Dynamos Power Up

The return of former Tall Black Tony Rampton has Devon Dynamos Taranaki coach Trent Adam amped for tip-off.

Adam heralded the signing of Rampton, who retired from international basketball earlier this week and last played for Taranaki in 2005 . . .

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Tall Blacks Schedule Set

Home-and-away encounters with archrivals Australia on June 26 & 28 will set the NZ Tall Blacks on the path towards the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament less than three weeks later.

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Breakers Whack Snakes

Jamie Townsend, Sportal
The Harvey Norman NZ Breakers have blown the Cairns Taipans away 100-78 in their HUMMER Championship NBL playoff at the Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday night.

The Breakers produced a superb second half performance to outscore Cairns 55-30.

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Last Of Tall Timber

No one in the room will ever forget the morning a downcast Tony Rampton pulled out of the Tall Black team preparing for the 2004 Athens Olympics. For several days, he had run up and down the practice court with a huge padded oven mitt on his hand . . .

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Level 2 Coaching Workshops

March 8 Wellington
March 29 Wanganui
April 18 Lower Hutt

This is the first “advanced” workshop aligned to BBNZ’s new coach development framework, encompassing flexible, accessible and relevant development, coordinated and delivered when coaches coach.

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McCormick Released

Tall Fern Jess McCormack has decided to leave the University of Washington women’s basketball programme.

McCormack, a 1.96m freshman forward/centre, played in 19 games for the Huskies this season and started 14.

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Panning For Nuggets

Head coach Don Sims has been through similar before but maybe nothing quite to the extent of the Cartridge World Otago Nuggets.

In his coaching career - which has included stops in his native USA, Canada, England, Portugal and Colombia . . .

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Bradshaw Big For Bullets

Tall Black Craig Bradshaw tuned up for the Australian Hummer NBL playoffs in style, leading defending champions Brisbane Bullets to a 129-98 romp over Wollongong Hawks at home.

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Sirens End With Loss

NZPA
The Christchurch Sirens have ended their inaugural season in the Women’s National Basketball League on a low with a 60-68 loss away to Perth. The Sirens led 38-34 at halftime but with just eight players on their roster due to injuries and unavailability , , ,

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Wellington Spin Webb

Toby Robson, Dominion Post
It’s what Marquis Webb doesn’t tell you that hints at the sort of player and person the Wellington Saints have picked up for the 2008 Dominion Finance NBL season.

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