Rangitoto College made light work of Saint Kentigern College in their Secondary Schools Premier Basketball fixture on Friday night.
Played in the Rangi gym the home side was totally dominant in the opening exchanges racing to a 14-0 lead inside Continue reading
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne was swept 2-0 in the French ProA League quarter final series by Limoges.
ASVEL entered the series full of optimism having lost the regular season encounters by just 3 points and 5 points. Continue reading
Pickings were rather thin this week as I scanned box scores and reports to ascertain the NBL Rookie of the Week.
Even the reliable Richie Edwards was quiet by his standards gathering Continue reading
Tom Abercrombie and his ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne colleagues started their quarter final series against Limoges in the French National League play-offs full of optimism. Continue reading
Mika Vukona made a stunning debut for Lebanese club side Byblos on Sunday. After two weeks confined to practice and side line support Vukona was unleashed by coach Nenad Vucinic to great effect. Continue reading
Tom Abercrombie had a quiet game for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne as they cruised to victory, 106-74 against Roanne on Monday.
Abercrombie scored 4 points (2 from 3 f/g) playing just 13 minutes.
The win in the final regular season game of the French National Basketball League season secured ASVEL (17-13) a best of three game quarter final match up with Limoges (20-10).
Seventh placed ASVEL lost both league games against the second placed Limoges this season but with the margins just 3 points and 5 points they will be optimistic about their chances of progressing to the semi-final.
The first game is scheduled for May 12th at Limoges
Last week there was a good deal of deliberation around the selection of the Bartercard NBL Rookie of the Week award – shared by Richie Edwards and Derone Raukawa. This week required very little thought.
It’s not often any player scores 40 points in a game, never mind a rookie. Continue reading
The first of three tournaments to decide the 2014 Womens Basketball Championship was held in Christchurch at the weekend. Continue reading
Womens Basketball Championship – Day 2
At the end of day two Canterbury and Auckland/Counties were unbeaten just Rotorua Vols looking for a win. Continue reading
LACEY LOWDOWN 