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Aaron Bailey-Nowell
Aaron Bailey-Nowell (born 10 July 1981) is a New Zealand former basketball player. He debuted in the National Basketball League (New Zealand), National Basketball League (NBL) in 2002 with the Wellington Saints and won a List of New Zealand NBL champions, championship with them the following year. He played for the Taranaki Airs for the first time in 2004, his first of four stints. He played two seasons for the Manawatu Jets from 2006 and a season with the Auckland Huskies in 2020. In 2013, he helped the NZ Maori team win the FIBA Oceania Pacific Championship while earning the tournament's most valuable player award. He represented New Zealand at FIBA 3x3 basketball, 3x3 tournaments in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Early life Bailey-Nowell attended Waitara High School in Waitara, New Zealand, Waitara, New Zealand, and played junior basketball at Taranaki Basketball Association. NBL career Bailey-Nowell debuted in the National Basketball League (New Zealand), National Basketball League ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (basketball)
In the sport of basketball, there are five players play per team, each assigned to positions. Historically, these players have been assigned, to positions defined by the role they play on the court, from a strategic point of view. The three main positions are guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated, and today each of the five positions are known by unique names, each of which has also been assigned a number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. In the early days of the sport, there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard. There was also a "stationary guard" who made long shots and hung back on defense before there was the rule of backcou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2006 NBL season was the 25th season of the National Basketball League. The Hawke's Bay Hawks won the championship in 2006 to claim their first league title. Summary Regular season standings Playoff bracket Awards Player of the Week Statistics leaders ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks) * NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Most Outstanding Guard: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks) * Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Scoring Champion: Dennis Trammell (Canterbury Rams) * Rebounding Champion: Miles Pearce (Otago Nuggets) * Assist Champion: Brad Davidson (Manawatu Jets) * Rookie of the Year: Shaun Tilby (Otago Nuggets) * Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants) * All-Star Five: ** G: Lindsay Tait (Auck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Men's National Basketball Team
The New Zealand men's national basketball team is the senior men's national basketball team of New Zealand. The team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks. The ''Tall Blacks'' name is one of many New Zealand national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. Over its history, the team has won three FIBA Oceania Championships, and twice appeared in the Summer Olympic Games. It participated in its first FIBA Asia Cup in 2017, finishing in fourth place. Haka The Tall Blacks perform a traditional Haka (Māori challenge) before every game, but due to the influence of Pāora Winitana and Paul Henare, it is very different from the ones performed by the All Blacks. History There is a long and storied history of basketball in New Zealand. The Tall Blacks competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and finished with a 1–5 record, their only win coming against Angola, in the playoff for eleventh place. In 2001, they defeated Australia, in a three-game series to qualify for the 2002 FIBA Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2022 NBL season is the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league will field 10 teams, with the only changes being the rebrand of the Auckland Huskies to Auckland Tuatara and Taranaki Mountainairs to Taranaki Airs. The regular season commenced on 28 April in Nelson with the Nelson Giants hosting the Otago Nuggets at the Trafalgar Centre. The season will contain 15 weeks of regular season games followed by a four-day finals schedule in August. Team information Summary Regular season standings Finals Awards Performance of the Week Statistics leaders Regular season * Most Valuable Player: TBD * Most Outstanding Guard: TBD * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: TBD * Most Outstanding Forward: TBD * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: TBD * Scoring Champion: TBD * Rebounding Champion: TBD * Assist Champion: TBD * Most Improved Player: TBD * Defensive Player of the Year: TBD * Youth Player of the Year: TBD * Coach of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2021 NBL season was the 40th season of the National Basketball League. As a result of the modified, COVID-affected 2020 season, three of the top four teams in 2019 (Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks and Southland Sharks) did not compete. All three teams re-entered in 2021 to increase the league's total number to 10 for the first time since 2014. The regular season commenced on 24 April in Dunedin with the Otago Nuggets (2020 champions) hosting the Wellington Saints (2019 champions) at the Edgar Centre. The season contained 12 weeks of regular season games followed by a two-day finals schedule in July. The Saints won their 12th NBL championship in 2021 with a win over the Hawks in the grand final. Team information Summary In the final round of the regular season, due to an extreme weather event and major flooding across the top of the South Island, the games between the Manawatu Jets and Nelson Giants (Sunday 5pm) and Taranaki Mountainairs and Nelson Giants (Monday 7:3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taine Murray
