New Zealand Breakers

New Zealand Breakers
2016–17 New Zealand Breakers season
League NBL
Founded 2003
History New Zealand Breakers
2003–present
Arena North Shore Events Centre (The Breakerdome)
Vector Arena
Arena Capacity 4,400 (NSEC)
9,300 (Vector Arena)
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Team colours Black, Light Blue and White
Main sponsor SkyCity Auckland
General manager Dillon Boucher
Head coach Paul Henare
Team captain Mika Vukona
Ownership Liz and Paul Blackwell
Championships 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Retired numbers 2 (24, 32)
Website NZ Breakers
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The New Zealand Breakers are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003–04 season (along with the now-defunct Hunter Pirates) as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and split their home games between the 4,400 capacity North Shore Events Centre (NSEC), known as "The Breakerdome" within the NBL, and the 9,300 seat Vector Arena where they play select games against higher drawing teams as well as all finals games due to the higher capacity. They are currently owned by Liz and Paul Blackwell, owners of a local Pak'n Save supermarket.[1]

They are one of two teams (the other being the now-absent Singapore Slingers) from outside of Australia to have competed in the National Basketball League. In 2011, the Breakers won their first NBL championship and successfully defended it in 2012 and 2013. They reclaimed the title in 2015 after missing the playoffs in 2014. In 2016, they lost their first Grand Final series at the hand of arch rivals the Perth Wildcats.

History

2003–04 season

After a 111-110 victory over the Adelaide 36ers in the first ever regular season match, the Breakers went on to lose ten of their next eleven games to languish near the bottom of the NBL ladder. The inaugural coach, Jeff Green, was subsequently fired and succeeded by Frank Arsego, who was initially an assistant coach.

The addition of former MSU star Mike Chappell breathed new life into the Breakers season. After languishing with a 2-10 record, the Breakers experienced a mid-season resurgence, capped off by a five-match winning streak towards the end of the season which gave them a realistic shot of qualifying for the playoffs. Needing to win both of their final games in the final week of the regular season to claim a playoff berth, the Breakers lost both and finished equal ninth (officially tenth).

2004–05 season

After Phill Jones left the Breakers to play in Italy despite a year still being left on his contract, the club signed Shawn Redhage following the American's stellar play in the South East Australian Basketball League. Redhage started his NBL career well with an eye-opening 27-point performance in his debut match, but was later cut after a series of poor performances. Redhage later made the Breakers regret their decision as he signed with the Perth Wildcats, became a two-time NBL champion and club legend, and represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

The Breakers finished in last place in the eleven-team league, with a woeful 9-23 record. All was not well internally, with an alleged text message from Dillon Boucher to former coach and friend Green complaining about Arsego's style of coaching and his lack of game time. The Breakers severed ties with Arsego after the dismal season, and after much speculation about New Zealand Tall Blacks head coach Tab Baldwin taking over as head coach, Andrej Lemanis, a Townsville Crocodiles assistant coach, was appointed in a somewhat surprising decision, at least to New Zealand basketball followers.

2005–06 season

With Mike Chappell's dismissal from the squad, the Breakers signed Rich Melzer, an NCAA Division III pedigree who had recently played in the NBA Summer League with the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lemanis' first season in charge was not particularly memorable, with the Breakers finishing the regular season in ninth spot out of 11 teams, with a 9-23 record. During the season, the Breakers endured a club-record eleven straight losses as they slipped to a 3-17 record. However, Melzer and centre Ben Pepper turned the season around as steady contributions from import Brian Green and Kiwi Aaron Olson helped the Breakers split their final twelve games of the season, including inflicting the only home defeat for the Sydney Kings in the regular season.

2006–07 season

On 16 August 2006, the Breakers signed former West Sydney Razorbacks point guard Adam Darragh, who became the Breakers back-up point guard behind captain Paul Henare. The following day, the Breakers signed Carlos Powell to replace the departing Rich Melzer. Later that month, the Breakers unveiled a new look for their uniform, the primary colour of their jerseys changing to black, to represent New Zealand as they are the only New Zealand team in the competition.

