The A.B.L. played in the winter; the W.N.B.A. plays in the summer, and most of its players play in overseas leagues the rest of the year.

Those overseas leagues are on winter break or are completed for the season.

Many Papua New Guineans have become instant celebrities by representing their country or playing in an overseas professional league.

Australia has produced several professional basketballers for major overseas leagues.

Was it the skill and confidence that the players have gained in Major League Soccer and their overseas leagues?

Once the player has joined the WNBA, she is eligible to participate in overseas leagues during the WNBA offseason (many WNBA players play in Europe or Australia).

Starbird, Lacy and Smith are elite players who will find a home in the W.N.B.A. or in an overseas league.

On 3 July 2006, the AFL announced that it had formed an International Development Committee to support overseas leagues.

High profile Australian players began to leave the NSL due to more enticing offers from overseas leagues.

Williams has played in 8 overseas leagues including Brazil, France, Venezuela and Germany and has attended NBA training camps in Toronto, Denver and Indiana.