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Thursday Night, Hoops Night
The NZ Breakers will once again stake a claim for Thursday night in the sporting diary with the release on Friday of the official draw for the 2009-10 Australian National Basketball League (ANBL). Basketball Australia made the draw official today for the eight-team league, one that will include the Melbourne Tigers after their decision to enter the league late last week.
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Pistons Turn Down Heat
The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat have been beaten 75-69 by the Waikato Pistons in tonight’s NZ Community Trust Basketball League game but showed they might just be up for the play off war. The Heat lost their final regular season home fixture 69 – 75 in a game that was high on defensive intensity . . .
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Cluster Camp Invitees
Basketball New Zealand has confirmed invited U17 and U15 athletes for the second and third development cluster camps in July and August. The selected U17 athletes will train at cluster camp #2 at five venues around the country on July 25-26 while the U15 athletes will work-out at cluster camp #3 on August 22-23.
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NZCT NBL Preview: Round 13
Round 13 of the NZCT National Basketball League should give a clearer indication of which teams will host the semi finals when the Pistons and Saints play double headers. Waikato Pistons travel to the Furnace on Thursday night to play the red hot Appliance Shed Harbour Heat who currently has the best winning streak in the league . . .
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Third POW For Efevberha
Century City Saints import Mike Efevberha has been named NZCT National Basketball League Round 12 Player of the Week. Efevberha stepped up to the plate scoring a game high 39 points (12-21 FG, 3/6 3pt), grabbing 8 rebounds and 3 steals in the 100-86 win over the Waikato Pistons.
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Another Title For The Master
Tall Black coach Nenad Vucinic has further expanded his impressive CV by guiding underdogs Kalev Cramo to victory in the Estonian KML finals. After a topsy turvy series that saw home advantage change three times, Kalev secured the national league crown . . .
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Harbour Celebrate Again
It was a very familiar feeling for coach Angela Perrott-Hunt and five members of their Harbour girls squad. Just three weeks ago, Perrott-Hunt, Anna Lacey, Mikayla Blair, Natasha Hall, Milika Nathan and Petra Erceg were celebrating a BBNZ U21 national championship in Tauranga.
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Evans, Lacey MVPs At U19s
Canterbury’s Sam Evans and Harbour’s Anna Lacey collected the Most Valuable Player glassware at the BBNZ U19 National Championships in Nelson on Monday. Evans, a nuggety forward, provided the backbone for Canterbury’s formidable defence during their run to the men’s title, while diminutive point guard Lacey guided Harbour to their second women’s title in three weeks.
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Adams, Stockill MVPs At U17s
Wellington’s Steven Adams and Hawke’s Bay’s Josie Stockill claimed the most valuable player glassware at the BBNZ U17 National Championships in Palmerston North on Monday. Adams top-scored with 19 points as Wellington defeated West Auckland 73-71 for the boys championship, while Stockill finished with 13 points as Hawke’s Bay claimed the girls title with a 67-53 win over Waitakere City.
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U19s Finals Day Results
Follow results from the final day at the BBNZ U19 National Championships from Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls and Jack Robins Stadium in Nelson.
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U17s Finals Day Results
Follow results from the final day at the BBNZ U17 National Championships at Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North.
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Canterbury With A Capital D
While alley-oops, no-look passes and ankle-breaking cross-overs are great, the Canterbury U19 men would rather be known for their D. On the back of their team defence, Canterbury advanced to the men’s final at the BBNZ U19 National Championships in Nelson . . .
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Hutt Don't Skip A Beat
You would never know the Hutt Valley have been missing two of their leading players at the BBNZ U19 National Championships. The girls from The Hutt cruised through their two group games on day one to top pool A and after a morning to rest, showed Otago no mercy in the quarterfinals . . .
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Stars, Jets, Dynamos Eliminated
Round 12 of the NZCT National Basketball League wrapped up with three games on Saturday night. Appliance Shed Harbour Heat beat the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 83-73 at the NSEC on Auckland North Shore, Waikato Pistons beat the ecogise Nelson Giants 76-73 at the Trafalgar Centre and the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars dismissed the McDonalds Manawatu Jets 84-58 at Cowles Stadium.
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Saints Spank Pistons
The Century City Saints have beaten the Waikato Pistons 100-86 at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington tonight in front of a crowd of over 3000. The win could prove vital in the run into the play-offs as the Saints, Giants, Pistons and Cougars jockey for first and second spot and the right to host a semi final.