The Breakers struggled in the 2006–07 season finishing with an 11-22 record, despite being 8-9 at the halfway point. A ten-game losing streak halted the Breakers chances of qualifying for the playoffs. The play of American import Carlos Powell was entertaining to watch as the former USC standout led the league in scoring, including a 50-point game against the Melbourne Tigers, but in a losing effort. It became a theme of the Breakers' second half of the season, with Powell's spectacular individual performances often in vain. Powell even won Player of the Week in a week where the Breakers went 0-3, after recording 43 and 50-point efforts. It was thought that the lack of success of the Breakers cost Powell the MVP award in the league. After the season, original Breaker Aaron Olson announced his immediate retirement, and despite the Breakers trying hard to retain him, Powell also departed the club.

2007–08 season

During the 2007 off-season, the Breakers signed Australian veteran Tony Ronaldson, and Tall Blacks Phill Jones and Paora Winitana. However, the biggest signing for the Breakers was New Zealand's marquee player Kirk Penney after a distinguished overseas career. Penney was only the second New Zealander to play in the NBA (behind Sean Marks) and had also played for European powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In 2007–08, with the overhauled roster, the Breakers set out on intent on making the playoffs for the first time in their history, thanks in part to the form of import Rick Rickert. Despite season-ending injuries to Rickert and fellow import Wayne Turner, their replacements Derrick Alston and Orien Greene helped the Breakers to seal their maiden NBL playoff berth. In their first playoff match, they defeated the Cairns Taipans in Cairns 100-78 to set up another elimination final against the defending champion Brisbane Bullets. However, this proved a bridge too far for the Breakers, defeated in Brisbane to bring the curtain down on their season.

2008–09 season

Prior to the 2008–09 season, the collapse of the Brisbane Bullets saw the Breakers swoop and sign influential players C. J. Bruton and former Breaker Dillon Boucher, whilst losing Kiwis Paora Winitana and Mika Vukona.

The Breakers started the 2008–09 season with a roar, sitting atop the NBL ladder with a 15-4 record heading into 2009. Bruton joined forces with Penney in what turned out to be an All-NBL first team backcourt, and had support from Oscar Forman, Tony Ronaldson and Phill Jones. However, after Bruton suffered a high ankle sprain in a victory over the Perth Wildcats in late December 2008, the Breakers stuttered through January 2009 without their talismanic leader, losing eight of their next nine games.

After a successful last week of the regular season, the Breakers finished with an 18-12 record (surpassing the 2007–08 record of 16-14), setting the team up with their first ever home playoff in the NBL. The Breakers went on to win their elimination playoff, routing the Adelaide 36ers 131-101 to set up a best-of-three semi-final series with the defending champion Melbourne Tigers. Sadly, the Breakers dreams of winning the championship were stopped at the semi-final stage, beaten 2-0 in the best-of-three series by the Tigers.

2009–10 season

The Breakers added Burger King as their primary sponsor for 2009–10 after going without one for the previous two seasons. The club added former NBA player Awvee Storey to their ranks in their only major roster addition of note. Phill Jones was the major casualty, departing from the Breakers for the second time.

Tipped by some as championship favourites due to the demise of the South Dragons and the off-season surgery to Melbourne Tigers' legend Chris Anstey, the Breakers began the 2009–10 NBL season in ominous fashion, sweeping to a 95-75 win over the Cairns Taipans due to dominating performances by Penney and Bruton. However, after just three games, it was revealed that Penney was to be sidelined with a back injury (eventually missing nine games). The wayward Storey was then replaced by Australian veteran John Rillie in a move that did not pay dividends for the club.

The Breakers eventually worked themselves back to a 9-9 record as Penney returned to the fray, before inconsistency returned, with the Breakers blowing potential match-winning leads over a three-week period which saw them lose four consecutive games to slip to a parlous 9-13. The addition of import Kevin Braswell sparked a late-season flurry, with the Breakers winning their last six matches to finish with a 15-13 record. But the late-season winning run proved to be in vain, as the Breakers agonisingly missed the playoffs, despite finish just two wins off minor premier (and eventual champion) Perth Wildcats.

