March 5, 2010
Tony Parker is going through one of his toughest NBA campaigns to date, but insists his desire to play for France at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Men still burns bright.
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March 4, 2010
FIBA
Nicolas Batum missed the first 45 games of the NBA season while recovering from shoulder injury, but he looks better than ever right now with the Portland Trail Blazers.
And that’s great news for France, who will play at the FIBA World Championship later this year in Turkey.
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March 4, 2010
FIBA
One Canada international that is building up a full head of steam ahead of the FIBA World Championship for Men in Turkey is Andy Rautins of Syracuse University.
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March 3, 2010
Burger King NZ Breakers superstar guard Kirk Penney and Wollongong Hawk’s head coach Gordie McLeod have been named the Australian NBL’s Player and Coach of the Month respectively for January/February.
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February 23, 2010
Basketball New Zealand will continue to support attempts to have basketball included in future Commonwealth Games, despite the cancellation of this year’s FIBA Commonwealth Championship for Men in India.
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February 19, 2010
Tall Blacks Mika Vukona and Craig Bradshaw combined for five points as Gold Coast Blaze fell 68-81 on the road to Perth Wildcats in Game One of their Australian NBL semifinal series.
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February 16, 2010
The homegrown hope is gone, but Tall Blacks Mika Vukona and Craig Bradshaw will carry the New Zealand flag as the Australian NBL enters the post-season.
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February 9, 2010
Prolific Burger King NZ Breakers shooting guard Kirk Penney has taken out his second Australian NBL Player of the Week award in three weeks after a Round 19 performance that helped keep his team’s playoff chances afloat.
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February 8, 2010
Kiwis Mika Vukona and Craig Bradshaw have kept their Australian NBL title hopes alive as the Gold Coast Blaze conduct a three-way dogfight for the regular season title.
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February 4, 2010
Marc Hinton, Fairfax
On the surface, it’s a cruel blow.
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