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CJ Loses Tooth, Breakers Win
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
CJ Bruton got mad. Then he got even, sending the Melbourne Tigers back to Australia with their ambitions of a perfect Australian National Basketball League season in tatters. And on Friday, the Breakers point guard will head to the dentist to see about getting his missing front tooth . . .
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Workshop Goes Biennial
Basketball New Zealand’s annual Coaches Workshop will now be biennial. The annual coaching get-together, held over Labour Weekend, will now switch to every second year, starting in July 2009 . . .
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More Than 170 Hours . . .
Hosting 67 teams and 804 players, playing 258 games, or 172 hours, of basketball over six days in two cities and two tournaments, eventually crowning four national champions – Basketball New Zealand’s secondary schools nationals week tips-off Monday.
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U15 & U13 Nats Draw
From October 6-10, Rotorua will host the Basketball New Zealand Oreo Under-15 and Under-13 National Championships, bringing together 64 teams from around the country for five days of competition.
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Henare To Miss Game
Marc Hinton, Fairfax Media
The New Zealand Breakers get an early chance to test their title credentials when the defending champion Melbourne Tigers come to Auckland for tonight’s ANBL clash, but will have to do so without the services of backup point guard Paul Henare.
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Penney Takes PoW
New Zealand Breakers sharpshooting guard Kirk Penney has taken out the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Player of the Week award for Round One after a 41-point explosion against the Wollongong Hawks.
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Daniel, Slingers Start Hot
Nelson Giants guard Chris Daniel wasted no time making an immediate impact in Singapore. Daniel scored 23 points and added five rebounds, two steals and an assist as the Singapore Slingers dominated Phillipine finalists Air 21 124-86 in the first game of the Singapore Challenge Series last week.
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Tough Pool For Champs
The path to back-to-back titles just got a little tougher for defending boys champions St Patrick’s College. St Pat’s, zone three winners, have drawn zone two winners Hamilton’s Fraser High, Auckland’s Dilworth School, Waimea College, Tauranga Boys College and Onehunga High in a tough pool A . . .
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Kate Jumps Into Fire
Geoff Longley, The Press
Christchurch Sirens basketball captain Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has had a happy ending to her trials and tribulations with the Australian Women’s National Basketball League. McMeeken-Ruscoe, 28, has linked with the Townsville Fire . . .
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Pistons Nab Abercrombie
Ian Anderson, Waikato Times
The Waikato Pistons have nabbed one of the country’s most promising basketballers from the clutches of his home team. Shooting guard Tom Abercrombie showed a glimpse of his potential on Thursday night in his debut for the New Zealand Breakers . . .
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Hokianga Takes Over
Penny Miles, Manawatu Standard
Kaine Hokianga will captain the Manawatu Jets in next year’s National Basketball League. Hokianga, a 1.92m guard, joins Ben Hill and Piers Finch as signed players for the upcoming season while Paul Bristol and James Paringatai will be certainties, according to coach Tim McTamney.
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Breeze Too Strong
Point guard Noni Wharemate showed the benefits of her Beijing Olympic campaign by steering Harbour Breeze to a 93-57 win over Otago in the final of the North Harbour Invitational Women’s Tournament.
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Playing Near The Basket
Italian national team coach Carlo Recalcati has taken three different clubs - Varese, Bologna and Siena - to Italian Serie A championships. He says "since post play has been lost, it is time to restore this role for the big man". In this week's coaching tip, Recalcati outlines a series of drills to help improve play in the interior.
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Upcoming Events
Monday, September 29-Saturday, October 4
AA Secondary Schools National Championships
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North
Wednesday, October 1-Saturday, October 4
A Secondary Schools National Championships
TSB Stadium, New Plymouth
Thursday, October 2
New Zealand Breakers vs Adelaide 36ers
North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm
Monday, October 6-Friday, October 10
Oreo Under-15 & Under-13 National Championships
Sportsdrome, Rotorua
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