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Giants, Hawks On The Move
A shooting-the-lights-out night from Tall Black Phill Jones spurred the CPS Nelson Giants to a 105-91 road win over the Youthtown Auckland Stars in round 11 of the Dominion Finance NBL on Thursday night.
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Fit To Tour
Christchurch Sirens captain Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has passed a fitness test on an injured knee and will rejoin the NZ Tall Ferns on their upcoming tour of Europe.
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Point Guards Face-Off
They shared Player of the Week honours in round 10 of the Dominion Finance NBL and over the next two weeks Jason Crowe and Jeremy Kench will get the chance to separate themselves, on the court.
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Giants Reay Of Hope
The CPS Nelson Giants added a third Tall Black to their mix on Wednesday. With current Tall Blacks Phill Jones and Michael Fitchett on their roster, the Giants (7-4) added former national teamer Chris Reay, while releasing New Zealand-born Aussie Rowan Gray . . .
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J-Mac Joins U-Conn
NZ Tall Black Jess McCormack is excited about her transfer to one of US college basketball’s premier women’s programmes, the University of Connecticut, later this year.
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Wanted: Projects Administrator
The Canterbury Basketball Association (CBA) is seeking an experienced and skilled person to fill a key role in the diverse area of Basketball Projects Administrator. This is a full time position based in our CBA office at QEII Stadium in Christchurch.
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Dorge Takes Harbour Clinic
Former Harbour Heat coach and NBL Coach of the Year John Dorge will run a Harbour Basketball coaches clinic on Sunday, May 18. Dorge, a former NZ Breakers assistant coach and Australian international, will run through how to coach and develop “bigs” . . .
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Baldwin's Red Caps Level
Former Tall Blacks coach Tab Baldwin’s U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca team is locked 1-1 in their best-of-five semifinal series against CSU Atlassib Sibiu in the Romanian Basketball League playoffs.
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Suns Double Up In CBL
The Western Bay Suns became the early Northern Conference front-runners after back-to-back wins in week one of Conference Basketball League (CBL) play. The Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the three-peat CBL Champion Waikato Titans . . .
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Crowe, Kench Share PoW
Waikato Pistons import Jason Crowe recorded his second triple-double of the season and Marley Canterbury Rams point guard Jeremy Kench stuffed the stat-sheet to share Player of the Week honours.
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Box Out - Basketball TV Guide
It’s a basketball scene on your TV screen and here’s what we mean . . . welcome to Box Out, your weekly hoops guide.
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Ram-Page!
After a run of near misses, Marley Canterbury Rams coach Bert Knops finally thinks he can see some light at the end of the tunnel … maybe too late for this year’s Dominion Finance NBL, but perhaps a ray of hope for the future.
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Pistons Still Supreme
Another sublime performance from their dynamic import duo of Jason Crowe and Brian Wethers proved just enough for the Waikato Pistons to hold off the challenge of Century City Wellington Saints . . .
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Dogfight In Palmy
While the race for playoff spots heats up, two of the Dominion Finance NBL’s stragglers showed pride runs 10 deep as the Marley Canterbury Rams and Property Brokers Manawatu Jets turned on a double overtime thriller at Arena Manawatu.
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Upcoming Events
Friday, May 9
NBL
Appliance Shed Harbour Heat vs CPS Nelson Giants
The Furnace, North Shore, 7.30pm
Marley Canterbury Rams vs Waikato Pistons
Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, 7.30pm
CBL
Northern Conference
Auckland vs Waikato Titans
ASB Stadium, Auckland, 8pm
Saturday, May 10
NBL
Century City Wellington Saints vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, 7pm
Cartridge World Otago Nuggets vs Waikato Pistons
Stadium Southland, Invercargill, 7.30pm
CBL
Northern Conference
Counties/Te Wananga vs Taupo Volcanoes
Mangere Rec Centre, Auckland, 12pm
JTB/Breakers vs Waikato Titans
Breakers Stadium, North Shore, 2pm
Harbour Heat Reserves vs Western Bay Suns
AUT University, Auckland, 4pm
Tai Tokerau vs Waikato Pistons Development
Kamo HIgh School, Kamo, 6.30pm
Massey vs AUT University
Massey YMCA, Massey, 7.30pm
Sunday, May 11
NBL
Property Brokers Manawatu Jets vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, 5pm
CBL
Northern Conference
Massey vs Taupo Volcanoes
St Dominic's College, Massey, 12pm
Burger King Northside vs JTB/Breakers
Breakers Stadium, North Shore, 12pm
Eastern Bays vs Counties/Te Wananga
Farm Cove School, Auckland, 2pm
Harbour Heat Reserves vs Waikato Pistons Development
AUT University, Auckland, 3pm
Wednesday, May 14
NBL
Property Brokers Manawatu Jets vs Waikato Pistons
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, 6pm
Thursday, May 15
NBL
Century City Wellington Saints vs CPS Nelson Giants
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, 7.30pm
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