Issue 57 - November 2012 Hi from the Front Desk In this Issue Welcome to the November edition of sociations and Wheelchair Basket- 2013 National Age Group 2 the Basketball Community Newsletter. ball for hosting these respective Appointments tournaments. A special reminder that in early Happy Birthday to Fiba 2 December Juan Orenga who is the Best Wishes Oceania Assistant coach of the Spanish Men’s The team at Basketball New National Team will be holding Coach- Marks moves into Spurs 2 Zealand ing Clinic s in Auckland and Christ- executive role church. FIBA Oceania Coaches Clinic 3 You can find out more on page three of Penny on Target in Turkey 4 the newsletter. News Around the Country 4 It was a busy month of October as we completed a flurry of tournaments Referees Corner 5 which included Secondary Schools, Meet your Local Official 5 Under 15,13, Open and Wheelchair Nationals. Dr Pim to Conduct Clinic in 6 Many thanks go to Nelson, Wellington , Tauranga Tauranga and Rotorua Basketball As- Player to Watch 6 2013 Koru Tour to be 6 Junior Teams Take Shape Streamed Pirates Pull Out 6 Under 13 Nationals 7 NZ Opens 7 Under 15 Nationals 8 2013 Tournaments 8 Contact Us Basketball New Zealand Age-group athletes had their chance to el. Basketball is lucky to have for- compete for selection to next year’s mer Tall Blacks Pero Cameron, Postal Address national junior teams at Counties- Paul Henare, Judd Flavell and Manukau over the weekend. Mike Fitchett available for coach- PO Box 6052 ing roles for next year, along with Marion Square Newly appointed coaches and assis- an experienced line-up of assis- Wellington 6141 tants for the men and women conduct- tants. ed the selection camp, as they prepare Courier Address for world championship qualifying It’s a great combination of (U17) and Australian state champion- international playing experience, Credit Consultants House ships (U18 & U20). successful NBL and dedicated Level 4, 3-9 Church Street service in the player development Wellington 6011 It was also a chance for the new staff programme. to get acquainted, with several head Phone: (04) 498 5950 coaches making their debut at this lev- Fax: (04) 472 3623 Email: [email protected] Thanks to all our valued sponsors and partners Community Newsletter Page 2 2013 National Age Group Appointments U20 Men Head coach – Pero Cameron U17 Girls Assistant coach – Anthony Corban Head coach – Aik Ho Manager – Dave Murray Assistant coach – Rachel Gwerder Manager – Sharon Kelly U20 Women Head coach – Sean Fuller U16 Boys Assistant coach – Michelle Swain Head coach – Mike Fitchett Manager – Sarah Waldron Assistant coach – Doug Courtney Manager – Andrew Mackay Pero Cameron U18 Men Head coach – Judd Flavell U16 Girls Assistant coach – Darron Larsen Head coach – James McGilvary Manager – James Ballinger Assistant coach – Mata Cameron Manager TBC U18 Women Head coach – Brent Matehaere U18 Men 3×3 Assistant coach – Mel Bennett Head coach – Anthony Corban Manager – Shona Miller Manager – Philomena Terei U17 Boys U18 Women 3×3 Head coach – Paul Henare Head coach – Tania Hunter Assistant coach – Seth Weakley Manager – Philomena Terei Manager – Jill Bolger Paul Henare and Michael Fitchett “Obstacles don't have to stop Happy Birthday to Fiba Oceania you. If you run into a wall, don't thanks, in large part to Australian Al turn around and give up. Figure Ramsay and the late Sir Lance Cross out how to climb it, go through it, from New Zealand. or work around it.” In spite of only five countries from the - Michael Jordan Pacific region being members of FIBA at the time (Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea and Vanua- Last Month FIBA Oceania celebrated tu), Ramsay and Cross believed in the Molten its 44th anniversary. Let’s take a quick potential of uniting under a broader Molten is the official sponsor look at how it all began. Oceania organisation, including almost and supplier of basketballs and 20 basketball associations from the In 1968, the Oceania Basketball Con- South Pacific Sports Council, all of equipment for Basketball federation – as it was then known – them with active Basketball Associa- New Zealand. had been several years in the making tions. Exclusive to affiliated Associa- tions and their Schools and Clubs only, download the order Marks moves into Spurs executive role form from the BBNZ web link New Zealand’s first ever NBA player http://www.basketball.org.nz/ Sean Marks who played 11 seasons, local-associations/resources/ has been appointed as director of bas- ketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs, and general manager of D- League affiliate the Austin Toros. “You can't get much done in life if Only a year ago the San Antonio Spurs started Marks on a front-office appren- you only work on the days when ticeship as a basketball operations as- you