2012 NBL Handbook.pub - Basketball New Zealand

Home FixturesMarchAprilMay3 v Jets, 9 v Heat, 23 v Sharks21 v Nuggets, 25 v Airs4 v Hawks 12 v Saints, 19 v PiratesCoachChris TupuBorn:NBL Teams:NBL Stats:8th September, 1968, WellingtonWaikato (WNBL) 2002, Nelson Giants Head Coach (2008-Present)77 Games (47-30 Win/Loss)Chris Tupu returns for his fourth season as Head Coach of the Fico Finance Nelson Giants, in which everyseason he has taken the Giants to the playoffs. In 2011 Tupu’s Giants made the Final Four defeating theManawatu Jets, but fell short to the Wellington Saints in the Semi’s.ImportsMichael HarrisonPosition:ForwardHeight:2.06m/6’9Born: August 25, 1984College: Colorado State (2005-06)Pro Teams: Nelson Giants (2008,2009-Present), Petrolina (Cyprus), Sibiu (Romania)Michael Harrison returns for his third stint with the Giants playing with them in 2008 and 2010.Harrison is a versatile player being able to play almost every position on the court. In 2011 Harrison wasnamed in the Romanian League All Defensive Team, averaging 2.4 steals and 1,8 blocks per gamePete CampbellPosition:ForwardHeight:2.01m/6’7Born: 26 September, 1987College: Butler (2006-2008)Pro Teams: Bayreuth (Germany), Duesseldorf (Germany), Sioux Falls(USA D-League)Pete Campbell is a sharp shooting forward from Butler University where he averaged 11.7 points in his seniorseason leading Butler to the Sweet 16. Campbell has had stints in Germany where in 2010 he won theGerman Second Division Title with BBC Bayreuth.NBL CareerPlayer G FG% 3pt% FT% Points AVG Reb Ast St BlPhill Jones 316 44.7 39.2 80.4 5962 18.9 1449 835 515 95Michael Harrison* 39 53.7 30.6 55.1 662 17.0 279 69 49 88Mika Vukona 188 50.6 32.6 58.5 1784 9.5 1497 337 201 84Darryl Jones 111 39.9 35.1 73.3 747 6.7 389 72 66 15Gareth Dawson 51 48.6 0 48.7 322 6.3 241 12 31 21Josh Bloxham 63 38.6 37.0 61.7 246 3.9 77 43 39 1Sam Dempster 25 34.5 28.6 66.7 72 2.9 52 7 10 2Bronson Beri 49 35.4 31.3 41.7 78 1.6 52 6 6 5Ben Wright 65 41.2 37.8 55.6 83 1.3 46 36 16 1Upcoming MilestonesPhill Jones (6000 Points), Mika Vukona (200 Games)2011 Placing 4th Place (Lost in Semi Finals)2011 Record Played 18 Won 10 Loss 8 56%Win/Loss Played 593 Won 352 Loss 241 59%Playoff Played 43 Won 23 Loss 20 54%Titles (3) 1994, 98, 2007Runners Up (6) 1990, 96, 97, 2000, 02, 04, 09Regular Season (3) 1990, 94, 9825 BARTERCARD NBL Handbook 2012