The pre-season of the 2019–20 NBL season , the 42nd season of Australia's National Basketball League , started on 19 June and ended on 16 October 2019.
The pre-season featured games in China, the Philippines and the United States, and featured the NBLxNBA 2019 Tour in which five NBL teams played a total of seven games.
Games
2019 NBL China Tour
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China won the series 2–1.[ 1]
Adelaide 36ers pre-season
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Brisbane Bullets pre-season
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Cairns Taipans pre-season
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Illawarra Hawks pre-season
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Melbourne United pre-season
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Perth Wildcats pre-season
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South East Melbourne Phoenix pre-season
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Sydney Kings pre-season
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NBL Blitz Tasmania
The NBL Blitz is an annual pre-season tournament featuring all nine NBL teams and a new NBL1 All Stars team from the NBL1 semi professional basketball league. This season all games were held in Tasmania from the 19th to 22 September 2019 in Hobart , Ulverstone , Launceston and Devonport . Derwent Entertainment Centre hosted the Three-Point Shootout and Dunk Contest on the 22nd. The Brisbane Bullets won the tournament and received the seventh annual Loggins -Bruton Cup.
Day 1 Ulverstone
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20 September 2019
Illawarra Hawks 122 –1190 (OT)Perth Wildcats Kingborough Sports Centre , Hobart , Tasmania
18:00
Scoring by quarter: 20–35 , 34 –22, 25 –22, 29–29, Overtime: 14 –11
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Pts :Blanchfield 24 Rebs :Ball 13Asts :Ball , Ogilvy 7
boxscore broadcast report
Pts: Cotton 27 Rebs: Cotton 6Asts: Cotton 8
Attendance: 507Referees : Vaughan Mayberry, Daniel Battye, Hugh Starkey
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20 September 2019
South East Melbourne Phoenix 96 –87Sydney Kings Devonport Recreation Centre , Devonport , Tasmania
19:30
Scoring by quarter: 26 –21, 21 –18, 26 –24, 23–24
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Pts :Roberson 31 Rebs :Pineau , Trist 6Asts :Adnam , Roberson 4
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Pts: Ware 19 Rebs: Tate 7Asts: Bruce 4
Attendance: 1,005Referees : Michael Aylen, James Griguol, Marc Mill
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Day 3 Launceston
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Day 4 Hobart
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22 September 2019
Perth Wildcats 71–103
Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre , Hobart , Tasmania
13:00
Scoring by quarter: 15–29 , 24–28 , 10–21 , 21–25
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Pts :Steindl 17 Rebs :Majok 12Asts :Steindl 4
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Pts: Louzada 29 Rebs: Hunter 10Asts: Louzada , Moller , Ware 3
Attendance: 1,200Referees : James Boyer, Toni Caldwell, Alex McEwan
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The Brisbane Bullets won the 2019 NBL Blitz championship.[ 2]
NBLxNBA 2019 Tour
Pre-season ladder
NBL Blitz ladder
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