feel good.” sistant. Sean Marks - Jerry West Marks now is only behind General Spurs are arguably one of the most suc- Manager R C Buford and his No 2 cessful franchises in recent years win- Scott Layden in the front office pecking ning multiple NBA championships. order. FIBA Oceania Coaches Clinic With Juan Orenga Spanish Olympic Team Assistant Coach Achievements Include: Assistant Coach-Spanish Team 2012-Olympic Silver Medallists Head Coach-U19 Spanish Team-2009 World Championships Played in the 1992 Olympics and represented Spain 128 times Christchurch General Coaching Clinic-(Cowles Stadium) Saturday 01 December 2012 12pm – 1.30pm Advanced Coach Forum-(Pioneer Stadium) Saturday 01 December 2012 4pm – 5.30pm Auckland- Waitakere West Trust Stadium General Coaching Clinic Sunday 02 December 2012 2:30pm – 4.00pm Advanced Coach Forum Sunday 02 December 2012 4:30pm – 6.00pm General Coaching Clinic Advanced Coach Forum $30 $30 Shooting Spanish System for development of High Perfor- Offence drills & plays mance Pathway Defence – man to man defence drills Q&A Session $50 for both clinics To register and for further information go to www.basketball.org.nz/coaches For further information please contact Shaun Iwikau at BBNZ on (04) 498 5956 or [email protected] COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Page 4 Penney on target in Turkey Tall Black Kirk Penney was ished with six points (3/8 er Jess Bygate (Nelson), dialed in from long dis- FG), six rebounds (five face Black Hills State Uni- tance, hitting five three- OR), two blocks, an assist versity on Saturday. pointers to help his TED and a steal in 23 minutes. In the Australian WNBL, Kolejliler to victory over Pittsburgh next play Tall Ferns captain Natalie Turkish Basketball League against Hawaii-Hilo on Taylor led Logan Power to cellar dwellers Gaziantep. Friday and open their reg- an 87-79 road victory over Penney had 23 points ular season at home Sydney University, scoring (8/11 FG, 5/7 3pt, 2/2 FT), against Mount St Mary’s 24 points (8/13 FG, 1/3 as his side led from the on November 9. 3pt, 7/9 FT), grabbing nine start and put their oppo- rebounds and blocking Other Kiwis opening their nents away with a 27-17 two shots. The following college pre-season pro- third quarter. The Kiwi is day, Logan (2-3) fell 68-71 grammes this week in- now third on the league’s to Canberra Capitals. clude Tall Blacks Isaac scoring rankings, averag- Fotu (Hawaii v Hawaii Pa- Meanwhile, Kiwi point ing 18.7 points for a club cific) on Friday and Rob guard Angela Marino that now sits in fourth Kirk Penney—Photosport Loe (St Louis v Rockhurst) earned bragging rights equal (2-1) on the table. on Saturday, and Tall Fern over national team coach In the United States, Steve Jordan Hunter (Southeast Kennedy Kereama, when Adams logged his first Missouri v Southern Indi- her Adelaide Lightning (4- minutes for the University ana) on Sunday. 1) overcame West Coast of Pittsburgh, as they de- Waves 75-65 in Perth. Meanwhile, Cantabrian feated Indiana University Caleb Harrison made his Marino had nine points, of Pennsylvania 69-54 in coaching debut with Dick- five rebounds and three their first exhibition game inson State University, assists, while Ferns guard of the new college season. guiding their women’s Toni Edmondson put up The young Wellingtonian team to a pair of wins over seven points, five re- had a basket in a 7-0 run University of Manitoba. bounds and five assists for Steven Adams that put the Panthers 21- The Blue Hawks, including the Waves (1-4). 16 up at halftime and fin- WBC Most Valuable Play- News Around the Country The New Zealand Breakers Blacks Pero Cameron has who has opted to follow have started their quest for resigned a one year deal with coach Paul Henare from the three consecutive ANBL titles the Wellington Saints for next Bay Hawks. nicely with three wins out of year’s season. four to begin the 2013-14 Braswell is still looking to be- season. This will be Cameron’s fourth come a New Zealand citizen, year as Head Coach for the which will enable the Sharks Tall Blacks forward Mika Saints, leading the franchise an opportunity to have add Vukona has been a stand out to three straight finals win- two imports. for the Breakers, winning ning two tittles. Round Three player of the Taranaki Mountain Airs have Week for his 15 points and Southland Sharks have also secured 2011 scoring champ 15 rebounds in a win over the made a couple of signings, Jack Leasure for his fourth Townsville Crocodiles. securing import Kevin Bras- season with the franchise. Mika Vukona well who will be returning for Leasure will share the two In the New Zealand League, his third season and young import spots with big man had experience in the NBA assistant coach of the Tall forward Morgan Natanahira Suleiman Braimoh who has Development League.