Pointstreak becomes the ‘Official Technology Partner’ of Global Basketball

Jul 06, 2012

Toronto, ON – Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement to be the ‘Official Technology Partner’ of Global Basketball. The Global Basketball Summer League will use Pointstreak’s statistics platform in order to keep official real-time statistics during their Las Vegas events.

The Global Basketball Summer League (GBSL) is the top international professional basketball event over the summer. The event features the best talent outside the NBA Summer League and promotes a range of educational seminars to members in the global basketball community.

The Global Basketball Summer League - Las Vegas will host two high profile events during the week of July 9^th to July 15^th, 2012. First, the ‘Minor League Showcase’ (July 9th – July 12th) features eighty (80) players consisting of free agent teams, all star teams and individual minor league teams comprised of the most talented players in the North American professional basketball market. Additionally, the event will host a range of seminars focused on the current business topics pertinent to minor league executives. The objective of the showcase is to provide a networking platform for minor league executives to exchange ideas, business concepts, discuss industry issues and to form potential strategic alliances. Alternatively, the showcase presents a unique opportunity for minor league executives to network with international basketball representatives from Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America.

The second, and marquee event, ‘The Pro Review’ (July 12th - 15th) features eighty (80) of the most talented players outside the NBA Summer League. A percentage of these players will be rookies from the 2011-12 college class including NAIA All Americans, NCAA D2 All Americans and outstanding players from NCAA Division 1 programs. The remaining participants in the event are players with professional experience from quality international leagues and the NBDL.

Global Basketball’s Marketing Director, Darryl Reshaw see’s Pointstreak’s statistics platform as another one of many great assets available for the GBSL. ‘Pointstreak’s statistical software application will definitely increase the quality of our event by providing real-time gamecasting, league standings, player profiling and innovative statistical features to the global basketball audience. The statistical solution provides players and their agents a viable marketing tool to promote their skills to the professional scouting community.’

The GBSL events tip off July 9^th, 2012 at the Doolittle Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Keep up to date by visiting www.globalbasketball.com and www.pointstreak.com.

ABOUT GLOBAL BASKETBALL: 

Global Basketball is a new and exciting on-line media property that provides users in the international basketball market precise information through state of the art technology, internet television, consulting, events and business news coverage of the international basketball industry.

Global Basketball consulting objective is to provide the international basketball business market with expert advisory, marketing, business development, scouting, technology solutions and events that positively impacts the market.

ABOUT POINTSTREAK SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES: 

Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.'s mission is to provide innovative technologies to enhance the experience of the global sports community.

Pointstreak provides innovative sports software solutions for sports organizations such as associations, leagues, clubs and teams that are geared towards streamlining operations and improving the experience of the sports participant, fan and media. Pointstreak's major brands include: Pointstreak Stats, a real-time scoring & official league statistics software system; Pointstreak Registration; an online registration & payment processing system; Pointstreak Sites; a website content management system; Team Locker Room, a free team-based social network; STEVA Sports Software; sports video indexing and analysis software; Cardinal Sports Management, recruiting and scouting services; 5050 Central; an electronic raffle system.

More information about Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. can be found at www.pointstreak.com or through the product information website www.pointstreaksolutions.com. 

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