Basketball New Zealand

Greece, A Tall Order

July 18, 2008

As if facing sixth-ranked Greece on their home floor wasn’t enough.

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Aussie U16s - Day Six

July 18, 2008

The New Zealand girls ended pool play winless and will play for 13th on Saturday at the Australia Under-16 National Championships in Kalamunda, Western Australia.

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Dirk, Germany Own T-Blacks

July 17, 2008

Another game against Germany, another defeat.

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Aussie U16s - Day Five

July 17, 2008

The final four and championship dream ended for the New Zealand boys team at the Australia Under-16 National Championships in Kalamunda, Western Australia, on Wednesday.

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Tall Blacks Look For Upset

July 16, 2008

As a New Zealand Tall Blacks player, Dillon Boucher was on the wrong side of some lop-sided scores against Germany.

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Aussie U16s - Day Four

July 16, 2008

The New Zealand boys semifinal chances took a sideways step at the Australia Under-16 National Championships in Kalamunda, Western Australia, on Tuesday.

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Olympic Dream Over

July 18, 2008

The New Zealand Tall Blacks Olympic dream has ended.

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Greece, A Tall Order

July 18, 2008

As if facing sixth-ranked Greece on their home floor wasn’t enough.

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Dirk, Germany Own T-Blacks

July 17, 2008

Another game against Germany, another defeat.

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Tall Blacks Look For Upset

July 16, 2008

As a New Zealand Tall Blacks player, Dillon Boucher was on the wrong side of some lop-sided scores against Germany.

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Tall Blacks Rout Cape Verde

July 15, 2008

Cape Verde may have been a dangerous unknown but the New Zealand Tall Blacks were not interested in the underdog story.

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Rough Baptism

July 15, 2008

FIBA
Cape Verde now know what it’s like to play at the highest level of the men’s game after suffering a 77-50 mauling at the hands of New Zealand on Monday in Athens.

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Tall Ferns Named For Beijing

July 8, 2008

The New Zealand Olympic Committee named the New Zealand Tall Ferns women’s Olympic basketball team today for Beijing 2008.

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Swimming With Sharks

June 16, 2008

NZ Tall Ferns coach Mike McHugh has seen his worst fears realized after European powerhouses Spain and the Czech Republic landed in his team’s group at the Beijing Olympics.

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Czech-Mate

June 6, 2008

If the NZ Tall Ferns were suffering delusions of grandeur after beating world champions Australia in April, coach Mike McHugh believes they have been brought back down to earth with a thud during their just-completed tour of Europe.

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Brain Explosion

June 5, 2008

“Four mad minutes” transformed the NZ Tall Ferns’ encounter with the Czech Republic from a contest to a rout as they fell 51-72 in Zlin last night.

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Ferns Sweep Angola

June 3, 2008

Sharpshooters Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe and Micaela Cocks made their case for Olympic honours as they guided the NZ Tall Ferns to a 69-60 victory over Angola in Madrid.

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No Mas

June 1, 2008

June 2 has become a “stake in the sand” day for the NZ Tall Ferns after their agonizing 67-71 loss to Japan in the third outing of their European tour, part of their build-up towards the Beijing Olympics.

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Lifetime Basketballer Lost

July 8, 2008

New Zealand basketball lost one of its true stalwarts on Tuesday.

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Ultimate Role Guy Takes MVP

June 21, 2008

When his name was announced as MVP of the Dominion Finance NBL Finals, Puke Lenden was perhaps the last to realise.

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Pistons Pride!

June 20, 2008

Hamilton is once again Championship City.

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Saints Look To Avoid Sweep

June 19, 2008

As if Tuesday night’s game one of the Dominion Finance NBL Finals was not enough of a nightmare, Century City Wellington Saints coach Doug Marty has had to relive it the rest of the week.

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Crowe Flies Away With MVP

June 18, 2008

A single-game franchise assists record, three triple-doubles, five Player of the Week awards and number one in the Player Power Rankings.

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Pistons Dominate, Go One Up

June 17, 2008

And now we have a series.

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Craig Bradshaw

Forward
Born: July 28, 1983
Height: 2.05m
Int Debut: 2004

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