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Break' Show Goes Top
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
The New Zealand Breakers decided before last night’s top-of-the-table Australian National Basketball League clash against the South Dragons that they’d heard enough about how well the Melbournians were playing. This huge contest, they finally agreed, was all about them.
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St Pat's Captures Accolades
Winning back-to-back national secondary schools championships has translated into regional awards for members of the St Patrick’s College basketball team. After guiding St Pat’s to their third straight final and second title, coach Pete Ruscoe, in his final year on the sidelines, took home . . .
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President Stands Down
Basketball New Zealand president Barbara Wheadon has stepped down from her position, handing the reins to deputy Mel Young until the 2009 annual general meeting in Auckland in February. In her eighth year as president, Wheadon had previously signaled her intention not to seek re-election for another two-year term . . .
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Breakers Ready - Penney
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
Don’t let the boy-next-door looks deceive you. Kirk Penney has a mean streak and the Breakers star figures he’ll need it as Brian Goorjian’s table-topping South Dragons bring out all the tricks in Thursday night’s delectable NBL matchup in Auckland. It’s a contest with plenty riding on it - not the least first place on the standings - and one that Penney is sure will have playoff-type intensity.
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Beware Goorjian Factor
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
Beware the Goorjian factor. That’s the strong message the on-fire New Zealand Breakers will be carrying with them into Thursday night’s Australian National Basketball League showstopper against the South Dragons on the North Shore.
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Rickert Doubles Up For PoW
The National Basketball League has named New Zealand Breaker’s star import Rick Rickert as Player of the Week for Round Nine after the American big man guided his team to a perfect 2-0 record. Rickert averaged a double-double of 21.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds as he helped his team to a pair of tough road wins . . .
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Cocks Gets It Done
Just when the Oregon Ducks women’s hoops team needed someone to steal a win on the road, Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks stepped up, literally. Cocks stepped to the free-throw line, making five of six in the final minute as her game-high 22 points helped an under-manned Oregon hold on for a 69-68 win , , ,
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Vucinic Faces Home Challenge
His team split their Baltic Basketball League road double-header and now Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vucinic and his Estonian club face three tough games - at home, in the Baltic and in Europe - in the next eight days. Vucinic’s BC Kalev/Cramo responded from an 83-60 loss to Barons/LMT Riga on Wednesday with an 82-68 win over third-placed Siauliai , , ,
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Giants Sign Kiwi Giant
Pete McNae, Nelson Mail
When Tony Rampton last played for the Nelson Giants, he was a rawboned 23-year-old centre — seven feet (2.13m) of elbows and angles. Eight years later, not much has changed, except his age. The former Tall Blacks pivot today became the latest player to commit to the Giants for the 2009 National Basketball League . . .
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Breakers Take Third On Road
Jason Schwab, Sportal
The New Zealand Breakers held off a fast-finishing Townsville Crocodiles to register a gutsy 119-108 away win on Saturday night in the Hummer Championship NBL. The game was dominated by New Zealand’s top scorers early on, with five players netting double-digit totals for the game.
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EOIs Wanted
Basketball New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest to host a variety of international and national basketball events scheduled for 2009. These events include, but are not limited to . . .
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