Full Court Press... Issue 23, December, 2014 one involved in basketball the Finals Weekend in Mait- within NSW—and we are Happenings (check out land! Whether it be senior or www.nswbasketball.net.au proud of our achievements junior league, State Champion- for more details) in this space. During October 1st ships, State Cup, State Shield or this year we have restruc- Australian Schools Championships any one of our regional leagues, tured how we operate in Jamboree—Albury thank you to all those who From the Desk of Danny our BNSW to ensure we are set played, coached , refereed, vol- 2nd CEO… 2014 has been another up for the future to support unteered or just came to sup- Australian Schools Championships successful year on the courts and sustain our growth— port and watch some great bas- Jamboree—Albury for NSW. The highlights with- more information can be ketball! Our out a doubt were our 16 found on our YouTube video 3rd leagues can only succeed with Country Boys bringing home http://www.youtube.com/ Australian Schools Championships all those who give up their time the gold at nationals and the watch? Jamboree—Albury to be a part of it. v=oIweY9QpVJI&list=UUWbwZk1 14 Girls from North's winning Last month , we were saddened 1Y5PrBa2ysSYXrEQ . This year 4th the national club champion- Australian Schools Championships by the loss of James Lane, a our digital reach has in- ships. A special mention to loved member of the City of creased by 500% - and with the 18 Country Boys who 5th Sydney Association and the wid- very positive results—2015 bought home the silver. All Australian Schools Championships er basketball community. Our will see us continue the Wa- our teams and officials always thoughts and prayers ratah wrap and extend the do NSW proud on the nation- are with James' family and wrap into our Junior leagues! al stage! friends at the Comets & else- Thanks again for your sup- The Molten Waratah Leagues where. port, and I wish you and your Inside this issue: were another huge success, families a happy & safe new with the North's Men and Our focus this year has been on CEO WRAP 1 year! See you on the courts Hornsby Women taking out the growth, participation and in 2015! Danny Martinez, BASKETBALL NSW 1 our Championship Division at how we “connect” with every- AWARDS CEO BNSW ASSOCIATION HIGH- 2 LIGHT: BANKSTOWN Basketball NSW Awards NBL GREAT 3 PERFORMANCES On Saturday the 8th November, we had the privilege to recognise and celebrate those peo- ple who contribute so much to our great game and our basketball community. AWARD WINNERS 4 2O14 The 2014 awards night always promised to be a fun and magical night and this year was no Top 10 Christmas 5 exception, just ask Graeme Reid from North's or Ray Barbie from St George who were un- presents willing but entertaining assistants to “The Amazing Ophir”! Although the magical act was entertaining, the highlight without a doubt was being able to I’m just saying 5 say congratulations and thank you to the amazing players, Mudgee 50th anni- 6 coaches, officials, volunteers and associations who give so versary dinner much to basketball. NSW Hall of fame 7 We would like to thank all those who came to celebrate 2015 with us and again pass on our congratulations to the win- Be apart of our 7 ners. We are already looking forward to next year’s dinner! 2014 Christmas To see our winners please go to page 4. video! Page 1 Full Court Press... Association Highlight Association: Bankstown Basketball Association What year was Bankstown Basketball Association Established? 1964 How many registered members does your association have? 2,996 How many courts do you use for your association? Seven (7) What were the Association’s highlight achievements in 2014? On 22nd March 2014 the Association celebrated its fifty (50) year anniversary. The celebration centred around having seven courts built to play on by 1978, being a foundation member of the men’s National Basketball League, being a foundation member of the women’s National Basketball League, the Banks- town Lady Bruins being the only team from NSW to win the Australian Club Championship in 1982 and the many other titles we have won on the way. It was a great night and the celebration was attended by 348 past and present members at the Bankstown Sports Club. What does the Association hope to achieve in the next two years? As in every sporting organisations there are periods where rebuilding has to take place. This is current- ly happening in our junior women’s program and our priority is to achieve that in the next two years. What priority(s) is the Association currently focused on? The association is operating