Taine Jackson Murray (born 19 April 2002) is a New Zealand college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Early life Murray was born in Hong Kong to New Zealand parents, returning to New Zealand as a child. Murray attended Kristin School, where his mother taught, and Rosmini College. Early career Murray began playing for Rosmini College's basketball team in 2017. He helped the team to an 82–14 record across his tenure, including national championships in 2017 and 2018, and a second-place finish in 2019. He scored a career-high 49 points in a win over Auckland Grammar School. Murray joined the Auckland Huskies prior to the 2020 New Zealand NBL season. In 10 games, he averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In August 2020, Murray joined the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player for the 2020–21 NBL season. He appeared in just two games during the season, logging no box score statistics. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2020 NBL season (officially known as the 2020 NBL Showdown) was the 39th season of the National Basketball League. The regular season was set to commence on Thursday 9 April and end on Sunday 12 July, with the finals then taking place between 16–24 July. However, following the coronavirus outbreak in early to mid March 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely. After two months of deliberation and in the wake of easing coronavirus restrictions, the league announced a revised competition format for 2020 beginning on Tuesday 23 June and ending with the grand final on Saturday 1 August. The 2020 season was initially set to feature eight teams following the withdrawal of the Southern Huskies and Super City Rangers and the inclusion of the Franklin Bulls for the first time. However, three of the top four teams in 2019 (Wellington Saints, Hawke's Bay Hawks and Southland Sharks) decided not to enter the modified competition. This left the door open for the inclusion of the Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In New Zealand
The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. , the country has had a total of 2,062,384 cases (2,027,981 confirmed and 34,403 probable). 2,288 people have died as a result of the virus, with cases recorded in all twenty district health board (DHB) areas. The pandemic first peaked in early April 2020, with 89 new cases recorded per day and 929 active cases. Cases peaked again in October 2021 with 134 new cases reported on 22 October. A total of 7,274,347 COVID tests have been carried out . In response to the first outbreak in late February 2020, the New Zealand Government closed the country's borders and imposed lockdown restrictions. A four-tier alert level system was introduced on 21 March 2020 to manage the outbreak within New Zealand. Since then, after a two-month nationwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2019 NBL season was the 38th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to nine teams in 2019 with the Southern Huskies joining the league for the first time, marking the first time ever that an Australian team has joined a New Zealand competition. The regular season commenced on Thursday 11 April in Palmerston North with the Manawatu Jets hosting the Super City Rangers at Arena Manawatu. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in July. The Saints won their 11th NBL championship in 2019 behind their second 20–0 campaign in three seasons. Team information Summary Regular season standings Final Four Awards Player of the Week Team of the Week Statistics leaders ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Guard: Cameron Gliddon (Canterbury Rams) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus. The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Team information Summary Regular season standings Final Four Awards Player of the Week Statistics leaders ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) * NZ Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Forward: Finn D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2017 NBL season was the 36th season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded seven teams. The regular season commenced on Thursday 16 March in Invercargill with the Southland Sharks hosting the Nelson Giants at Stadium Southland. The season contained 13 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in June at Tauranga's ASB BayPark Arena. The seven teams played every team on three occasions to make up an 18-game round robin season. With an 18–0 record, the Wellington Saints made NBL history by becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season. They went on to post a perfect 20–0 campaign after sweeping the Final Four and collecting their 10th NBL championship in the process. Team information Summary Regular season standings Final Four Awards Player of the Week Statistics leaders ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title. Summary Regular season standings Playoff bracket Awards Player of the Week Statistics leaders ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) * NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) * Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) * Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) * Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets) * Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) * Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars) * Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints) * All-Star Five: ** G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) ** G: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
