CBA Winter Club Basketball Results 2013 Weekending Sunday 30th June By Club Basketball Correspondent: Bruce Martin, with the aid of Dan Chan, Jamie Graham, Nick Purcell, Ben Sheat while stats extraordinaire Sharon Erwood had a well-earned break. Other contributions from clubs with stats and copy would be appreciated and used whenever possible. Email: [email protected] Herald on Sunday Sideline Champs Award 2013 Canterbury Basketball Association is thrilled to be involved in the new Sideline Champs Awards 2013, celebrating the best grassroots sports fans around New Zealand. This week’s sideline champs award went to Ray Hastie Taxi for shuffling his daughters around basketball including NZ Junior rep Kendal Hastie playing for University and a development player in the Canterbury Wildcats and ready supplier of a family scorebench team for many years. Bert and Di Knops, the long-term driving force behind the Aranui Academy side week in and week out for over a decade, Diane can be seen every Saturday, tape recorder in hand to record all the good and bad moves for Bert to talk further about at training The SKYCITY Breakers http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/vnxfgxo0iotv1qiyfs17448fx The SKYCITY Breakers are opening their doors to young players eager to secure development player spots available for the 2013/14 Australian National Basketball League, as the club scours the Bartercard National League and the basketball community for the next generation of emerging talent. The club is renowned for fostering young talent, with a number of stars on the current roster having come through the pathway of academy and development categories before securing fulltime playing contracts with the three-time champions. It is this New Zealand based pathway that is increasingly offering players a way into the professional game without having to leave home. The list of players who have made their way through the club’s Player Development Pathway is impressive, including Tom Abercrombie, Isaac Fotu, Tai Webster, Michael Fitchett, Hayden Allen, Everard Bartlett, Josh Bloxham, Corey Webster, BJ Anthony, Alex Pledger, Lindsay Tait, and current Tall Blacks captain Mika Vukona. Prospective development players are invited to apply for a try out at the club’s Atlas Place headquarters in early August. Applications are open to any players that meet the initial criteria, the primary one being aged between 17 and 24 and that those chosen are available for all SKYCITY Breakers commitments throughout the season. Breakers Academy Head Coach Judd Flavell says this is a chance not to be underestimated. “Providing a suitable pathway for young players to develop their on and off court skills and grow into successful young men has always played a big part in this club,” said Flavell. “Securing a role as a development player can for some be the first step towards a long and successful career in professional basketball, and often these players will emerge from the Bartercard League. “It is a chance to practice day in day out with a championship winning roster and to spend time on and off court with some of the great mentors and leaders in the game. It is not purely about basketball, this is about learning how to become a Breaker, understanding and living by the club’s values and standards on and off court. There is a wealth of young talent coming through the New Zealand league” The application process is open to all-comers, including those players who are or have been previously in the Breakers Academy Programme. The initial list of applicants will be whittled down to a selection who will be invited to attend trials at Atlas Place, with the final selection made from those in attendance. Applicants are asked to send relevant information to Judd Flavell by July 14th, with those invited back for the official tryouts notified with further information by July 19th. SKYCITY Breakers Development Player Tryouts August 3rd (4pm to 7pm) and August 4th (9am to 12pm) Atlas Place, Mairangi Bay Applications should be sent to: [email protected] before July 14th 2013. Please include: • Date of Birth (players must be over 17 and under 24 years of age as at end of April 2014) • Contact details for at least one coach reference • Current team • Position/s • Contact details • By applying for the tryout and if offered a Development Player Spot, you must be available from September 1st 2013 to 30th April 2014 for all SKYCITY Breakers on and off court commitments. Men’s Premier Championship No Men’s Premier club basketball was played at the weekend with a planned break in the calendar. Women’s Premier Championship Focus on club basketball moved to the Women’s Premier championship while the MU23 and Men’s Prem took a planned break on Saturday. Minties, despite a poor showing in the Patron’s trophy, showed