July 2, 2009
The ninth FIBA U19 World Championship for Men gets underway at the North Shore Events Centre and ASB Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday.
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July 2, 2009
New Zealand basketball has been honoured with five past or present members claiming Movers and Shapers Awards to commemorate FIBA Oceania’s 40 years of existence.
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July 1, 2009
The preparation games are over, the tournament and media formalities complete, now come the games.
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July 1, 2009
New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks forward Richie Edwards has had to adjust quickly since returning to his adopted country.
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June 30, 2009
New Zealand’s Junior Tall Blacks completed their preparations for the FIBA U19 World Championship in Auckland, starting Thursday, with a 10-point win over Syria on Tuesday.
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June 30, 2009
New Zealand Junior Tall Black Brook Ruscoe does not have to go far if he wants someone to critique his game.
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June 12, 2009
The NZ Breakers have wasted precious little time in confirming the bulk of their playing roster for the upcoming Australian National Basketball League season with the club today filling 10 of the 12 spots on the team, seven of them New Zealanders.
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June 12, 2009
The Gold Coast Blaze have signed Tall Blacks forward Mika Vukona, one of the most sought after recruits in the Australian National Basketball League, for 2009-10.
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June 2, 2009
Tall Black coach Nenad Vucinic has further expanded his impressive CV by guiding underdogs Kalev Cramo to victory in the Estonian KML finals.
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May 25, 2009
Tall Blacks head coach Nenad Vucinic inched closer to a national championship with back-to-back wins in the Estonian KML Finals series last week.
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May 18, 2009
Tall Blacks centre Craig Bradshaw played a minimal role in his Spanish second division club’s regular season finale on Sunday but could see more action come playoff time.
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May 18, 2009
Basketball New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the role of assistant coach for the national men’s team – the NZ Tall Blacks.
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June 16, 2009
A trio of current or former New Zealand Tall Ferns recorded big scoring nights to help their teams to wins in the Australia Basketball Association state leagues last weekend.
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June 10, 2009
Former Tall Fern Toni Edmondson has become the latest New Zealander to sign to play in the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) after signing with the Dandenong Rangers last week.
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May 25, 2009
Tall Blacks head coach Nenad Vucinic inched closer to a national championship with back-to-back wins in the Estonian KML Finals series last week.
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May 18, 2009
Tall Blacks centre Craig Bradshaw played a minimal role in his Spanish second division club’s regular season finale on Sunday but could see more action come playoff time.
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May 13, 2009
Tall Ferns Olympian Lisa Wallbutton will become the latest New Zealander to play in the Australia Women’s National Basketball League later this year, after signing with the Adelaide Lightning.
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May 6, 2009
The Tall Ferns senior women’s programme has ushered in a new era, with Basketball New Zealand appointing Shawn Dennis as head coach.
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June 25, 2009
The Waikato Pistons have been crowned NZCT National Basketball League champions for the second year in a row after defeating the ecogise Nelson Giants 94-84 in game two of the final series in Te Awamutu tonight, wrapping the finals up in two games.
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June 25, 2009
Following an appeal by the ecogise Nelson Giants against the automatic suspension imposed on Tony Rampton due to being evicted from the game on Tuesday night, a decision has been reached by the NBL Judicial Commissioner to clear both Tony Rampton and Mike Homik to play in game two of the final series tonight in Te Awamutu.
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June 24, 2009
2009 will not be a year Tall Blacks guard Phil Jones will forget after being named the NZCT National Basketball League Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career.
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June 23, 2009
The Waikato Pistons have drawn first blood in the best of three NZCT National Basketball League final series beating the ecogise Nelson Giants 81-69 in Nelson tonight. The Giants hopes for for the rest of the final series were dealt a massive blow with big man Tony Rampton now suspended for game two after being ejected late in the fourth quarter.
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June 23, 2009
2007 Nelson Giants, 2008 Waikato Pistons … 2009??? It all begins Tonight when the defending champions Waikato Pistons travel down to arguably the toughest venue in the country the Trafalgar Centre to play the ecogise Nelson Giants.
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June 19, 2009
The Waikato Pistons have beaten a valiant Bartercard Christchurch Cougars 96-89 in NZCT National Basketball League semi final action tonight to set a best of three grand final series with the ecogise Nelson Giants.
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