25 Jun, 09
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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25 Jun, 09
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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24 Jun, 09
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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23 Jun, 09
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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23 Jun, 09
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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19 Jun, 09
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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19 Jun, 09
Geoff Longley, The Press
The challenge for the Christchurch Cougars tonight is to repeat their playoff-winning performance against Harbour but this time away from home, with an injured import and against the national basketball league’s top-qualifying Waikato Pistons.
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18 Jun, 09
The ecogise Nelson Giants have defeated the Century City Saints 83-82 in a thrilling NZCT National Basketball League semi final at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson tonight that came down to a last second and a bit play by Tony Rampton.
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17 Jun, 09
New kids on the block the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars have won through to a semi final date with the defending champions, Waikato Pistons, after beating Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 106-98 in thrilling overtime NZCT National Basketball League Quarterfinal in Christchurch tonight.
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17 Jun, 09
Geoff Longley, The Press
A much-improved Harbour Heat team is hellbent on spoiling the Cougars’ party to celebrate the first national basketball league playoff match in 10 years in Christchurch at Cowles Stadium on Wednesday night.
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17 Jun, 09
Sam Worthington, The Dominion Post
New dad Brendon Polyblank iced it but crook-as-a-dog team-mate Leon Henry won it as the Century City Saints came back from the brink to keep their season alive against 0800 Easy LPG Hawks last night.
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16 Jun, 09
Leading scorer of the NZCT National Basketball League Mike Efevberha secured the last player of the week of the regular season helping his Century City Saints to a come from behind victory over the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
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13 Jun, 09
The Century City Saints have beaten the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat 84-80 in Wellington while the McDonalds Manawatu Jets have beaten the Devon Dynamos Taranaki 110-90 in Palmerston North.
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12 Jun, 09
In NZCT National Basketball League action tonight the ecogise Nelson Giants have been beaten 75-76 by the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat in Nelson, the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks made light work of the Devon Dynamos Taranaki in Napier winning 92-64 and in Christchurch the Bartercard Cougars have been beaten by the Youthtown Auckland Stars 91-101.
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11 Jun, 09
Defending NZCT National Basketball League champions the Waikato Pistons grabbed the regular season honours and top seeding for the play-offs after an emphatic 108-70 victory over the Youthtown Auckland Stars at the Te Awamutu Events Centre tonight.
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11 Jun, 09
The NZCT National Basketball League play-offs begin on Tuesday 16th June and sport fans around the country will have the opportunity to catch all the action live on Sky TV.
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10 Jun, 09
The final round of the regular season will begin on Thursday when the Waikato Pistons look to clinch the top spot when they host the Youthtown Auckland Stars.
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9 Jun, 09
Waikato Pistons rookie swingman Thomas Abercrombie wins Round 13 Player of the Week in the NZCT National Basketball League being the second time he has won the honor.
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6 Jun, 09
In Round 13 NZCT National Basketball League ecogise Nelson Giants have beaten the McDonald Manawatu Jets 94-72 in Palmerston North, the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks have downed the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars 86-81 in Christchurch and the Waikato Pistons beat the Century City Saints 76-63 in Hamilton.
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5 Jun, 09
In Friday night Round 13 NZCT National Basketball League action the Century City Saints have beaten the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 85-84 at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua while in Taranaki the Youthtown Auckland Stars have beaten hosts the Devon Dynamos Taranaki 94-84 at the TSB Arena.
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4 Jun, 09
The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat have been beaten 75-69 by the Waikato Pistons in tonight’s NZ Community Trust Basketball League game but showed they might just be up for the play off war.
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4 Jun, 09
Round 13 of the NZCT National Basketball League should give a clearer indication of which teams will host the semi finals when the Pistons and Saints play double headers.
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3 Jun, 09
Century City Saints import Mike Efevberha has been named NZCT National Basketball League Round 12 Player of the Week.
