The National Maori basketball team will be taking on the Apunipima Australian Indigenous Basketball team in a three game trans-Tasman series, starting tomorrow in Gisborne. Game two will be in Te Awamutu and the third in Tauranga. Head of Maori Basketball, Willy Taurima, says the Australians are the favourites due to the team being the defending champions and featuring some players, which will be led by ANBL veteran Tyson Demos (191-G-88). 'It certainly won't be a whitewash. They have a few stars and we are missing a few guys due their obligations with the Breakers, but we've recruited enough experience to really have a crack at bringing the title back home to New Zealand.' The New Zealand Maori team that's been named boasts two recently retired Tall Blacks, nine NZ NBL current players, and eight former NZ Junior Tall Blacks. Taurima says there is a great rivalry building between the two teams. The last two events were highly competitive, with both nations holding a title each. 'This is the third year in the event's history. The first year was in 2014 when it was a two game series. It resulted in a draw at one win each, but New Zealand Maori won the title on point differential. The second year, in 2015, we lost two games to one. All three of those games went down to the wire, with about five points in it.' This year the event is being taken on the road to towns that Taurima says has a proud Maori representation in their communities. 'We wanted to widen the opportunity for people to see international basketball. And these will be great games with that good old Australian/New Zealand rivalry.' Courtesy of: basketball.org.nz
Ngatai number one in New Zealand for round 8 - 1 day ago
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International Forward Jordan Ngatai (196-F-93, agency: MKP Management) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Wellington S., receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 8. The 24-year old player had a double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Manawatu J. (#7, 1-9) 79-70. It allowed Wellington S. to consolidate first place in the New Zealand NBL. Wellington S. has a very good season and are considered to have a run fo... [read more]
International Forward Jordan Ngatai (196-F-93, agency: MKP Management) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked Wellington S., receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 8. The 24-year old player had a double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Manawatu J. (#7, 1-9) 79-70. It allowed Wellington S. to consolidate first place in the New Zealand NBL. Wellington S. has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 10-1. In the team's last game Ngatai had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Wellington S., being already a very valuable addition to the team. Jordan Ngatai averages this season 14.4ppg and 5.6rpg.
The second best player in last round's games was 26-year old American Julian Washburn (203-F-91) of Canterbury. Washburn had a very good evening with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course Canterbury cruised to a 89-77 relatively comfortable win over slightly higher-ranked Southland S. (#3, 7-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Canterbury consolidated its place in top 4 of the standings. His team's 6-4 record is not bad at all. Washburn is one of the most experienced players at Canterbury and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third on the list of top players last round was Australian center Angus Brandt (208-C-89) of Taylor Hawks (#5). Brandt scored 22 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Taylor Hawks, leading his team to a 93-84 win against the lower-ranked SC Rangers (#8, 1-10). Taylor Hawks needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Brandt has a great season in New Zealand. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.1rpg (8th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Javonte Douglas (203-F) of Taranaki MA - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Majok Majok (206-F-92) of Wellington S. - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Shea Ili (184-G-92) of Wellington S. - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Mika Vukona (197-F-82) of Nelson G. - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Kyle Adnam (186-G-93) of Nelson G. - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Leon Henry (200-F-85) of Wellington S. - 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Xavier Thames (191-G-91) of Canterbury - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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NBL Round 8: Sharks are defeated by Rams - 2 days ago
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Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most important game in the last round took place in Southland between third ranked Sharks (7-3) and fourth ranked Rams (6-4) on Friday night. Sharks were defeated by Rams at home 89-77. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Sharks. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Julian Washburn (203-91, college: UTEP) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and the other A... [read more]
The most important game in the last round took place in Southland between third ranked Sharks (7-3) and fourth ranked Rams (6-4) on Friday night. Sharks were defeated by Rams at home 89-77. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Sharks. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Julian Washburn (203-91, college: UTEP) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and the other American import forward Winston Shepard (203-93, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) who added 17 points and 6 assists during the contest. Canadian-Irish forward Conor Morgan (206-94, college: UBC) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Rams maintains fourth position with 6-4 record. Sharks at the other side keep the third place with three games lost. Rams are looking forward to face Jets (#7) in Palmerston North in the next round. Sharks will play at home against the league's leader Saints (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in Stoke. Second ranked host Giants (9-2) defeated 4th ranked Rams (6-4) 96-92. The winners were led by international forward Mika Vukona (197-82) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and Kyle Adnam supported him with 22 points and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Giants' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 24 points and 5 assists by American guard Xavier Thames (191-91, college: San Diego St.) did not help to save the game for Rams. Giants have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-2 record behind leader Wellington S. Rams lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. Giants will play against Jets (#7) in Palmerston North in the next round where they are favorite. Rams will play on the road against Jets in Palmerston North and hope to get back on the winning track. NBL top team - Saints (10-1) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat seventh ranked Jets (1-9) in Palmerston North 79-70. The best player for the winners was Jordan Ngatai who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds. Daishon Knight produced 27 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Jets' coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Saints have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Jets lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Saints will meet Sharks (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jets will play against Rams (#4) and hope to win that game. NBL top team - Saints (10-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat sixth ranked Mountain Airs (2-8) in Wellington 98-89. Shea Ili orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 6 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Saints have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Mountain Airs lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Saints' next round opponent will be Sharks (#3) in Southland, which may be the game of the day. Mountain Airs will play on the road against Rangers in Auckland and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last game of round 8 bottom-ranked SC Rangers lost to Taylor Hawks on the opponent's court 84-93.
