Foot Locker Elite Classic – High Stakes Hoops
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Foot Locker Elite Classic - High Stakes Hoops was a basketball
tournament held in Adelaide, South Australia from 6-11 April 2010.
There were eight teams in the competition (Coasters, Cyclones, Fleet, Monarchs, Pythons, Rays, Reef, Rush), and players from across the globe participated.
There was a total prize pool of over $250,000, with the competition being broadcast on Australia's One HD channel.
The High Stakes Hoops competition was held outside of the normal NBL season, and had a number of rules which were different to NBL and FIBA. These included using jump ball
s to settle tie-ups with no use of the possession arrow, only allowing one full timeout and one 20-second timeout in each half, and running 48-minute games.
A new concept used throughout the tournament was the 'Game Breaker' play. Twice during each game, the coach could elect to use a 'Game Breaker' play where for the next three minutes of clock time, the team in the 'Game Breaker' phase has each successful 3-point shot counted as 4 points. The team's backboard would be lit in green during this time.
Team rights owners included notable basketball personalities, such as Brett Maher and Lanard Copeland.
The Rays, featuring players such as Adam Gibson
, Tony Ronaldson
, Peter Crawford
and Kevin Lisch
, won the inaugural tournament.
The holding company for the event was Elite Classic Basketball.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament held in Adelaide, South Australia from 6-11 April 2010.
There were eight teams in the competition (Coasters, Cyclones, Fleet, Monarchs, Pythons, Rays, Reef, Rush), and players from across the globe participated.
There was a total prize pool of over $250,000, with the competition being broadcast on Australia's One HD channel.
The High Stakes Hoops competition was held outside of the normal NBL season, and had a number of rules which were different to NBL and FIBA. These included using jump ball
Jump ball
A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey or ball-up in Australian rules football...
s to settle tie-ups with no use of the possession arrow, only allowing one full timeout and one 20-second timeout in each half, and running 48-minute games.
A new concept used throughout the tournament was the 'Game Breaker' play. Twice during each game, the coach could elect to use a 'Game Breaker' play where for the next three minutes of clock time, the team in the 'Game Breaker' phase has each successful 3-point shot counted as 4 points. The team's backboard would be lit in green during this time.
Team rights owners included notable basketball personalities, such as Brett Maher and Lanard Copeland.
The Rays, featuring players such as Adam Gibson
Adam Gibson (basketball)
Adam Gibson is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League.-Professional career:...
, Tony Ronaldson
Tony Ronaldson
Anthony Dean "Bear" Ronaldson is a former Australian basketball player who last played for the NZL National Basketball League team, Waikato Pistons.-Playing career:...
, Peter Crawford
Peter Crawford (basketball)
Peter Crawford is an Australian basketballer currently playing in the National Basketball League. Crawford had played in the WA State Basketball League with the Perry Lakes Hawks....
and Kevin Lisch
Kevin Lisch
Kevin Lisch is an American professional basketball player, currently signed with the Perth Wildcats of the NBL...
, won the inaugural tournament.
The holding company for the event was Elite Classic Basketball.