New Zealand

Regular Season Round 7: Whai - Jets 97-99

Date: May 15, 2026
A very close game took place in Tauranga between Jets and Tauranga. Tenth ranked Jets (3-6) got a very close victory on the road over 9th ranked Tauranga (2-5). Jets managed to escape with a 2-point win 99-97 on Friday evening. Jets made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Jets especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for American power forward Jamal Poplar (204-1996, college: Seward County) who led the winners and scored 36 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Isiah Small (202-1998, college: Texas St.) accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Poplar is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Jets' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The former international guard Taine Murray (196-2002, college: Virginia) came up with 34 points (!!!) and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and Australian guard Nicholas Stoddart (188-2000) added 17 points and 9 assists respectively for Whai in the defeat. Five Jets and four Whai players scored in double figures. Jets moved-up to eighth place. Whai lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. They share it with Hawks and Giants. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

  JETS99
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
65 Aijd, KidRj 35 5-0 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 1-9 (20.9%) 8 3 1 3 8 0 6 6 6 6 60 86 5
83 OIpliQ, ziBil 41 68-62 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 7-68 (90%) 3 0 7 4 3 65 5 6 6 3 41 36 5
80 qLijs zQ, KiJlI 41 5-3 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 4 4 8 6 5 6 6 4 8 5
3 ABill, osaih 43 1-2 (90%) 8-3 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 4 9 65 4 8 4 8 6 5 4 86 46 5
8 eaZhiQds, vuVih 81 3-65 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4 5 4 6 0 4 6 8 6 3 65 4 5
7 WRMsURQ, CIQRF 61 6-6 (655%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 3 6 6 5 5 5 6 66 65 5
64 cihQij, HiBJi 2 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
6 bZgijaRl, ChQasUaij 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5
42 HRiUhRQ, WallaiB 4 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -4 5
4 CildTRll, mIsUIj 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
2 biVIaa, osiiZ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
9 vRIUi, eRuMRj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-37 (31.7%) 66-86 (08.3%) 85-80 (25.5%) 64 84 41 62 69 83 0 0 3 60 77 665  


  WHAI97
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
1 buQQiF, wiajR 43 0-64 (42.0%) 0-66 (30.0%) 7-7 (655%) 6 8 4 3 8 9 8 8 8 4 43 46 5
8 AUIddiQU, XaZhIlis 43 4-1 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 4 3 7 8 4 4 5 5 4 69 83 5
2 biQsURQs, Nijdi 45 8-8 (655%) 8-1 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 68 66 5
88 wiUi, XaZIlis 87 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 9 65 5 3 8 6 5 6 8 2 68 5
0 HIpIa, CIlR 83 6-4 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 8 6 8 5 5 6 0 3 5
11 mRJJijU, ziFdRj 86 8-0 (35%) 6-3 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 5 3 3 6 8 6 6 8 6 5 9 0 5
9 wR eijDa, eRuMRj 61 3-1 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 6 0 6 8 5 6 5 65 7 5
66 CIllajs, gaIj 68 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 3 6 5 5 5 5 3 8 5
3 whIBpsIj, zRUU 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
6 KRllF, zIshui  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 eipsIj, ylFjj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
64 yliLRll, Cz  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-38 (08.3%) 66-46 (40.0%) 85-84 (29.5%) 2 84 46 67 83 69 66 3 0 65 79 79  


Height: 196 cm
Position name: G
Born: Apr 19,2002
Weight: 94kg / 206.8lbs
34
MINS
36
34
POINTS
36
2
D.REB
5
1
O.REB
4
3
T.REB
9
4
ASSISTS
3
2
STEALS
0
3
TO
4
2
BLOCKS
1
5/13
38.5%
2FGP
12/18
66.7%
5/11
45.5%
3FGP
1/1
100.0%
9/9
100.0%
FT
9/12
75.0%
31
RANK
41
Height: 204 cm
Position: F/C
Born: Feb 24,1996
Born: 1996
Whai 97
VS
99  Jets
97
Points Scored
99
76
Starting Five Points
85
21
Bench Points
14
23
Defensive Rebounds
23
8
Offensive Rebounds
13
31
Rebounds
36
19
Assists
18
11
Steals
5
10
Turnovers
15
4
Blocked Shots
5
24
Personal fouls
17
22/42
52.4%
2FGP
23/49
46.9%
11/31
35.5%
3FGP
11/21
52.4%
20/23
87.0%
FT
20/25
80.0%
97
Rank
110

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)