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30 May, 09
Round 12 of the NZCT National Basketball League wrapped up with three games this evening. Appliance Shed Harbour Heat beat the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 83-73 at the NSEC on Auckland North Shore, Waikato Pistons beat the ecogise Nelson Giants 76-73 at the Trafalgar Centre and the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars dismissed the McDonalds Manawatu Jets 84-58 at Cowles Stadium.
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29 May, 09
The Century City Saints have beaten the Waikato Pistons 100-86 at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington tonight in front of a crowd of over 3000. The win could prove vital in the run into the play-offs as the Saints, Giants, Pistons and Cougars jockey for first and second spot and the right to host a semi final..
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29 May, 09
Friday night will be the rematch of the 2008 Finals when the Waikato Pistons travel to Wellington to play the Century City Saints at TSB Bank Arena.
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28 May, 09
At the ASB Stadium in Auckland the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks have beaten the Youthtown Auckland Stars 84-80. The Hawks win puts them in pole position for the 6th play-off spot while the Stars are eliminated from making the 2009 NZCT National Basketball League play-offs.
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28 May, 09
Waikato Pistons legend Pero Cameron will play his 300th NBL game and it will be ironically at the gym where he led his Pistons to the 2008 championship.
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27 May, 09
With only three rounds left in the NZCT National Basketball League regular season, the race to the top will become very interesting in Round 12 when the Waikato Pistons travel on the road to play a couple of difficult road games.
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26 May, 09
Round 11 Player of the Week goes Bartercard Christchurch Cougars import Tim Behrendorff leading his side to a 83-74 win over the 0800 Easy LPG Bay Hawks.
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23 May, 09
The ecogise Nelson Giants have beaten the Century City Saints 79-70 at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson tonight. The Giants win extends their unbeaten streak to seven and takes them to top of the NZCT National Basketball League table at the conclusion of round 9.
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23 May, 09
By Sam Worthington - Dominion Post
Playoff implications are massive when two of the hottest sides in the NZCT National Basketball League collide at Nelson’s Trafalgar Centre tonight.
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22 May, 09
The Waikato Pistons have emphatically dispatched the Taranaki Dynamos 94-60 at TSB Stadium in New Plymouth while the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars beat the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 83-74 at the Pettigrew Green Arena in NZCT National Basketball League action tonight.
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22 May, 09
Geoff Longley, The Press
Paora Winitana hopes he won’t get a hostile reception when he and fellow Hawke’s Bay-bred Paul Henare head back to home turf in Christchurch Cougars colours for the NZCT National Basketball League match at Taradale tonight.
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21 May, 09
The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat made no race of the Battle of the Bridge at the North Shore Events Centre tonight, beating cross town rivals Youthtown Auckland Stars 88 – 71 in a one sided NZCT National Basketball League encounter.
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20 May, 09
Round Eleven of the NZCT National Basketball League will be the return home for Paul Henare and Paora Winitana when the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars head to Pettigrew Green Arena to take on the 0800 Easy LPG Bay Hawks.
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19 May, 09
Round 10 Player of the Week goes to Appliance Shed Harbour Heat import Mychal Green after giving his team two important wins as the playoffs near.
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17 May, 09
The Appliance Shed Harbour Heat have defeated the Devon Dynamos Taranaki 84-76 at TSB Stadium in New Plymouth this afternoon. Despite Corey Webster and Ben Anthony both fouling out in the fourth quarter, the Heat withstood a furious late comeback from the home team.
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16 May, 09
The ecogise Nelson Giants have beaten Youthtown Auckland Stars in a thriller 75-73 at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson while the Waikato Pistons have held on to beat 0800 Easy LPG Hawks 77-73 at the YMCA, Wiakto in Saturday night round 10 NZCT National Basketball League action.
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15 May, 09
The Century City Saints have beaten the Bartercard Christchurch Cougars 77-68 at Cowles Stadium, Christchurch whilst the Appliance Shed Harbour Heat smoked the McDonalds Manawatu Jets 122-71 at the NSEC on the North Shore in Round 10 NZCT National Basketball League action tonight.
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