Nelson Giants Preview

Given the extent of the losses suffered by the Blue Chip Nelson Giants since lifting the Dominion Finance NBL Trophy last June, you could forgive the defending champions for a downturn.

But that thought is not even entering the mind of rookie head coach Chris Tupu.

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Juniors Named For Schweitzer

US-based players Dion Prewster and Ritchie Edwards will lead the Junior Tall Blacks to the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany next month.

A strong 12-man squad was named for the event after last week’s All-NZ Camp in Palmerston North … most were members of the roster that attended The Big Event in Las Vegas last year.

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Breakers Tame Tigers

Joel Tiller, Sportal
The Harvey Norman New Zealand Breakers have celebrated Tony Ronaldson’s entry into the elite 600 club by taking another top-six scalp, downing the Melbourne Tigers 105-91 at North Shore Events Centre on Thursday night.

The win sees the Breakers move up to fifth place on the HUMMER Championship NBL ladder and continues their winning run of four straight victories including two versus top-six teams.

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Otago Strikes Import Gold

The Cartridge World Otago Nuggets have captured the signature of one of the best shooters in American minor league basketball.

Jay Anderson (26) is a 2.06m (6ft 9in) forward with a feathery touch from the outside and a top-grade basketball pedigree.

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Referee Action Days

Basketball New Zealand is encouraging all referees and coach-evaluators to attend one of the three Action Days in Timaru, Palmerston North and Waitakere later this month.

The two-day camps are part of BBNZ’s 5-10 year plan to ensure the development of basketball in all areas, including officiating.

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Sixers Should 'Tab' New Coach

Boty Nagy, Adelaide Now
The Adelaide 36ers must “think outside the square” if they decide on a successor to three-time NBL championship-winner Phil Smyth.

The likely candidates for the coveted position would include West Sydney’s debutant and former national junior coach Rob Beveridge, former Townsville coach Ian Stacker and former Smyth and Stacker assistant coach Scott Ninnis.

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Wanted - Operations Manager

Basketball Otago is seeking applications for the vacant position of Operations Manager.

Applicants should be suitably qualified with:

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Labour Weekend on DVD

Lessons learned during the 2007 BBNZ Labour Weekend Coaches Workshop are now available on DVD.

Eight individual discs at $25 each or a box set for $175 can be purchased through Basketball New Zealand under the following titles …

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Henare Unavailable

NZPA
Tall Blacks veteran Paul Henare will not feature in the basketball team’s quest to make this year’s Beijing Olympics.

Henare (28) has confirmed he is taking the year off international basketball in an attempt to prolong his career.

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Rams May Be Scrapped

Geoff Longley, The Press
The Canterbury Rams national basketball league season could be over before it begins with the team on the verge of being pulled out of the championship due to financial difficulties.

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Tilley Joins The League

National league stalwart Colin Tilley has largely been a behind-the-scenes man … until now.

Tilley, a constant presence at NBL games through his duties as league statistician, will take a more up-front role after being appointed to the newly-created role of judicial commissioner.

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Regional Coaches Orientation

South West Stadium
Wellington
Saturday, February 16

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Sirens School AIS

The Christchurch Sirens ended the AIS’ Australian Defence Force WNBL playoff aspirations with a 76-55 win over the Institute at Cowles Stadium on Saturday night.

A scintillating first half display which saw the Sirens (8-13) amazingly lead 48-19 at halftime laid the perfect platform for the New Zealand-based franchise to register their eighth win of the season.

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Breakers Hold Off Dragons

Jonathan Healy, Sportal
The Harvey Norman NZ Breakers have consolidated their position in the top eight and look destined to feature in their first ever Hummer NBL Championship playoff series after posting a 104-93 victory over the South Dragons at Vodafone Arena on Saturday night.

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X's & O's - Korean Women's Offence

By Yoo Soo-Jong, Korean women's head coach

Our team has always been rated among the top in the FIBA rankings, but at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, we were in a transition period with a new generation of younger players. We finished ninth at that competition.

The key player in our team was the centre-power forward Kwe Yong Kim. She is 1.91m tall and shoots extremely well inside the three-second lane and at the free throw line.

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