Round 7 of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam played at Auckland University on Tuesday was most notable for the first defeat of the season for Save Youthtown. They were defeated 100-90 by Breakers Development who boasted a very useful starting five of Shea Ili, playing his first game of the season, Brad Anderson, Jordan Ngatai, Duane Bailey and Reuben Te Rangi. Continue reading
Round Six of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam produced a couple of fairly even contests. First up the unbeaten Save Youthtown (6-0) accounted for MaiFM 88 Sixers (2-4) 90-83. Ana Haku (19pts) led the Youthtown scoring and Dillon Boucher, normally content to fill the assists and rebounds Continue reading
The MaiFM 88 Sixers took their name literally as they tackled the star studded Breakers Academy with just six players and were subsequently outgunned 112-87 in the fifth round of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam. Continue reading
Your Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam correspondent missed the round 4 fixtures as a broken fan belt left me roadside awaiting AA assistance while the games were in progress.
A summary of the action: Continue reading
Round three of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam pitched the two unbeaten teams against each other in the first game of the night. Continue reading
The newly named Mai 88 Sixers (sounds superior to Team Allen) faced the Breakers Academy team in the first game of round two of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam on Tuesday night. Continue reading
The 2014 Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam tipped off on Tuesday at Auckland University. In the opening game of the competition Save Youthtown proved too strong for the Breakers Academy running out 99-77 winners. Continue reading
The Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam gets underway on Tuesday October 21st at Auckland University Sports Centre.
The just released line ups are bursting with NBL talent and look to be a notch above the 2013 squads. A total of nine current or former Tall Blacks have been named across the four squads – Lindsay Tait, Dillon Boucher, Hayden Allen, Brooke Ruscoe, Casey Frank, Josh Bloxham, Jarrod Kenny, Jordan Ngatai and Tai Wynyard. Continue reading
Following the success of last year’s competition the second Summer Jam will be commencing soon, albeit with a couple of significant changes. Continue reading
Casey Frank picked up the MVP award for the final of the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam
The 2013 Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam came to an exciting climax on Saturday. After twelve weeks of jousting andjostling the two finalists played out a game worthy of the top billing accorded it in a three game basketball fiesta at Youthtown on Saturday afternoon.
For long periods in the second half it looked as if the more fancied Block City Brawlers would prevail. However a Casey Frank drive on the full time buzzer tied the game and the Birdmen were the stronger finishers in overtime eventually winning 107-101.
The Birdmen (3-9) had the worst record in the regular season but the good size crowd looking on wouldn’t have known as they raced to a 11-0 lead on the back of 6 early points from Chris Fahrensohn. Niasi Malua eventually got the Brawlers on the scoreboard but his team trailed 30-18 at quarter time.
Things improved for the Brawlers in the second quarter, the period highlight being by a monster block from Tohi Smith-Milner followed at the other end of the court by an and-one play. 8 points each from Smith-Milner and Alonzo Burton in the stanza reduced the Birdmen’s’ lead to just 4 points at half-time, 48-44. Continue reading
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