- Perth to host Australia's largest basketball festival
- Inaugural HoopsFest
to take place in sporting venues across the city
- Includes 2024-25
Australian National Basketball League season opening round
- Supported by the Western Australian Government
It's a slam dunk for Perth, with the city being confirmed as the host of the
inaugural HoopsFest event, Australia's largest basketball festival.
Over
four days from 19 to 22 September 2024, Perth will exclusively host all matches
of the opening round of the 2024-25 Australian National Basketball League (NBL)
season, the preseason competition for the Women's NBL, plus the Under 18s Club
Championships involving the best 48 teams from around Australia.
Matches
will be held across RAC Arena, HBF Stadium, Bendat Basketball Centre and HBF
Arena.
Basketball fans can also look forward to supporting events such as
Sneakerland, Australia's largest sneaker culture festival, plus the official
HoopsFest Fan Festival at Forrest Place including music, entertainment, street
basketball and more.
HoopsFest is expected to attract thousands of out-of-state visitors to
Western Australia, providing a significant boost to WA's tourism and
hospitality industry, and also drive significant impact.
The event builds on WA's reputation as a major events destination, and
follows other exclusive blockbusters held this year including the United Cup,
HSBC Rugby SVNS, and WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth.
Tickets and further information available at https://nbl.com.au/
Comments attributed to Tourism Minister
Rita Saffioti:
"Western Australia has a long, proud and successful basketball history
with the Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx, so we're very excited to be hosting
this inaugural event.
"It's yet another opportunity to showcase Western Australia as an
incredible tourism destination and a leading host of major events.
"We of course know the huge benefits hosting events like this bring to
our State, attracting thousands of out of-state visitors, injecting millions of
dollars into our local economy and creating a fantastic atmosphere for our
local community."
Comments attributed to Sport and Recreation
Minister David Templeman:
"Western
Australians love their basketball, so this announcement is a huge win for our
community and I have no doubt we'll see plenty of locals turning out to show
their support for this fantastic event.
"Hosting HoopsFest in
Perth not only highlights Western Australia's impressive tourism and sports
infrastructure but also positions our State as a premier destination for major
sporting events."
