Penney In All-NBL Team

Harvey Norman NZ Breakers guard Kirk Penney has become the first New Zealander to make the All-NBL First Team, announced Thursday. Chris Anstey of the Melbourne Tigers and Sydney Kings star Mark Worthington . . .

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Saints, Heat Get Ws

Behind 23 points from departing import Nick Horvath, the Century City Wellington Saints sprung a 90-89 upset over the CPS Nelson Giants at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson on Thursday night.

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C-Web Books Ticket

Former Junior Tall Black Corey Webster and his Lambuth University are headed for the NAIA national tournament after adding the TranSouth tournament title to their regular season success in US college basketball.

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Wanted Ops/Dev Manager

The Nelson Basketball Association is seeking applications for the position of Operations and Development Manager.

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Henare Hits 200

Go back 13 years and Paul Henare was just a 16-year-old Napier Boys’ High scrub trying to make it with the big boys. His first two seasons in the National Basketball League with the Hawke’s Bay Hawks . . .

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NBL Round Three Guide

The late arrival of Jason Crowe to Waikato Pistons camp last week was even a surprise to general manager John Davey. Prior to Crowe touching down in New Zealand on Thursday morning - just 12 hours before the Pistons season-opener against the CPS Nelson Giants . . .

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Tupu Fined For Misconduct

CPS Nelson Giants rookie head coach Chris Tupu has been fined an undisclosed amount for a breach of conduct. During a live halftime television interview during the Giants’ round two Dominion Finance NBL . . .

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Marino Celebrates

Tall Fern point guard Angela Marino provided a spark off the bench to help the Adelaide Lightning to the Australian Defence Force WNBL title with a 92-82 win over Sydney University Flames in Sydney.

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Frank Takes POW Award

Stars forward Casey Frank has averaged a double-double in the opening two rounds – 26 points and 11 rebounds – and his overall performance on Saturday night earned him Dominion Finance NBL Player of the Week honours in round two.

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Stars Shine In Round Two

Two weeks ago Youthtown Auckland Stars coach Kenny Stone admitted he had a lot of unanswered questions about his squad. Now, a day after the Stars recorded their first win - a 91-86 result over the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat in the Battle of the Bridge . . .

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Stars, Rams Get First Wins

Casey Frank and Adrian Majstrovich combined for 60 points as the Youthtown Auckland Stars defeated cross-harbour rivals Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 91-86 at ASB Stadium on Saturday night.

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Under-21s Finals Day

All tournament long, Porirua were the team to beat at the Oreo Under-21 National Championships in Wellington. And they needed every bit of their talent to out-last Waitakere 83-79 in the men’s final at Southwest Stadium on Saturday.

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Coaches Time Out Issue 3

North Harbour Basketball's coaching newsletter: Coaches Time Out Issue 3
Welcome to Issue 3 of Harbour Coaches Time Out. In this issue we take a close look at two aspects of the game which affect the outcome of many games, yet is highly under taught and worked on in practices - rebounding and free throw shooting.

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