The hype surrounding this years build up towards the Easter Championship for both men's and women's has been very encouraging as a majority of club teams have been fully utilizing basketball courts around the Viti Levu area for the past 6 weeks in anticipation of the annual event. Host Basketball Fiji has scheduled the major event to be held from Monday 2nd April to Saturday 7th April, 2012 which will be held at Vodafone Arena in Suva & International Gym in Suva. Best 30 clubs (20 mens & 10 womens teams) have qualified from their respective association through weekly playoff rounds conducted over nine weeks. Two regional club teams have confirmed participation in the event which has added attraction value to the biggest annual club event organized in the country. Tama Samoa from American Samoa & NZ Bombers who are made up of Mori and Fijians who reside in New Zealand are the two International teams who have confirmed participation in the men's category of the Easter Championship. In the men's category will consist of 4 teams from Lautoka, 1 team from Nadi, 8 teams from Raiwaqa and 5 teams from Suva. In addition Basketball Fiji hopes to build a strong working relationship with Iowa Central College as the Women's basketball Coach Craig Carlson has accepted an invitation to witness the skill level of players that will be on display during the 6 days event. Other traditional highlights of the tournament is a team display march on Friday 6th April at 8.30am from Cost U Less Car Park to Vodafone Arena and will be led by our partners Fiji Police with the service of their Brass Band. A U14 boys and girls match between Namoli Village in Lautoka and Raiwaqa will serve as a curtain raiser match for the women's and men's final. The men's and women's final will be given an invitation letter to participate in 2012 Annual 7th Genone National Championship in Hobart, Australia from 12th -16th November. Registration for the event is $150.00 and clubs have already appointed managers and organized new sets of team uniforms in anticipation of the tournament. In the past 7 weeks qualifying club teams have been training 3 to 4 times a week at the Vodafone Arena, International Gym, Suva Chapel, Eds court in Raiwaqa, USP basketball gym, Lautoka multi-purpose courts, Nadi Caaf Compound, Raiwai Basketball Hall and Indian College.
MIKA VUKONA Mike Pero Nelson Giants (NBL) inked experienced 35-year old New Zealander international center Mika Vukona (197-93kg-82). It is actually his comeback to Giants as he has played here before. Vukona has a double citizenship as he also holds Fijian passport. Vukona played recently at played at Breakers in Australian NBL league. In 30 games he recorded 6.2ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.7apg this season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. The last season Vukona played also at New Zea... [read more]
MIKA VUKONA
Mike Pero Nelson Giants (NBL) inked experienced 35-year old New Zealander international center Mika Vukona (197-93kg-82). It is actually his comeback to Giants as he has played here before. Vukona has a double citizenship as he also holds Fijian passport. Vukona played recently at played at Breakers in Australian NBL league. In 30 games he recorded 6.2ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.7apg this season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. The last season Vukona played also at New Zealand Breakers where in 27 NBL games he averaged 6.5ppg, 5.1rpg and 2.2apg. Among other achievements Vukona played in the final of Australian NBL in 2016. He received also Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL Honorable Mention award back in 2011 and 2014. Vukona has been also a member of New Zealand international program for some years. He has regularly played for New Zealand senior team since 2005 and previously for U21 National Team in 2001. Vukona represented New Zealand at the FIBA Oceania Championships three years ago. He is a very experienced player. Vukona has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different continents (Europe, Asia, Australia and of course North America). Vukona has played previously professionally also in Italy (Virtus Roma), Lebanon (Byblos), New Zealand (Rangers) and Australia (S.Dragons and Gold Coast Blaze). He is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Giants. Vukona's game is described as:
One of the most surprising players in Australian league. Brings a lot of energy on the court, and plays everytime hard and physical. Game after game, he felt his confidence growing and now is a true big league forward. Needs to expand the range of his outside shooting, however, because most of his field goals come from lay-ups, and to improve his 32 per cent free-throw percentage.
Fiji National Team win All Star Game - 7 months ago
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Fiji National Team celebrated victory in the All-Star Game in the country. They clashed with USP All Stars at the showdown. Basketball Fiji organised the event. Fiji National Team dominated from start to finish. They recorded a 66:36 win at the end. Jonathon Uluiviti was named the MVP. [read more]
Fiji National Team celebrated victory in the All-Star Game in the country. They clashed with USP All Stars at the showdown. Basketball Fiji organised the event. Fiji National Team dominated from start to finish. They recorded a 66:36 win at the end. Jonathon Uluiviti was named the MVP.
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