Basketball Northern Territory (BNT) is the governing body of basketball in the Northern Territory, Australia.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Northern Territory |
| Abbreviation | Basketball NT BNT |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Affiliation | Basketball Australia |
| Headquarters | Darwin Basketball Stadium, Marrara, Northern Territory[1] |
| Chairperson | Anne Coleman (as of 2023)[2] |
| CEO | John Mitchell (as of 2023)[2] |
BNT was founded as Northern Territory Basketball Association (NTBA) in 1948.[3] Basketball was administered by NTBA until 1963, when its Constitution was amended and the Darwin Amateur Basketball Association (DABA) was formed. The lease on Darwin's main basketball court at Daly Street was transferred from NTBA to DABA in 1974. In the 1980s DABA became known as Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and in the 1990s NTBA became known as Basketball Northern Territory.[3]
In 2022, the NBL1 North had a club from Darwin – the Darwin Salties – represented for the first time under the joint management of DBA and BNT. It saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia.[4]
Major affiliated associations
edit| Association | Home base | Location | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs Basketball Association | Alice Springs Basketball Stadium | Alice Springs | |
| Darwin Basketball Association | Darwin Basketball Stadium | Darwin | 1963 |
| Palmerston and Regional Basketball Association | Palmerston Recreation Centre | Palmerston | 2014[5] |
References
edit- ^ "Contact Us". Basketball Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "About Us". Basketball Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Brief History of DBA". Darwin Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Darwin/ Basketball Northern Territory to make NBL1 a truly national competition". NBL1.com.au. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Palmerston and Regional Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.