Against Cairns Taipans on Friday night Ekene Ibekwe had a stand out game securing his second double double of the season – 20 points/14 rebounds. The 14 rebounds equaled the record for the most boards by a Breakers player against Cairns. Continue reading
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The Sky City Breakers secured a valuable win on the first leg of the ‘Sunshine Swing” in Cairns on Friday night. The 79-71 victory against Cairns Taipans was driven by the import duo of Cedric Jackson and Ekine Ibekwe. Continue reading
Youthtown win third straight in Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam
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
Richie Edwards joins growing list
Canterbury Rams forward Richie Edwards has become the latest New Zealand player to debut in the Australian National Basketball League. Edwards has signed for the injury stricken Adelaide 36ers who will be without athletic swingman Mitch Creek for about 6 weeks. Edwards joins fellow Kiwi BJ Anthony at the 36ers. On Sunday he played three minutes for the 36ers having only arrived in Adelaide three days before the game. Continue reading
More Mika Vukona Milestones following Crocodiles game
Mika Vukona was in outstanding defensive forms as the Sky City Breakers overcame the Townsville Crocodiles , 84-70 at Vector arena on Friday night. Continue reading
Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam report – week 2
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
Alex Pledger joins illustrious list
Scoring six points against Cairns Taipans on Thursday night, Alex Pledger became the 13th Breakers player to score 1,000 points.
As can be seen at the bottom of the list Cedric Jackson is closing in on the 1,000 points mark also. Continue reading
Dean Vickerman at post game media conference
The Sky City Breakers head coach Dean Vickerman shared his thoughts with the media following the 85-76 home loss to the Cairns Taipans.
Question. How did you see the game from your point of view? Continue reading
Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam Week 1
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
Breakers news ahead of Taipans clash
A crowd of over 6,000 was on hand at Vector Arena last Friday to farewell the ‘old’ (sorry CJ) and usher in the new. The SKY CITY Breakers sent CJ Bruton off in style with a commanding 101-80 victory against Adelaide 36ers. Corey Webster led all scorers with 23 points ably assisted by Tom Abercrombie, Cedric Jackson, Tai Wesley and Ekene Ibekwe who all made double digit contributions. Continue reading
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