the next few days off before returning to Mile One for Game 5 of the series on Thursday night. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Hurricanes blow past Magic 121-79; take 2-0 lead in division final - 4 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), wh... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes will breeze into New Brunswick with a 2-0 lead in their Atlantic Division final. The Hurricanes blasted the Moncton Magic 121-79 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven NBL Canada series Saturday night in front of 2,003 fans at Scotiabank Centre. Games 3 and 4 are Tuesday and Thursday at the Moncton Coliseum. 'We picked up our defence, we had a lot of energy from the crowd and we just played off that,' said veteran forward Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.), who had 21 points in 28 minutes of action. 'That's how we got the win tonight.' Antoine Mason (6'3''-G-92, college: Auburn) paced the Hurricanes with 25 points, including 17 in the first quarter. He shot 81 per cent from the field. Tyrone Watson had 22 points and eight rebounds while Mike Poole (6'6''-G/F-92, college: Iona) came off the bench to score 19. The Hurricanes dictated the play from the onset, unlike Game 1 on Thursday when they had to overcome a slow start and a 20-point deficit in a 107-97 win. On Saturday, Halifax pulled ahead 40-21 after the first quarter, increased the lead to 27 at halftime and upped it to 35 early into the third quarter. The Hurricanes never trailed in a dominating performance. 'We didn't start off slow and that was key,' White said. 'The whole playoffs we have been starting off slow, even against P.E.I. (their opening round series against the Island Storm). 'Coach emphasized to just play hard from the beginning. The first six minutes matter. That's what we did tonight.' Juan Pattillo (6'8''-F-88, college: W.Kentucky) led the Magic with 14 points, Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: Sam Houston St.) had 13 and Jason Calliste (6'2''-G-90, college: Oregon) collected a dozen. The Hurricanes shot nearly 55 per cent from the field while limiting the Magic to just 28 of 73 attempts. Halifax outrebounded Moncton 52-35. 'We are a transition team,' White said. 'If we get stops, that's what we want to do. We want to run in transition and I felt like that's what we did tonight.' Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
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