August 25, 2011
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have come close to causing a major upset after taking last year’s World Championship runners up Turkey right to the wire in their Adidas Cup game in Istanbul overnight. Continue reading »
August 22, 2011
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have been beaten in a tight contest 68-67 by the home side in the Macedonia Trophy tournament in Skopje. Continue reading »
August 22, 2011
It was too little, too late as the New Zealand Tall Blacks were beaten over the weekend in their latest preparation game for next month’s Oceania Series with a 72-78 loss to Montenegro in the Macedonian city of Skopje. Continue reading »
August 11, 2011
Source: By Aran_Smith (08/09/2011) – nba.draft.net
Steven Adams has become the story of the adidas Nations camp.
How good is the 7-foot center out of New Zealand? He has a real chance to be a “one-and-done” top-five pick in the 2013 draft. And if NBA scouts had been allowed to be in attendance this week at adidas Nations, the buzz around this kid would be out of control right now. Continue reading »
August 11, 2011
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have scored a 80-77 upset win over Russia in the final of the Stankovic Cup in Guangzhou, China. Continue reading »
August 10, 2011
The success of the Tall Blacks at the Stankovic Cup overnight has many basketball fans already thinking of next month’s FIBA Oceania Championship series against Australia to qualify for the London Olympics. Continue reading »
August 9, 2011
The Tall Blacks have secured a rematch against Russia in tonight’s final of the second stop of the Stankovic Cup! Continue reading »
August 9, 2011
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have scored another upset win with a 73-70 victory over Angola in the Stankovic Cup in Guangzhou, China. Continue reading »
August 8, 2011
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have scored a top win over hosts China in the Stankovic Cup in Beijing with a 89-69 upset victory.
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August 8, 2011
The Tall Blacks long journey to qualify for the London Olympics has started with a loss, albeit a tight one against the higher ranked Russians 74-71 at the Stankovic Cup in China.
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