NBL top team - Saints (10-1) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat seventh ranked Jets (1-9) in Palmerston North 79-70. They outrebounded Jets 51-32 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Jordan Ngatai (196-93, college: BYU-Hawaii, agency: MKP Management) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds. Sudanese-Australian forward Majok Majok (206-92, college: Ball St.) chipped in 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Daishon Knight (185-91, college: Illinois St.) produced 27 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Kuran Iverson (206-95, college: Rhode Island) added 23 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Jets' coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Saints have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Jets lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Saints will meet Sharks (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jets will play against Rams (#4) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Wellington S.: J.Ngatai 25+15reb+1ast, M.Majok 22+8reb+7ast, L.Henry 17+12reb+2ast, S.Bruce 7+8reb+5ast, S.Temara 4, J.Stubbins 2+3reb Manawatu J.: D.Knight 27+5reb+2ast, K.Iverson 23+7reb+2ast, B.Lucas 7+2reb+2ast, C.McRae 6+10reb, T.Johnson 4+1reb, M.Rangimarie 3+2reb
NBL top team - Saints (10-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat sixth ranked Mountain Airs (2-8) in Wellington 98-89. Saints made 21-of-23 charity shots (91.3 percent) during the game. International guard Shea Ili (184-92) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 6 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Sudanese-Australian forward Majok Majok (206-92, college: Ball St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Roger Woods (196-93, college: UALR) replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import forward Javonte Douglas (203, college: Montevallo) added 25 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Mountain Airs. Five Saints and four Mountain Airs players scored in double figures. Saints have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Mountain Airs lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Saints' next round opponent will be Sharks (#3) in Southland, which may be the game of the day. Mountain Airs will play on the road against Rangers in Auckland and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Wellington S.: S.Ili 28+3reb+6ast, S.Bruce 19+2reb+4ast, L.Henry 15+13reb+2ast, M.Majok 13+16reb+3ast, J.Ngatai 12+6reb+2ast, J.Mills 6+3reb+1ast Taranaki MA: J.Douglas 25+6reb+2ast, R.Woods 15+12reb+8ast, A.Burton 14+5reb+1ast, H.O'Riley 11+2reb+4ast, D.Brooks 9+2reb, X.Shaw 7+4reb+2ast
Rather expected game in Tamatea where 8th ranked Rangers (1-10) were defeated by fifth ranked Hawks (6-5) 93-84. They made 18-of-22 charity shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Australian center Angus Brandt (208-89, college: Oregon St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds. American forward Jamie Skeen (203-88, college: VCU) contributed with 25 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized American forward Marcel Jones (203-85, college: Oregon St.) replied with 23 points and 8 rebounds and the former international guard Lindsay Tait (190-82) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Rangers. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hawks maintains fifth position with 6-5 record. Rangers at the other side stay at the bottom place with ten games lost. Hawks' next round opponent will be Mountain Airs (#6) in New Plymouth. Rangers will play at home against Mountain Airs and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Taylor Hawks: J.Skeen 25+5reb+1ast, A.Brandt 22+17reb+1ast, E.Rusbatch 14+5reb+5ast, J.Kenny 12+9reb+5ast, E.Bartlett 9+2reb+2ast, M.Newton 7+4reb SC Rangers: M.Jones 23+8reb+3ast, C.Wilson 17+3reb+3ast, L.Tait 14+6reb+4ast, D.Kelman-Poto 12+6reb+1ast, D.Boucher 7+8reb+7ast, D.Green 6
The most important game in the last round took place in Southland between third ranked Sharks (7-3) and fourth ranked Rams (6-4) on Friday night. Sharks were defeated by Rams at home 89-77. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Sharks. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Julian Washburn (203-91, college: UTEP) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and the other American import forward Winston Shepard (203-93, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) who added 17 points and 6 assists during the contest. Canadian-Irish forward Conor Morgan (206-94, college: UBC) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and American forward Orlando Coleman (196-92, college: Texas Southern) scored 7 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Rams maintains fourth position with 6-4 record. Sharks at the other side keep the third place with three games lost. Rams are looking forward to face Jets (#7) in Palmerston North in the next round. Sharks will play at home against the league's leader Saints (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Canterbury: J.Washburn 21+9reb+7ast, W.Shepard 17+2reb+6ast, T.Tolovae 14+5reb+1ast, X.Thames 14+7reb+2ast, M.Karena 8+5reb+1ast, M.Darling 8+10reb Southland S.: C.Morgan 14+10reb+3ast, J.Weeks 13+3ast, J.Hunter 11+10reb, T.Vodanovich 11+4reb+3ast, L.Aston 10+5reb, D.Raukawa 7+2ast
