Global Basketball Summer League Features New Format
London---The 2018 Global Basketball Summer League will feature a new format consisting of (80) players and (8) professional teams. Each team will play (5) games over a (6) day period in a tournament style event. This year after the (3) game there will be an off day that features a sponsored 3-point shooting and Dunk contest with the winners receiving prizes from the sponsoring company.
July 5th – July 11th: Doolittle Community Center, Las Vegas, NV
- Each Team Plays (5) Tournament games with day off after (3) game pool play
- Sponsored Dunk Contest
- Sponsored 3-Point Contest
- Only (80) High Level Athletes (8) Teams
- Participant Criteria Enforced
About the GBSL
The GBSL is an incredible event platform that produces an average of (50) jobs per year for professional basketball players, young sports reporters and developing coaches. The NBA Officiating partnered with the event (5) years ago with the objective of developing emerging NBA G League referees that will eventually land in the WNBA or the NBA. The GBSL is the top International summer event in the industry.
KEY FACTS
- NBA Official Rules, Official NBA Court, NBA Referees and FIBA Referees
- GBSL Produces (50) Jobs Per Year to its Participants
- Daily Practices with professional coaches
- Official Practice Court
- Official NBA Regulation Size Playing Court
- Event is a Duplication of the NBA Summer League
- Non AAU Format - Non Multiple Game - Non Running Time
- Full Televised Production of the Event with Professional Broadcasting
- GBSL All Tournament Teams are digital marketed to over 10,000 professional basketball executives
- Global Basketball maintains the largest database (10,000) in the industry of professional basketball executives
- Post Event Marketing
- Overseas Prep Seminar hosted by former Professional Players
- Full Shuttle Transportation
- Experience High Level Professional Coaching
- Entry Level Job Opportunities
- Media Related Event
Media
2018 GBSL Promo
GBSL Impact – 50 Jobs Per Year
Top Overseas Coaches Participate in GBSL
GBSL Player Criteria
- All applicants are required to have played college or professional basketball in the 2017-18 season
- NCAA D11 & NAIA Players are required to have made the 2017-18 All American, All District or All Conference Teams
- NCAA Division 1 players that played a minimum of (15) minutes per game and made significant contributions to their college team during the 2017-18 season
- Players with professional experience in the 2017-18 season in Europe, Asia, Middle East and South America in credible leagues will be accepted
- NBA G League players with verified statistics in the 2017-18 season will be approved
- NBL Canada players with high quality and verified statistics in the 2017-18 seasons will be approved
- Former GBSL All Tournament Players
GBSL Registration
(Players, agents, coaches and media)