New Zealand
Australia books ticket to Rio 2016
Australia has secured its berth to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, joining the United States and Brazil. The Aussie Boomers earned their spot after defeating the New Zealand Tall Blacks in a home-and-home series. This will be their 12th consecutive appearance at the games. They were led by Golden State Warriors’ center Andrew Bogut…
Read MoreRobert Loe heads to Limburg United
Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Scooore League) has added Robert Loe (211 cm, St. Louis’14) to their roster for the 2015/16 season. Robert is from New Zealand and has been a member of their national team from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2014. He is moving to Limburg United from KAO Dramas (Greece-A1) where he played…
Read MoreNick Horvath inks with PJ Saints
Nick Horvath (208 cm, Duke’04) will continue his long relationship with New Zealand Basketball after signing for PJ Saints (NBL) for the rest of the season. The American has played extensively in the country and became a dual citizen in 2007. During this season the center has been playing for the Telecom Business Hub Jets…
Read MoreJermaine Taylor added by Canterbury
With the 2014/15 NBA D-League season finally over, Jermaine Taylor (196 cm, Central Florida’09) signed a fresh deal to play for the Canterbury Rams (New Zealand-NBL). The Rams are currently in third place in the league with their 4-3 record. He played for two D-League teams this season, starting off with the Maine Red Claws.…
Read MoreMika Vukona added by Virtus Acea
Virtus Acea Roma (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to terms with Mika Vukona (198 cm) this 2015 and will be bringing him in to reinforce their roster. Vukona is a 32-year-old veteran who has dual citizenship from Fiji and New Zealand. He has been a member of the New Zealand national team from 2005 to 2014.…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie now with Gipuzkoa
Spanish Liga Endesa team Gipuzkoa San Sebastian has landed the services of New Zealand player Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) this 2015. Thomas has been a long-time member of the New Zealand national team with stints in 2006, 2009-11, and again in 2013-14. He began the 2014/15 season playing for the New Zealand Breakers…
Read MoreSuleiman Braimoh joins IMS Hawks
The IMS Payroll Hawks from New Zealand’s NBL have locked in Nigerian-American Suleiman Braimoh (203 cm, Rice’11) for the 2015 season. He spent the 2014/15 season playing in Mexico for the Huracanes de Tampico (LNBP). Suleiman logged a total of 46 games for the Huracanes and produced solid averages of 20.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg.…
Read MoreKareem Johnson inks with Pacific Saints
Kareem Johnson (203 cm, Cincinnati’04) has been picked up by the Pacific Jewellers Saints (New Zealand, NBL). The American has played extensively in the New Zealand top flight before, including last season when he featured for the HBS Banks Hawks. With the Hawks the power forward played twenty games and put together solid averages of…
Read MoreTorrey Craig switches to PJ Saints
Torrey Craig (198 cm, USC Upstate’14) signed a deal to play for the Pacific Jewellers Saints (New Zealand-NBL) this 2015/16. Craig had a productive rookie season in 2014/15 which he spent playing for the Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL). In 32 games the 24-year-old posted averages of 8.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg, helping his team finish as…
Read MoreNew Zealand Breakers NBL Champions
The Cairns Taipans gave it everything to force a deciding Game 3 of the Australian NBL Grand Final series but a stunning buzzer-beating jumper from Ekene Ibekwe has given the New Zealand Breakers a fourth Championship in the last five seasons. The Taipans bounced back from losing Game 1 to the Breakers at home and…
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