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Friday May 2, 2008

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Scene Of The Crime

The Australian Boomers will return to their graveyard – the hallowed floor of the North Shore Events Centre – when they cross the Tasman for the first leg of this year’s Ramsay Shield series against the Tall Blacks on June 26.

Stars Regain Lustre

A newlook Youthtown Auckland Stars outfit flexed its muscles and showed the Dominion Finance NBL that news of its demise was certainly premature with an emphatic 96-81 victory over Appliance Shed Harbour Heat at the North Shore Events Centre.

Breakers Slapped On Wrist

The Australian National Basketball League has fined the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers $A5000 ($NZ6000) for a breach of its rules regarding approaches to contracted players.

CBL Preview

The defending champion Waikato Titans face a road trip over the Kaimais to play Tauranga’s Western Bay Suns as the 2008 Conference Basketball League tip-offs on Saturday. The Jeff Green-coached side, gunning for a CBL four-peat this season . . .

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Hawks Pick-up MacLeod

Any issues the Easy LPG Bay Hawks may have had with their height have been relieved. The Hawks, currently fifth after nine rounds, announced the signing of 2007 Tall Blacks triallist Calum MacLeod . . .

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NBL Round 10 Guide

When Murray McMahon first started coaching Waikato basketball teams, they were neither the Warriors, the Titans nor the Pistons. And the National Basketball League was years off being born.

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NBL Round 10 Webcasts

Catch round 10 Dominion Finance NBL games live on webcast on www.basketball.org.nz . . .

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Slam Dunk For Auckland

A successful joint bid from Basketball New Zealand, Auckland City Council and North Shore City Council has seen New Zealand win the rights to host next year’s FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships.

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Marks Gets Playoffs PT

New Zealand’s sole NBAer Sean Marks finally tasted NBA Playoffs action on Monday. Marks, the first Kiwi to play in the NBA in 1998, became the first to get court-time in a playoff game as his Phoenix Suns avoided a four-game sweep . . .

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Horton Jets To PoW

With individual game performances that ranked numbers one and three, Property Brokers Manawatu Jets point guard Kantrail Horton claimed Player of the Week honours in round nine of the Dominion Finance NBL.

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Box Out - Basketball TV Guide

It’s a basketball scene on your TV screen and here’s what we mean . . . welcome to Box Out, your weekly hoops guide.

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NBL Heat-ing Up

With the Dominion Finance NBL’s playoff push underway, the heat has started to rise. Literally. The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat were the big movers in round nine . . .

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Luck Of the Draw

The Olympic gods have smiled on the Tall Ferns and answered coach Mike McHugh’s prayers by delivering a kindly draw for the New Zealand women. At the official Olympic draw ceremony, held in conjunction with the Good Luck Beijing tournament in China . . .

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Jets Shock Giants On Road

With their playoff aspirations on life-support, the Property Brokers Manawatu Jets caused the shock of round nine in the Dominion Finance NBL. A round-high 31 points from American point guard Kantrail Horton . . .

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So Close For T-Ferns

The NZ Tall Ferns succumbed to a three-point barrage in the final quarter to let Korea sneak through for victory in the fifth/sixth playoff at the Good Luck Beijing tournament in China.

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Big O Ignites Heat

Behind 25 points and nine rebounds from Australian import Oscar Forman, the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat escaped Christchurch with a six-point win over the Marley Canterbury Rams on Friday night.

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In this issue

Scene Of The Crime
Stars Regain Lustre
Breakers Slapped On Wrist
CBL Preview
Hawks Pick-up MacLeod
NBL Round 10 Guide
NBL Round 10 Webcasts
Slam Dunk For Auckland
Marks Gets Playoffs PT
Horton Jets To PoW
Box Out - Basketball TV Guide
NBL Heat-ing Up
Luck Of the Draw
Jets Shock Giants On Road
So Close For T-Ferns
Big O Ignites Heat

Upcoming Events

April 30-May 3
Junior High Performance Camp
Allen Brewster Stadium, Counties Manukau

Friday, May 2
NBL
Property Brokers Manawatu Jets vs Marley Canterbury Rams
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, 6pm

Saturday, May 3
NBL
CPS Nelson Giants vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
Trafalgar Centre, Nelson, 7pm

Waikato Pistons vs Century City Wellington Saints
Hamilton City Stadium, Hamilton, 7.30pm

CBL - North Conference
Counties/Te Wananga vs Massey
Mangere Recreation Centre, Mangere, 12pm

Eastern Bays vs Waikato
Farm Cove School, Pakuranga, 2pm

Western Bay Suns vs Waikato Titans
Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Tauranga, 3.30pm

Taupo Volcanoes vs AUT University
Taupo Events Centre, Taupo, 5pm

Auckland vs Northside
Auckland YMCA, Auckland, 6pm

Taitokerau vs Harbour Heat Reserves
Kamo High School, Kamo, 6.30pm

Sunday, May 4

CBL - Northern Conference
Massey vs Taitokerau
St Dominic's College, Henderson, 12pm

Taupo Volcanoes vs JTBs/Breakers
Taupo Events Centre, Taupo, 12.30pm

Western Bay Suns vs AUT University
Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Tauranga, 2.30pm

Thursday, May 8

NBL
Devon Dynamos Taranaki vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, 7pm

Youthtown Auckland Stars vs CPS Nelson Giants
ASB Stadium, Auckland, 7.30pm
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