Breakers Smash Club Record

Joel Tiller, Sportal
The New Zealand Breakers have returned from a two-week break to notch a club-record winning margin in their 114-70 victory over the Sydney Spirit at the North Shore Events Centre on Thursday night. A massive third quarter ruined the Spirit’s hopes as the Breakers came out . . .

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AYOF Girls Get Early Start

The New Zealand under-18 girls will get a rude awakening on day one of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival tournament next month. Both New Zealand teams meet hosts Australia on Wednesday, January 14, with the girls squad . . .

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Tourney Calendar Confirmed

The 2009 Basketball New Zealand tournament calendar is twice as nice for Palmerston North. The Palmerston North Basketball Association will host two national tournaments, including getting a second chance at the AA secondary schools championships . . .

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McLeod Signs On With Saints

Toby Robson, Dominion Post
Australian assistant coach Gordon McLeod has signed up for second stint with the Wellington Saints in a major boost to the National Basketball League club’s prospects. McLeod yesterday confirmed he would coach the Saints in 2009 on a one-year deal, replacing American Doug Marty . . .

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Women's Game Into Focus

The way forward for women’s basketball in New Zealand was given some focus in the capital on Tuesday. Against the backdrop of Sparc’s $300,000 snub of women’s basketball on Monday, 15 representatives from Basketball New Zealand and associations met . . .

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Marks Getting To The Point

Kiwi NBA pioneer Sean Marks has played with some of the best point guards in basketball. Now in his ninth season in the world’s premier league, his current running mate – New Orleans Hornets kingpin Chris Paul – may yet emerge as the best of the lot.

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W Stands For Wallbutton

Winning continues to be a habit for Tall Ferns forward Lisa Wallbutton in Belguim. Wallbutton scored 10 points (2/5 FG, 6/6 FT) and stuffed her stat-line with seven rebounds, seven steals and two blocks in 22 minutes for Dexia Namur . . .

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Cougars Strike

Richard Knowler, The Press
The new Canterbury Cougars basketball franchise has made a powerful statement ahead of next season by signing Tall Blacks Paul Henare and Paora Winitana and Australian Tim Behrendorff. The trio yesterday confirmed to Cougars backers Andrew and Amy Gardiner . . .

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Sparc Funding Cut

Basketball New Zealand will have to tighten its belt after a severe cut from sports funding agency SPARC. After a year in which the Christchurch Sirens broke into the Australian WNBL and the Tall Ferns achieved their first ever victory over trans Tasman rivals Australia . . .

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Penney, Lemanis Month's Best

NZ Breakers shooting star Kirk Penney has won his second consecutive Australia NBL Player of the Month award, while Breakers mentor Andrej Lemanis has taken out the Coach of the Month honour for November. In seven games for the month of November, Penney averaged . . .

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Couple Behind Cougars

Geoff Longley, The Press
Amy and Andrew Gardiner have plenty of basketball credibility behind them to launch the Christchurch Cougars franchise in the National Basketball League next season. The duo are adamant, though, that this is not their basketball team, but the city’s.

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JTBs Tip-Off Campaign

The Junior Tall Blacks took their first bounces towards a world championship campaign on Saturday in Porirua. With just over six months before New Zealand hosts its first world championship – the FIBA Under-19 Championship for Men – in Auckland from July 2-12 . . .

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