at full capacity and we are turning away teams wanting to play in our junior and senior competitions. We need access to more courts and are currently working with the Bankstown Council to resolve this issue. What players, volunteers, officials or other participants is the Association currently looking to recruit? Coaching volunteers are hard to find especially with the time commitment they are required to put in. So we are always on the lookout for these volunteers and ways we can entice them to commit. Preferred contact details: www.bankstownbasketball.com.au 2014 Alex Delaney NBL GREAT PERFORMANCES BY STEVE CARFINO When the Sydney Kings hosted the Adelaide 36ers at the Sydney Entertain- ment Centre on the 9th of November, we all anticipated a great contest be- tween two teams motivated to win for different reasons. Adelaide was in red hot form, behind the NBL Player of the Week Adam Gibson. The Kings let- ting one slip from the previous week against the Cairns Taipans, who were undefeated at the time. What emerged from that game was Adam Gibson hitting his first 8 shots, on his way to scoring 30 points. Making him one of only 3 players to score back to back 30+ games since the NBL switch back to playing 40 minute games. While Sydney’s Josh Childress became the fourth player in NBL history to score 30+ points, 5+ assists, 5+ blocks and 15+ rebounds. He is also the first to accomplish this defeat in the modern 40 minute era. The play of Adam Gibson and Josh Childress got me thinking about some of the all time greats moments that I thought are worth re-living. If you can think of the many which I have left out, get on my Facebook page......facebook.com/basketballnsw. Chris Goulding's 50-point game was on the 9th of March at Hisense vs Kings, he went 20-from-33 the floor, 9-from-14 from three-point range and 1-from-3 the foul line. The only other Australians ever to score 50 points in an NBL game are Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Martin Cattalini, Michael Johnson and Goulding. Al Green sored 71pts at Frankston while playing for West Adelaide on 25th May 1984. He shot 25-from-41 from the field and 4-from-12 three-pointers and 17-from-22 free-throws. The week before, against Coburg, Green had 59-points - West Adelaide lost both games though. Andrew Gaze averaged a league record 44.1ppg in 1987 despite missing 5 games in the middle of the year. His last 8 games that year produced scores of 60, 41, 41, 51, 47, 48, 54 and 52 for an average over that span of 49.2 ppg. Brisbane Bullets won 21 straight games in 2007 before ending the streak in game 2 of the grand final to the Tigers. They recovered to win the championship 3 wins to 1. What about Tiny Pinder as the only man ever to lead the league in scoring and rebounding in the same season. In 1985 for the Sydney Supersonics, Pinder averaged 33.5ppg and17.8 rebounds per game. What about Darren Rowe the only man to have a quadruple double in NBL history? 25 points, 11 assists, 11 blocks and 17 rebounds for Geelong vs North Melbourne 28th July 1990. Page 3 Adam Gibson Josh Childress Al Green Award Winners 2014 Long Service Kay Meadows Long Service Andrew Bartlett Long Service Yvonne Daly Merit Award Anto Panoyan Merit Award Amy Halley Merit Award Quenten Dawson Merit Award Paul Mellett WCL Referee of the Year James Boyer WSL Referee of the Year Alex Brockway WYL Referee of the Year Logan Bilby Score Table Official of the Year Sandra Heta Stats Official of the Year Daniel Giffney Junior Male Player of the Year Isaac Humphries Junior Female Player of the Year Jasmine Forcadilla State Team of the Year U16 Country Men Sportsmanship Award U18W3 Glebe Spirit Association Team of the Year U14W Northern Suburbs Basketball Coach of the Year Alek Horenko Administrator of the Year Robyn Oliver Volunteer Administrator of the Year Tania Patterson Senior Volunteer of the Year Natalie Donnelly Junior Volunteer of the Year Byron Geddes George Thompson Memorial Award Bankstown Basketball Greatest Increase in Registrations Penrith Basketball Most Successful on Court Northern Suburbs Basketball Coaching Program (under 2000) St George Basketball Coaching Program (over 2000) Northern Suburbs Basketball Refereeing Program (under 2000) Port Macquarie Basketball Refereeing Program (over 2000) Hills Basketball Refereeing Program (over 2000) City of Sydney Basketball Champion Association (under 2000) St George Basketball Champion Association (over 2000) Northern Suburbs Basketball Page 4 Top 10 Christmas Presents for a Baller 10) Reversible singlet – This allows a ball player to be prepared for any game that needs to be divided up into two sides.