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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June 19, 2009
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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June 18, 2009
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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June 17, 2009
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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June 17, 2009
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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