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Aussie Jack White Talks About Going Home To Play In The NBL

With apologies to Thomas Wolfe, Jack White is going home again.

Last week the former Duke basketball player signed a three-year contract to play for Melbourne United of Australia’s National Basketball League.

White thus became the first member of Duke’s 2020 team to sign a professional basketball contract.

The NBL has been around since 1979. The 10-team league plays a 28-game schedule, normally running from October through March. Due to COVID-19 their 2020-’21 season will begin in December, assuming conditions remain stable.

NBL teams are allowed three “imports” and you’ve likely heard of some of them.