Indigenous basketball scores Coles, Spalding and Under Armour sponsorship

February 11, 2021 2:27

The Indigenous Basketball Australia (IBA) has secured sponsor partnerships with global sport brand Under Armour, basketball equipment supplier Spalding, Coles and specialty brands, Ref Warehouse and Archer Officials.

NBA Champion, three-time Olympian and proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Patty Mills has partnered with the NBA to create an IBA league, through its Jr. NBA program, to deliver the first of its kind program and competition in Australian sporting history.

As part of the deal, the NBA will hold a basketball camp led by international NBA coaches at the National Indigenous Basketball Tournament (NIBT) on the Gold Coast from 11-13 April.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.