Beveridge will spend today doing what he has done for the past six months: waiting for a career-defining phone call.

Just weeks after he signed a three-year deal to coach the Perth Wildcats, Beveridge's future now hinges on a meeting between club chief executives and BA officials.

BA announced yesterday it was keen to start its new elite men's competition in October, if it had sufficient support from the seven clubs.

Adelaide, Perth, Townsville, Cairns, Wollongong, New Zealand and the Gold Coast all submitted licence papers to be part of the new NBL.

For more, pick up a copy of today's Canberra Times.