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Friday March 6, 2009

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Pardon Tops For Threes

With her team still in contention for the Australian Women’s National Basketball League title, former Tall Fern Lisa Pardon received further accolades earlier this week. The former Christchurch Sirens guard was announced the three-point shooting award winner on Tuesday, after dropping 45.6 percent of her three-point attempts during the 2008-09 season.

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New Saint Ready

Sam Worthington, Dominion Post
The son of a Nigerian nurse and an Ohio teacher, Mike Efevberha had not stepped foot outside America till landing at Wellington airport three weeks ago. After finding his bearings, the new Saints import is now determined to stamp his mark all over this year’s National Basketball League.

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JTBs Step Out

The Junior Tall Blacks preparations for the FIBA U19 Championship for Men move into a new phase in Melbourne this weekend. After two behind-closed-doors week-long training camps in Porirua in December and January, the JTBs step-out for their first meaningful game-time this season at the Big V Pre-season tournament, starting Saturday.

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Dragons Go One-Up

Tall Blacks Mika Vukona and Nick Horvath saw their South Dragons draw first blood in the 2009 Australian National Basketball League Finals with a 93-81 win in Melbourne on Wednesday. Vukona scored four points (2/7 FG) with five rebounds, two steals and an assist in 27 minutes, while Horvath did not play, as the regular season champion . . .

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Vucinic Enjoying Estonia

Turns out Tall Blacks head coach Nenad Vucinic and his Estonian club, BC Kalev/Cramo, still have work to do to make the Baltic Basketball League’s Final Four, after all. Currently third in the BBL at 11-6 after an 82-76 home win over last-placed Nevezis of Lithuania on Friday, will have to wait until the last night of the regular season to know their playoff fate.

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Call For Volunteers

The FIBA U19 Championship for Men is being held in Auckland from July 2-12, and is a unique opportunity to showcase our country and to let our personality shine through in our volunteers. The 2009 U19 world championship volunteers will be the face of the event.

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Familiar Faces For JTBs

The New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks have been pooled with Argentina, Croatia and Kazakhstan in group D for the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men from July 2-12 after the official draw on Monday. The JTBs, who will be competing in the U19 world championship for the first time, open their tournament against Argentina at the North Shore Events Centre on Tuesday, June 2.

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NBL Blitz - Day Two

Century City Wellington Saints defeat the Brisbane Capitals 64-46 to win the 2009 NBL Blitz. The Century City Saints have taken out the 2009 NBL Blitz after defeating the Brisbane Capitals 64-46 in the final played at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua.

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NBL Blitz - Day One

Follow results from Day 1 of the 2009 NBL Blitz being held at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua. Day 1 of the 2009 NBL Blitz finished with the Century City Saints registering three wins from three games beating the Youthtown Auckland Stars 81-56 on court two.

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EOI - Tall Ferns Assistant, Video

Basketball New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the roles of assistant coach and video technician for the national women’s team – the Tall Ferns. After attending three consecutive Olympics, this young team is ranked 16th in the world and has the potential to crack the top 10 in the next four years.

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