Six Refs To Make NBL Debut

Saturday night’s Stars-Saints Dominion Finance NBL round one game will not only be the Stars season-opener, it will also mark the national league debuts of referees Kieran Udy and Bo Wills-Choat.

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Road-Map For NBL Improvements

Basketball New Zealand CEO Dale Stephens has urged all involved to “pull their socks up” in regard to the Dominion Finance National Basketball League.

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Heat Burn Saints

They may have started from the bench but the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat’s New Zealand Breakers triumvirate of Mika Vukona, Oscar Forman and Tim Behrendorff had major influences in an opening night win.

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NBL Round One Guide

The addition of two extra playoff spots has given mid and lower-table teams renewed hope ahead of the Dominion Finance National Basketball League’s tip-off on Thursday night.

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Furnace Heat-ing Up

Heading into the playoffs last June, the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat were thinking of the franchise’s first National Basketball League title and as regular season champions with a 14-4 record and home advantage, rightfully so.

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Rams "Building Character"

The financial plight of the Canterbury Rams ahead of the 2008 Dominion Finance NBL has been well documented and will remain a dark cloud hovering over the foundation franchise. But how has the former league powerhouse club been shaping up on the practice court?

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Wellington Looking Saintly

They would probably smack you upside-the-head if you called them old, so we’ll go with experience-rich. The Century City Wellington Saints easily have the most experienced roster in games played of the 10 teams contesting the 2008 Dominion Finance NBL . . .

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Nothin' But News #18

The latest edition of the Basketball New Zealand referees’ newsletter, Nothin’ But News, includes an introduction from new BBNZ CEO Dale Stephens, reports on the 2008 Koru Tour to Australia and Points of Emphasis, plus the Referee Evaluation Game Report form . . .

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Stars Hope Sparkle Returns

Coach Kenny Stone freely admits there are many question marks hovering over his Youthtown Auckland Stars squad this season.
And not many he can answer yet.

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Kelly Key In Cougar Win

Harbour point guard Kezia Kelly helped Washington State University to their second conference win of the US college season, defeating University of Arizona 67-54 on the road.

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Cuba First Up For T-Ferns

The NZ Tall Ferns will face Cuba in the opening game of the Good Luck Olympic Test Event in Beijing, April 19.

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Pistons Chug Into Season

Waikato Pistons coach Murray McMahon speaks for almost all coaches around the Dominion Finance National Basketball League, when he sighs “I wish we could’ve had everyone here two weeks ago”. And he will have to continue to be patient another week or two.

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Breakers Shot Down

Marc Fox, Sportal
The Brisbane Bullets have set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with the Tigers after sweeping away the challenge of the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers 106-89 in their HUMMER Championship NBL quarter-final at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Saturday night.

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Hawks Take Flight

With their head coach arriving just days ago and five of their top eight in the rotation yet to arrive, you might expect the Easy LPG Bay Hawks to be scrambling heading into the 2008 Dominion Finance NBL.
Instead, there is a calm in the Hawke’s Bay.

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