INDONESIA TO PLAY NBL1 TEAMS

The Indonesian men’s national basketball team will return to Australia this year to battle Coles Express NBL1 teams.

The Indonesian men’s national team will tour Australia this month, with the full schedule to be released soon.

It follows Indonesia’s successful tour of Australia last year, which attracted large crowds and streaming viewership across both nations.

You will be able to stream all games live and free on NBL1.com.au and the NBL1 App.

“We’re excited to welcome back to Australia the Indonesian men’s national basketball team. Last year was a great turnout, our viewership numbers skyrocketed and it’s great to see the growth of global awareness of the NBL1,” NBL1 General Manager Dean Anglin said."

To be able to have the Indonesian team choose our country and our league to prepare for the South East Asia Games shows how far NBL1 has come.

”The Indonesian national team can’t wait to return to Australia and test themselves against NBL1 talent.

“We are defending our gold medal in the South East Asian games, so the best preparation is needed which is why we are going back to Australia, who are on the top level of basketball in the world,” Danny Kosasih, President Indonesia Basketball Association (PP PERBASI), said."

The NBL ecosystem is one of the best in the world and I hope the relationship between PERBASI, the NBL and NBL1 continues to grow into a long lasting one.

“Hopefully we will have Indonesian athletes playing in the NBL or NBL1 sometime soon and I look forward to a strong set of games this month for our South East Asian games preparation.”

Feature image via: Stephen Schulz Photography