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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 (NBL) in 2002 with the Wellington Saints and won a 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 tournaments in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Early life Bailey-Nowell attended Waitara High School in Waitara, New Zealand, and played junior basketball at Taranaki Basketball Association. NBL career Bailey-Nowell debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2002 with the Wellington Saints and won a championship with the Saints in 2003. He joined the Taranaki Mountainairs in 2004 and continued on wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (basketball)
Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different Position (team sports), positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard team features two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called the "back court" and the forwards and centers the "front court". Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today, each of the five positions is known by a unique name and number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (basketball), power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (basketball), center (C) or 5. Guards The guards were originally tasked with guarding the team's forwards, hence the position's name. Running guard and stationary guard In the early history of the sport, there was a "running guard" or ... [...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 () represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. The team is governed by Basketball New Zealand. The team's official nickname is the Tall Blacks (). Over their history, New Zealand have won three FIBA Oceania Championships, made seven appearances at the FIBA World Cup and two at the Olympic Games. Since 2017, the team has made two appearances at the FIBA Asia Cup, with their best effort resulting in a bronze medal finish in 2022. Haka Prior to games, the Tall Blacks perform a haka. The team's current haka, ''Tu Kaha O Pango Te Kahikatea'', was composed and created in 2006 by Don Hutana and former Tall Black Paora Winitana. It tells the story of how the Tall Blacks overcome great odds and challenges through their adventures. It also draws from the story of Tāne and how he overcame adversity to gain the three baskets of knowledge. History Inaugural year The Tall Blacks' first game was played against Singapor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 New Zealand NBL Season
The 2022 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded 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 contained 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 ''Stats as of the end of the regular season'' Regular season * Most Valuable Player: Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Guard: Jarrod West (Nelson Giants) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Franklin Bulls) * Most Outstanding Forward: Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) * Scoring Cha ... [...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 professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers. Early life and career Murray was born in Hong Kong to New Zealand parents. He grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, where he attended Rosmini College. He 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 of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2020–21 season as a non-contracted development player. He appeared in just t ... [...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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In New Zealand
The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand was part of COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. The country recorded over 2,274,370 cases (2,217,047 confirmed and 57,323 probable). Over 3,000 people died as a result of the pandemic, 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. In response to the first outbreak in late February 2020, the New Zealand Government closed the country's borders and imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, lockdown restrictions. A four-tier #Alert level system, alert level system was introduced on 21 March 2020 to manage the outbreak within New Zealand. After a two-month nationwide ... [...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 Sain ... [...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 In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular compe ... [...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 (Welling ... [...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) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
