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Jones Leads Breakers Home
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
The Perth Wildcats came with the anger, but it was New Zealand Breakers sharpshooter Phill Jones who fed off the emotions best to deliver a decisive 108-94 victory in Auckland last night in round 11 of the Australian National Basketball League table.
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Tournament Tee Sale
Need that final stocking-stuffer for Christmas? Or a new training t-shirt when you lace up with Chuck Taylors and step on the court? Then think about grabbing a discounted Basketball New Zealand 2008 tournament t-shirt. T-shirts in a variety of sizes and from different tournaments . . .
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Breakers Ready For Cat-Fight
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
Word is the Perth Wildcats are spoiling for a scrap when they return Thursday night for a much-anticipated Australian National Basketball League rematch against the New Zealand Breakers. If that’s the case, then you won’t catch Dillon Boucher hiding behind anyone’s skirts.
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Pledger Re-Injures Elbow
In the process of posting his first double-double of the season, Tall Blacks centre Alex Pledger also took himself out for the next month. Pledger scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in less than a half in Belmont Abbey College’s 105-95 win over Mars Hill College but fractured a bone in his right elbow, which will see him sidelined most likely until at least the New Year.
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Kerr Goes Point-A-Minute
Tall Ferns captain Aneka Kerr went for almost a point-a-minute in the latest round of the Australian Women’s National Basketball League. Kerr produced 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line in just 23 minutes as her Townsville Fire squad . . .
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Return Of The Mac
NBL legend Kenny McFadden has been re-appointed Junior Tall Black head coach for next year’s FIBA Under-19 World Championship For Men in Auckland. McFadden has coached the national age group team for the past two years, guiding them through the prestigious 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany and the FIBA Oceania Championships against Australia.
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Break' Show Goes Top
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
The New Zealand Breakers decided before last night’s top-of-the-table Australian National Basketball League clash against the South Dragons that they’d heard enough about how well the Melbournians were playing. This huge contest, they finally agreed, was all about them.
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President Stands Down
Basketball New Zealand president Barbara Wheadon has stepped down from her position, handing the reins to deputy Mel Young until the 2009 annual general meeting in Auckland in February. In her eighth year as president, Wheadon had previously signaled her intention not to seek re-election . . .
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 29
New Zealand Breakers vs Gold Coast Blaze
Gold Coast, 10.30pm (NZ Time)
Thursday, December 4
New Zealand Breakers vs Townsville Crocodiles
NSEC, 7.30pm (Maori TV 8pm)
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