Kestelman Ready to Help WNBL

Larry Kestelman says the NBL stands “ready” to help revive the WNBL.

A Newscorp report this week revealed the struggling financial nature of the WNBL, which reportedly lost around 5.5 million dollars last season.

Kestelman, who saved the NBL from a bleak financial and commercial outlook in 2015, says he has already spoken to Basketball Australia CEO Matt Scriven about how to turnaround the WNBL.

“I look forward to working with and have already engaged with Basketball Australia to explore how I can help the WNBL,” Kestelman told Newscorp.

“You have to get the model right. We want to work with BA to first figure out, what is the right model for the WNBL? Is the season right? Is the number of games right? Number of teams, locations?

“The sport is much better off when everyone is succeeding and the sport is growing all around. That’s why I think helping the WNBL is very important and we stand ready.”

Kestelman acknowledged it will take time to lift the WNBL up and he first needs to explore the issues facing the league.

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