London, Ontario —The NBL Canada is excited to announce Global Basketball as the Official Marketing Partner of the “NBL Canada Summer Combine Series”

The objective of the NBL Canada Summer Combine Series is to increase their North American scouting platform of available and upcoming professional talent. The NBL Canada events are being held in (30) different markets that will ensure brand exposure and provide additional jobs to professional players in North America.

Dates

• June 18: Raleigh NC
• June 19: Albany NY
• June 25: Boston MA
• June 26: Sioux Falls SD
• July 2:  Los Angeles CA
• July 9:  Philadelphia PA
• July 10: Willingboro NJ
• July 23: South Bend IN
• July 24: Buffalo NY
• August 14: Kansas City MO
• August 20: Sarasota FL
• August 21: Orlando FL
• August 27: Flint MI
• August 28: Baltimore MD
• September 3: Little Rock AR
• September 4: Lawton OK
• Sept 10: Chicago
• Sept 11: Detroit
• Sept 17: Sacramento CA
• Sept 18: Vancouver BC
• Sept 25: Grand Rapids MI
• Oct 1: Winnipeg MB
• Oct 8: NYC NY
• Oct 15: Columbia SC
• Oct 22: Milwaukee WI
• Oct 29: Dallas TX
• Nov 5: Seattle WA
• Nov 12: Atlanta, GA

In the 2015-16 season, (35) players from the summer combines landed on opening day NBL Canada training camp rosters. This year the NBL Canada Summer Combine Series is expanding to (10) additional cities and will provide players with more job opportunities.

About NBL Canada

The National Basketball League (NBL) of Canada is one of the leading professional basketball leagues in North America only second to the NBA and is entering its sixth competitive season. The NBL offers players the opportunity to play in a well structured professional sports entertainment environment. The NBL sports business model is similar to the Canadian Football League and has unlimited commercial growth potential due to the economic factors in Canada. The majority of playing venues are mid size arenas typically associated with professional hockey teams in Canada.

Global Basketball is a leading online media property that provides news, information, internet television, events and business solutions to the International basketball market. Global Basketball is well known in the industry for promoting the Global Basketball Summer League (GBSL). The GBSL serves as a training platform for NBA Referees, aspiring sports reporters and has helped (600) professional players secure deals in the International basketball industry. Global Basketball specializes in digital and social media marketing to promote their brand. Global Basketball will use its specialized marketing approach and database featuring (8000) international basketball executives to promote the NBL Canada event. Additionally, Global Basketball will work along side of the NBL Canada marketing team to secure additional league sponsors and commercial partners.

David Magley; NBL Canada Commissioner

NBL Canada and Global Basketball have developed a relationship over the past two years as the Canadian based league has featured summer league teams in the GBSL. The addition of the NBL Canada Summer League teams in the GBSL event has helped both organizations acheive their recruiting marketing objectives. David Magley, a former NBA player is now the Commissioner of the NBL Canada. He has done an outstanding job in creating a new culture for the promising league. In 2014, he was the head coach of the Brampton A’s as they featured a summer squad in the GBSL. As a result, he successfully recruited a few talented players that did well in the NBL Canada. David is a confident business minded individual with impressive leadership skills. Global Basketball is excited about the partnership opportunity and knows the NBL Canada will be very successful under Magley’s guidance.

For more information on the NBL Canada Summer Combine Series go to www.nblcanada.ca

PR Contact

Global Basketball Inc.

USA: Tel: 877-209-2220