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Nelson A Hometown Highlight
The Nelson men provided a hometown highlight on day one of the BBNZ U19 National Championships on Friday. Blown off the court in the first quarter, Nelson, backed by a cheering section of students from Nelson College for Girls, came from double-digits down to defeat Western Bay of Plenty 65-63 in a crucial pool C game.
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JTBs Announced For Worlds
Junior Tall Blacks head coach Kenny McFadden likes what he has but knows the real work for his team is only just about to begin. The 12 athletes to represent the New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship in Auckland from July 2-12 have been confirmed by Basketball New Zealand.
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Harbour The Hunted
The North Harbour Basketball Association has the most teams competing and will be the hunted during the Basketball New Zealand U19 and U17 National Championships in Nelson and Palmerston North, starting Friday.
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Arlidge New Otago Coach
Basketball Otago is pleased to announce the appointment of Alf Arlidge to the role of Otago men’s head coach. Arlidge has been involved as a coach in Otago for 20 years and has been involved at the senior club level for all of these.
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Vucinic, Kalev Up 2-1
Tall Blacks head coach Nenad Vucinic inched closer to a national championship with back-to-back wins in the Estonian KML Finals series last week. Vucinic’s BC Kalev/Cramo bounced back from a four-point road loss to number one-ranked TU/Rock in game one of the best-of-seven championship series . . .
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Hawks Hang On
At the ASB Stadium in Auckland the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks have beaten the Youthtown Auckland Stars 84-80. The Hawks win puts them in pole position for the 6th play-off spot while the Stars are eliminated from making the 2009 NZCT National Basketball League play-offs.
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300 Coming Up For Pero
Waikato Pistons legend Pero Cameron will play his 300th NBL game and it will be ironically at the gym where he led his Pistons to the 2008 championship. Cameron scored a game high 20 points in the Pistons 84-79 victory over the Century City Saints at TSB Bank Arena to win his eighth NBL championship.
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Behrendorff Round 11 POW
Round 11 Player of the Week goes Bartercard Christchurch Cougars import Tim Behrendorff leading his side to a 83-74 win over the 0800 Easy LPG Bay Hawks. Behrendorff scored 27 points (11-18 FG), also grabbing 8 rebounds and 3 steals in the road win which currently give the Cougars a 9 win 4 loss record.
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Nelson Giants Over Saints
The ecogise Nelson Giants have beaten the Century City Saints 79-70 at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson tonight. The Giants win extends their unbeaten streak to seven and takes them to top of the NZCT National Basketball League table at the conclusion of round 9.
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Pistons Power, Cougars Claw Hawks
The Waikato Pistons have emphatically dispatched the Taranaki Dynamos 94-60 at TSB Stadium in New Plymouth while the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars beat the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 83-74 at the Pettigrew Green Arena in NZCT National Basketball League action tonight.
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Junior Tall Blacks Residential Programme
Southwest Stadium, Wellington
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Friday, June 5
NZCT NBL Round 13
Wellington Saints vs Bay Hawks
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, 7pm
Dynamos Taranaki vs Auckland Stars
TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, 7pm
Saturday, June 6
NZCT NBL Round 13
Christchurch Cougars vs Bay Hawks
Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, 7pm
Waikato Pistons vs Wellington Saints
Hamilton YMCA, Hamilton, 7.30pm
Manawatu Jets vs Nelson Giants
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, 6pm
Thursday, June 11
NZCT NBL Round 14
Waikato Pistons vs Auckland Stars
Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu, 7.30pm
Friday, June 12
NZCT NBL Round 14
Nelson Giants vs Harbour Heat
Trafalgar Centre, Nelson, 7pm
Bay Hawks vs Dynamos Taranaki
Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, 7pm
Christchurch Cougars vs Auckland Stars
Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, 7pm
Saturday, June 13
NZCT NBL Round 14
Wellington Saints vs Harbour Heat
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, 5pm
Manawatu Jets vs Dynamos Taranaki
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, 6pm
June 18-20
Women's Basketball Championship
North Harbour Tournament
AUT, Breakers Gym, North Shore
June 18-30
NZ Emerging Tall Blacks & Emerging Tall Ferns at FIBA Oceania Tournament
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
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