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Friday April 18, 2008

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The Pope Returns

Needing an interior threat, the Marley Canterbury Rams turned to former American import John Whorton for help. Rams assistant coach Terry Brunel had intended to quiz Whorton - aka The Pope - who played in Canterbury for parts of three seasons from 2001-03 . . .

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Saintly Tait

Tall Blacks guard Lindsay Tait will launch his comeback from injury in the Dominion Finance NBL in the nation’s capital. Tait’s signing was confirmed by the Century City Wellington Saints on Thursday . . .

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Pistons Survive Upstart Nugs

Lemar Gayle may have won the individual battle with Brian Wethers but the Waikato Pistons got the points that mattered. Ben Hill, Jason Crowe and Ray Cameron made big plays at both ends of the floor down the stretch . . .

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National Age-Group Staff Named

The following staff have been appointed to Basketball New Zealand national age group teams for 2008 . . .

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Bzdelik Takes Harbour Clinic

Former Denver Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik will headline a Harbour Basketball Coaches Clinic next week. Opportunities to learn from former NBA coaches come rarely in New Zealand but Bzdelik will attend the Harbour clinic . . .

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Vukona Inks With Dragons

New Zealand Tall Blacks and Appliance Shed Harbour Heat forward Mika Vukona will be a fire-breathing Dragon next season. Vukona, who had been part of the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers organisation since their inaugural 2003-04 season . . .

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Ferns Push Hosts

The NZ Tall Ferns have produced one of their best international performances in four years, running China 67-71 in Ningbo overnight. Already confirmed as part of the New Zealand Olympic team in August, the Ferns . . .

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Horvath Now A Kiwi

The Century City Wellington Saints moved to the top of the Dominion Finance NBL in round seven. And on Wednesday, they got a whole lot scarier. Former import centre Nick Horvath officially became a New Zealand citizen in Wellington on Wednesday . . .

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Polyblank Still Alive

Former Tall Black Brendon Polyblank scored six points as his BBC Monthey team took the lead against SAV Vacallo in their Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket quarterfinal series after an 82-74 win in game three on Sunday.

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Ferns Stand Tall

After nearly a decade as a Tall Fern, Aneka Kerr feels ready to lead the national women’s basketball team to the Beijing Olympics. Kerr (27) will get her first taste of outright captaincy during the Good Luck Beijing tournament . . .

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NBL Round Eight Guide

When Taranaki were re-introduced to the National Basketball League for the 2003 season, coach Warren Osborne made a contentious decision for one of his import spots.

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NBL Round Eight Webcasts

Catch two Dominion Finance NBL round eight games on webcast at www.basketball.org.nz . . .

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Kiwi Kench Takes PoW

With his two 20-plus point games in round seven, Marley Canterbury Rams point guard Jeremy Kench became the first New Zealand-born player and second Kiwi to earn Player Of The Week honours in the 2008 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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Saints Go Top As Pistons Fall

And look who just came marching in. The Century Century Wellington Saints piled on another loss for the previously undefeated Waikato Pistons with an 81-66 win to complete round seven of the Dominion Finance NBL on Sunday afternoon.

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Giants End Pistons Perfecto

Say goodbye to the Waikato Pistons pursuit for perfection Tall Black Phill Jones made a crucial three-pointer with a minute remaining and scored a game-high 22 points as the CPS Nelson Giants ended the Pistons six-game undefeated start to the Dominion Finance NBL . . .

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Home Cookin' For Three Teams

Comfortable home wins for the Century City Wellington Saints, Appliance Shed Harbour Heat and Easy LPG Bay Hawks headlined Friday night around the Dominion Finance NBL. Troy McLean had 27 points and import Ernest Scott 24 points . . .

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In this issue

The Pope Returns
Saintly Tait
Pistons Survive Upstart Nugs
National Age-Group Staff Named
Bzdelik Takes Harbour Clinic
Vukona Inks With Dragons
Ferns Push Hosts
Horvath Now A Kiwi
Polyblank Still Alive
Ferns Stand Tall
NBL Round Eight Guide
NBL Round Eight Webcasts
Kiwi Kench Takes PoW
Box Out - Basketball TV Guide
Saints Go Top As Pistons Fall
Giants End Pistons Perfecto
Home Cookin' For Three Teams

Upcoming Events

Friday, April 18
NBL
Devon Dynamos Taranaki vs Cartridge World Otago Nuggets
TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, 7pm

NBL
Easy LPG Bay Hawks vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
Pettigrew.Green Arena, Taradale, 7pm

Saturday, April 19
NBL
CPS Nelson Giants vs Marley Canterbury Rams
Trafalgar Centre, Nelson, 7pm

Good Luck Beijing Test Event
New Zealand Tall Ferns vs Cuba
Beijing, China, 6.30pm (NZ time)

Sunday, April 20
Good Luck Beijing Test Event
New Zealand Tall Ferns vs Korea
Beijing, China, 8.45pm (NZ time)

Saturday, April 19-Monday, April 21
Age-Group Premierships
Under-19s
Zone 1: Harbour; Zone 2: Rotorua; Zone 3: Hawera; Zone 4: Invercargill
Under-17s
Zone 1: Harbour; Zone 2: Rotorua; Zone 3: Hutt Valley; Zone 4: Timaru

Tuesday, April 22
Good Luck Beijing Test Event
New Zealand Tall Ferns vs China
Beijing, China, 12am (NZ time)

NBL
Century City Wellington Saints vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, 7pm

Thursday, April 24
Good Luck Beijing Test Event
New Zealand Tall Ferns vs USA
Beijing, China, 2.15am (NZ time)

NBL
Waikato Pistons vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
Te Awamutu Events Centre, Te Awamutu, 7.30pm
LIVE ON SKY SPORT 1

Friday, April 25
Good Luck Beijing Test Event
New Zealand Tall Ferns vs Australia
Beijing, China, 2.15am (NZ time)

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