2012 NBL Handbook.pub - Basketball New Zealand

Home FixturesMarchAprilMay2 v Nuggets, 7 v Hawks, 21 v Saints4 v Giants, 11 v Jets, 18 v Airs, 25 v Heat10 v SharksCoachJudd FlavellBorn:Teams:NBL Stats:December 31, 1973 in Whangarei, New ZealandHarbour Heat (2010), Auckland Pirates (11), Assistant Coach NZ Breakers(2007-Present)19 Games (11-8 Win/Loss)Judd Flavell returns as a Head Coach in the NBL, after coaching the Harbour Heat to the quarter finals in 2010.Flavell has spent many seasons as assistant coach for the NZ Breakers including the championship they won lastseason. Flavell will be pleased with the roster he has which has a good mix of youth and experience.ImportsIsmail MuhammadPosition:ForwardHeight:2.01m/6’6Born: July 1, 1983College: Georgia Tech (2001-05)Pro Teams: Marinos (Venezuela), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Geelong Supercats (ABA)Ismail Muhammad is an extremely athletic forward who was in the 2004 Georgia Tech team that reached theNCAA Finals. In that season Muhammad averaged nearly nine points per game, most of which were dunks.The 28 year old has spent three seasons in the Australian ABA for the Geelong Supercats averaging 21 points in2010.Tyler NewboldPosition:GuardHeight:1.93m/6’4Born:December 6, 1986 in Salt Lake City UtahCollege: Utah State (2007-11)Pro Teams: Auckland Pirates (Present)Tyler Newbold is a guard out of Utah State where he played with Breakers star Gary Wilkinson.Newbold averaged nearly ten points in his sophomore year and was named in the WAC conferenceAll-Defensive team in 2011. Newbold will be in the backcourt with last year’s Finals MVP of Lindsay Tait.NBL CareerPlayer G FG% 3pt% FT% Points AVG Reb Ast St BlLindsay Tait 181 50.0 38.3 77.6 3061 16.9 549 796 264 59Hayden Allen 225 40.1 33.5 76.6 3325 14.8 695 512 416 19Alex Pledger 43 54.4 33.3 69.1 491 11.4 422 39 21 70Dillon Boucher 317 56.1 17.0 61.3 2664 8.4 1846 1023 742 143Duane Bailey 17 31.1 7.1 55.6 82 4.8 89 8 8 2Brooke Ruscoe 16 44.4 36.4 52.9 73 4.6 21 5 3 1Houston O’Riley 32 45.5 40.0 65.7 141 4.4 44 41 18 3Dan Barritt 88 45.4 8.3 46.5 373 4.2 193 61 47 12Nick Barrow 14 36.8 85.7 - 34 2.4 21 2 2 0Auckland Franchises2011 Placing 8th Place2011 Record Played 16 Won 5 Loss 11 31%Win/Loss Played 575 Won 345 Loss 240 60%Playoff Played 42 Won 29 Loss 13 69%Titles: (9) 1982, 83, 95, 96, 97, 99, 2000, 04, 05Runners Up: (4) 1984, 85, 89, 2006Regular Season: (6) 1983, 95, 96, 97, 99, 200615 BARTERCARD NBL Handbook 2012