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Lifetime Basketballer Lost
New Zealand basketball lost one of its true stalwarts on Tuesday. Just 18 days after guiding the Waikato Pistons to his first National Basketball League title, coach, assistant coach, video analyst and player Murray McMahon died at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton this morning.
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Tall Blacks Burn Iran
The New Zealand Tall Blacks got exactly what they needed heading into next week’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament – a confidence-boosting win.
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Aussie U18s - Day Six
The final day of pool play was a good day for the New Zealand teams at the Australia Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Thursday.
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Slovenia Edge Tall Blacks
A fourth quarter comeback was not enough for the New Zealand Tall Blacks to upset Slovenia on their home floor. Shooting guard Kirk Penney finished with 22 points and centre Craig Bradshaw 21 points . . .
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Aussie U18s - Day Five
The New Zealand women came agonisingly close but ultimately short of their first win at the Australia Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Wednesday.
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T-Blacks Fall To Puerto Rico
A fourth quarter fade cost the New Zealand Tall Blacks a chance at victory in their first game at the Alpos Cup in Slovenia this morning. Puerto Rico, ranked 12th in the world, took control of a tie game early in the fourth quarter . . .
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Aussie U18s - Day Four
The New Zealand men’s and women’s teams remained winless at the Australia Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Tuesday. Both teams suffered their fourth straight losses by way of 20-plus point results at the hands of front-runners South Australia Metro.
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Friend, Colleague . . . Mentor
The NZ Tall Blacks were remembering a lost friend and his whanau as they prepared for their opening game of the Alpos Cup tournament in Slovenia today. Former national representative and, more recently, assistant coach Murray McMahon (64) passed away yesterday . . .
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Tall Ferns Named For Beijing
The New Zealand Olympic Committee named the New Zealand Tall Ferns women’s Olympic basketball team today for Beijing 2008. Captain and forward Aneka Kerr and point guard Angela Marino were both members of the team to Athens 2004 . . .
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Kerr, Cobras Strike
Kiwi Gemma Kerr and her Kilsyth Cobras unleashed their venom in round 18 of the South East Australia Basketball League (SEABL). Kerr made significant contributions as the Cobras went 3-0 last week . . .
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Aussie U18s - Day Three
The New Zealand men’s team fell narrowly short of their first win on day three of the Australian Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Monday.
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JTB/Breakers Go Top
The Junior Tall Black/Breakers ensured the Western Bay Suns time atop the Conference Basketball League (CBL) Northern Conference was short-lived. Behind 14 points from Logan van Beek and a double-double from Tall Blacks triallist Tom Abercrombie . . .
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Aussie U18s - Day Two
The New Zealand men’s team dropped to 0-2 on day two of the Australian Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Sunday.
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Aussie U18s - Day One
Both New Zealand teams got off to losing starts at the Australian Under-18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, on Saturday.
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Tall Blacks Get Revenge, Eh
The New Zealand Tall Blacks surged to their second straight win in their Olympic qualifying build-up in Toronto on Saturday morning. Getting a game-high 22 points from shooting guard Kirk Penney, the Tall Blacks defeated 17th-ranked Canada 77-69 . . .
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