that they were still a championship contender this season with a comprehensive 68-57 over long-term champion University in Cowles stadium on Saturday. Halswell, the Patron’s trophy winner, started very strongly against Pioneer and sustained a strong second half challenge before winning 48-38 while Lincoln University had a comfortable 62-35 win over Gators. Minties, still a championship contender, beating University 68-57 A six man Minties raced away to a 24-3 first-quarter lead against a stunned University which was struggling to find combinations without the direction of inspirational leader and Canterbury Wildcat, Pip Connell who is still out injured. Kaiapoi based Gemma Hazeldene ran many promising Minties moves, slotting 23 points while Anita Snowdon stepped up her efforts in the second quarter as the momentum slowed, Minties still ahead 38-16 at the turn around. Tessa Burry and Laken Wairau found form and combinations as the young students started a controlled comeback, out-pointing Minties 19-7 to trail 35-45. Another Canterbury Wildcat Rosanna Katene stepped up to keep University close, helping to close the gap to around four points but Minties dug deep through the efforts of Hayley Gray and Olivia Bensley to ride out the challenge. Halswell defeats Pioneer 48-38 Guided by Canterbury Wildcat Lori McDaniel and backed up by a former Wildcats Anna Williams and Bridgett Salkeld, Halswell moved to a handy 28-17 lead by half-time but had to withstand a strong challenge from Pioneer in the second half. Tessa Boagni made a tentative return to the courts after suffering an ankle sprain with the Wildcats while the lively Connie Dick set the moves for Pioneer. Boagni with support from a hard-working Gabby Edmondson kept pace with Halswell but could not bridge the gap. Lincoln University, a comfortable 62-35 win over Gators. Gabby’s bigger sister Fran Edmondson dominated the boards as Lincoln University kept Gators scoreless in the first quarter and ahead 24-7 at half-time. Bailey McDougall added punch in the first half for Lincoln and Kate McLaughlin more in the second while Rachel Harrison was forced to shoot from behind the arc, landing four triple pointers for her efforts for Gators. Scorers were: Minties 68 (Gemma Hazeldene 23, Anita Snowden 17, Libby Bensley 11) University 57 (Laken Wairau 16, Rosanna Katene 12, Tessa Burry 10, Ashlee Rigter 10). HT: 38- 16. Lincoln University 62 (Fran Edmondson 15, Bailey McDougall 13, Kate McLaughlin 12) Gators 35 (Rachel Harrison 12). HT: 24-7. Halswell 48 (Anna Williams 10) Pioneer 38 (Gabby Edmondson 11). HT: 28-17. Placings after round three of championship Team Played Won Lost For Agst Points Minties 3 3 0 212 144 6 Halswell 3 2 1 152 110 5 University 3 2 1 179 152 5 Lincoln University 3 2 1 161 139 5 Pioneer 3 0 3 117 185 3 Gators 3 0 3 100 191 3 18 9 9 921 921 27 Men’s Division One Placemakers Wolves bounced back beating High School Old Boys 85-71 The double defending champion Placemakers Wolves bounced back strongly to beat off a strong challenge from High School Old Boys, winning 85-71 on Sunday in Cowles stadium. Cam Costley with 28 points and brother Gareth with 18 did the damage for Placemakers with support from the tall John McDonald while Martin Maunsell (22) and Cris Benevice 18 points replied for Old Boys. North Canterbury edges Gators 54-47. North Canterbury kept its chances of making the top six section of round two in the Men’s Division one competition have lifted with a narrow 54-47 win over Gators in Cowles Stadium on Sunday. They sit on 13 points in fifth place but have only one game to go whereas Checkers and High School Boys have two to play and one point adrift. Checkers have two tougher challenges ahead and North Canterbury beat them narrowly the previous week 77-75. North Canterbury meets lowly ranked Pioneer Blue in its final round robin game this Saturday and has the bye the following week. Key contributors to North Canterbury’s win were Reilly Price on 18 points and new recruit from Mid Canterbury team Gannetts, Jamie Carlson on 11 while NCJBA Development Officer, Angus Gourlay marshalled the teams efforts to good effect. Atami staves off a strong challenge from Pioneer Yellow 67-62. After the previous week’s giant-killing of Placemakers, Atami struggled to keep a much improved Pioneer Yellow at bay but through the efforts of Andy Baird and Jamie Fitzsimmons Atami held on dearly as Pioneer threw everything at them, led through the tenacious efforts of Benjamin Bathurst (25) and Mark Simmons with 17 points. University accounts for Checkers 64-50 University continued their improved play over the past two weeks, despite a frigid start (air temperature was 0 degrees at tipoff outside, and assumed to be the same indoors) they were able to eventually warm up and find some scoring touch.