Tait On Song
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Dominion Finance NZ Tall Black point guard Lindsay Tait scored 14 points to help Wollongong Hawks to an Australian NBL pre-season victory over West Sydney Razorbacks.
Tait’s back-up and fellow Kiwi Jeremy Kench had seven assists as the Hawks edged the Pigs 107-100.
Meanwhile, Tall Black captain Pero Cameron had 13 points, but could not prevent the expansion Gold Coast Blaze sliding to their third loss of the Queensland Cup pre-season tournament, falling 106-122 to defending league champions Brisbane Bullets.
Sparks’ Homecoming
Valparaiso University menís basketball coach Homer Drew has announced that former Crusader player Chris Sparks has been brought in as an assistant coach.
Sparks will fill the coaching vacancy left by Jason Hawkins, who has stepped away from coaching in order to focus full-time on gaining his masterís degree from Valparaiso.
Sparks has spent the past two years coaching the Scenic Circle Canterbury Rams of the New Zealand National Basketball League.
Sparks also has experience volunteer coaching with Athletes in Action squads, which he began doing in 2002.
Sparks spent two seasons on the court as a Crusader from 1998-2000. He saw action in 22 games off the bench over his two years, helping Valpo win Mid-Con regular season and tournament championships both years, as well as making two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
NZ Emerging Tall Black centre Calum Macleod is about to begin his senior year at Valaparaiso in the Horizon League.