The game between Top Four teams took place in Stoke. Second ranked host Giants (9-2) defeated 4th ranked Rams (6-4) 96-92. Giants made 24-of-30 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Rams were plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by international forward Mika Vukona (197-82) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and guard Kyle Adnam (186-93) supported him with 22 points and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Giants' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 24 points and 5 assists by American guard Xavier Thames (191-91, college: San Diego St.) did not help to save the game for Rams. His fellow American import forward Winston Shepard (203-93, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) added 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Five Giants and four Rams players scored in double figures. Giants have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-2 record behind leader Wellington S. Rams lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. Giants will play against Jets (#7) in Palmerston North in the next round where they are favorite. Rams will play on the road against Jets in Palmerston North and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Nelson G.: K.Adnam 22+2reb+6ast, F.Delany 19+6reb+2ast, T.Smith-Milner 17+7reb+2ast, M.Vukona 15+11reb+4ast, T.Ingham 10+3reb, S.Dempster 6+1reb+1ast Canterbury: X.Thames 24+2reb+5ast, J.Washburn 20+6reb+1ast, W.Shepard 19+7reb+5ast, T.Tolovae 14+4reb, M.Karena 8+2reb, M.Darling 7+8reb+1ast
Kelman-Poto's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - 8 days ago
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Forward Dominique Kelman-Poto (201-F) put on an amazing game in the last round for SC Rangers and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. He had a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Taranaki MA (#6, 2-7) 93-86. SC Rangers maintains the 8th position in New Zealand league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 9 games and recorded just one victory. Kelman-Poto just recently signed... [read more]
Forward Dominique Kelman-Poto (201-F) put on an amazing game in the last round for SC Rangers and receives a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. He had a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Taranaki MA (#6, 2-7) 93-86. SC Rangers maintains the 8th position in New Zealand league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 9 games and recorded just one victory. Kelman-Poto just recently signed at SC Rangers, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Dominique Kelman-Poto averages this season 12.8ppg and 5.5rpg.
Second best performed player last round was Xavier Thames (191-G-91) of Canterbury. He is American guard in his first season at Canterbury. In the last game Thames recorded impressive 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Canterbury lost that game 80-93 to the higher-ranked Wellington S. (#1, 8-1). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Canterbury still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 5-3 record is not bad at all. Thames is one of the most experienced players at Canterbury and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.4ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 4.1rpg and 3.9apg.
Third place about best performers goes to guard Daishon Knight (185-G-91) of Manawatu J. (#7). Knight got into 30-points club by scoring 35 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds . Despite Knight's great performance Manawatu J. lost 91-118 to the higher-ranked Southland S. (#3, 7-2). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Manawatu J. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-8 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Knight he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Knight has individually a great season in New Zealand. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 25.3ppg (best scorer) and assists with 5.7apg (5th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Shea Ili (184-G-92) of Wellington S. - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Jarrad Weeks (185-G-89) of Southland S. - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Kuran Iverson (206-F-95) of Manawatu J. - 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Majok Majok (206-F-92) of Wellington S. - 19 points and 14 rebounds 8. Finn Delany (198-F-95) of Nelson G. - 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Roger Woods (196-G/F-93) of Taranaki MA - 29 points and 4 rebounds 10. Orlando Coleman (196-F-92) of Southland S. - 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists
The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
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