Josh Duinker signed by Wellington Saints

 Josh Duinker (209 cm, Richmond’12) will be strengthening the frontcourt rotation of the Wellington Saints (New Zealand-NBL) this 2017. Duinker is a Dutch-Australian player who was a former member of the Dutch national team in 2013. This will be his third team for the season. He began 2016-17 playing for Regatas Corrientes (Argentina-Liga A). In 15…

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Aaron Valdes links with Wellington Saints

Aaron Valdes (196 cm, Hawaii’16) will be hitting the hardwood in the New Zealand NBL this season after signing for Wellington Saints. The guard was on the roster at Dzukija Alytus in the Lithuanian LKL, but not feature in a game for the club. This 2016/2017 is the first season that Aaron Valdes is testing…

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Nick Horvath inks with PJ Saints

Nick Horvath (208 cm, Duke’04) will continue his long relationship with New Zealand Basketball after signing for PJ Saints (NBL) for the rest of the season. The American has played extensively in the country and became a dual citizen in 2007. During this season the center has been playing for the Telecom Business Hub Jets…

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Torrey Craig switches to PJ Saints

Torrey Craig (198 cm, USC Upstate’14) signed a deal to play for the Pacific Jewellers Saints (New Zealand-NBL) this 2015/16. Craig had a productive rookie season in 2014/15 which he spent playing for the Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL). In 32 games the 24-year-old posted averages of 8.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg, helping his team finish as…

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New Zealand NBL final set

The final two teams of the New Zealand NBL have been decided as both the Pacific Jewellers Saints and the Payroll Hawks won their semi-final games. The two best teams of the Regular Season (the Hawks finished first, the Saints second) will now duke it out in the final to be played July 5th. PJ…

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Bryan Davis heads to the Saints

Bryan Davis (206 cm, Texas A&M’10) has inked a deal that will take him to New Zealand to play for NBL outfit the Pacific Jewellers Saints. The American has been playing for the Reno Bighorns in the D-League most recently, where he played 52 games through the 2013/2014 season and averaged 9.5 points and 6.2…

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Ernest Scott returns to Wellington

Ernest Scott (201 cm, Valdosta State’05) is returning to New Zealand to play for the Pacific Jewellers Saints Wellington (NBL) for his second stint with the franchise. The American last wore the Saints jersey in 2012 when he played twelve games and averaged 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. This season the forward has…

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Jean Rony Cadot heads to Wellington

J.R. Cadot (195 cm, TCU´12) has been tabbed by the Wellington Exodus Saints (New Zealand, NBL) for the 2014 season. The last court action the Bahamian had was during the 2012/2013 season when he played for BK SPU Bemaco Nitra in the Slovakian Extraliga. It was the swingman´s rookie season in professional Basketball and he…

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Andrew Warren signs with Wellington

The Wellington Saints (New Zealand, NBL) has bolstered its roster with Andrew Warren (195 cm, Bradley’10) and Mike Homik (204 cm, Albertson College of Idaho’02). Guard Andrew Warren gained some media coverage last year thanks to his impersonations of Barack Obama (see below) but he will be looking to kick-start his career after a stuttering…

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