Pre-Season Blitz Schedule Announced

Game times are locked in for the NBL Blitz, with the Brisbane Bullets taking on the Tasmania JackJumpers, Perth Wildcats, Adelaide 36ers and Cairns Taipans across two weeks in Tasmania, starting on November 14.

There’ll be fresh faces, new line-ups and swinging changes as coaches and clubs set out to tune-up ahead of the home and away season during this year’s Hungry Jack’s NBL Blitz.

Fans will be given full access to see the Brisbane Bullets in action, with tickets and streaming coverage of the warm-up tournament locked in.

The Bullets open up their pre-season against the Tasmania JackJumpers in the new MyState Bank Arena in Hobart on Sunday November 14. Followed by the Wildcats on Friday November 19, Taipans on Wednesday 24 November and the 36ers on Sunday 28 November.

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All games will be streamed live on Kayo Freebies allowing fans a first look at their teams ahead of the regular season start on December 3.

Tickets to the Hungry Jack’s NBL Blitz in Tasmania will be free of charge. The Hungry Jack’s NBL Pre-Season Blitz is supported by the Tasmanian Government. General public tickets are released tomorrow at 10am AEDT. Tickets are available at www.nblblitz.com.au.

The winner of the Blitz will be awarded the Loggins-Bruton Cup, while the tournament’s most outstanding player will win the Ray Borner Medal.

All games are worth a maximum of 7 points; 3 points are awarded to the winning team, with an additional point awarded to the side that wins each quarter. In the event a quarter is tied, both teams receive half of a point. If a game goes into overtime, no additional points are awarded.