2010–11 season: First Championship

With Tony Ronaldson retiring, Oscar Forman moving to Wollongong, and Rick Rickert departing for Germany, the Breakers re-added Mika Vukona to their ranks, whilst adding former Utah State standout Gary Wilkinson to the mix. The Breakers successfully re-signed Kevin Braswell for the season, after Braswell hinted that he wanted to stay.[2]

The Breakers' pre-season was hampered by the involvement of Tall Blacks' Penney, Vukona, Thomas Abercrombie and Dillon Boucher (the assistant coach) in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Penney also missed the early part of the season as he attempted to join the San Antonio Spurs via a training camp contract. Leon Henry was subsequently signed as a short-term replacement for Penney.

The Breakers opened the season with an 83-70 win over the returning Sydney Kings in Sydney's first home game back in the competition after a two-year hiatus due to financial problems. In the first home game of the regular season, the Breakers played the Perth Wildcats and won 96-94 after coming back from a 13-point third-quarter deficit. The Breakers won their first five games of the season before losing 114-74 to the Wildcats in Perth. The Breakers did recuperate as they led the NBL from 17 December onwards after a gripping 89-85 over the Wollongong Hawks in Wollongong, snapping their 15-game home winning streak.

The Breakers finished the regular season with a 22-6 record, qualifying as the top seed in the playoff series. In the finals series, the Breakers lost Game 1 of their semi-final series to the Perth Wildcats 78-101 on 7 April at home, but summoned the strength to win Game 2 in Perth (93-89) on 10 April before closing out the series at home 99-83 on 13 April.

The Breakers met the Cairns Taipans in the best-of-three Grand Final series that was to result in one of the teams winning their maiden NBL championship (it was also the first time that both teams had made the Grand Final). The Breakers coasted to an 85-67 win in Game 1 after leading by as much as 31 in the third-quarter. The teams then fought out a gripping Game 2 in Cairns. Tied 60-60 at the end of regulation and 73-73 at the end of the first overtime, it was Cairns who prevailed 85-81 to send the Grand Final series to a third and deciding game. In front of a sold-out North Shore Events Centre crowd, the Breakers recorded a comfortable 71-53 win to claim their maiden championship title.

2011–12 season: Back-to-back Championships

After Kirk Penney left the Breakers to join Spanish ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, the Breakers signed former NBA player Cedric Jackson and picked up Daryl Corletto after the Australian was controversially made to step aside from the Melbourne Tigers to accommodate NBA player Patrick Mills.

During the season opener, retired club legend Paul Henare was honoured by becoming the first Breakers player to have his number (32) retired.[3]

With the Breakers' 91-76 win over the Adelaide 36ers on 10 March 2012, the Breakers clinched the minor premiership for the second year in a row as the Breakers finished the regular season with a 21-7 record.

On 7 April 2012, the Breakers reached consecutive Grand Final appearances after seeing off the Townsville Crocodiles 97-80 in the deciding game of their semi-final series.[4] The Breakers went on to defeat the Perth Wildcats 2-1 in the Grand Final series, winning back-to-back NBL championships.[5]

2012–13 season: Completing the treble

The 2012–13 season saw the departure of Gary Wilkinson to give Alex Pledger more game time,[6] as he was replaced on the roster by Will Hudson.[7] Corey Webster returned to the Breakers after a 12-month ban for the use of banned substances.[8]

The Breakers pre-season involved three games in New Zealand, where they played the Wollongong Hawks in Christchurch, Dunedin and Hamilton,[9] as well as three games in the NBL's official preseason tournament.

The team started the regular season on 5 October 2012 at the North Shore Events Centre where they played the 2011–12 runners-up the Perth Wildcats. After losing this game, they continued to win their first Vector Arena game against the Adelaide 36ers, and their next game at the North Shore Events Centre against the Townsville Crocodiles. Mika Vukona subsequently received Player of the Week honours for Round 3.

During the "sunshine coast swing" against both of the North Queensland teams in Townsville and Cairns, the Breakers, for the first time in their history, completed this challenging leg of the league with victories at both venues. Leading into their first home game of 2013, the Breakers led the league with a 13-3 record.

In February 2013, the Breakers set a club record by winning 11 games straight,[10] a record that by mid-March had been extended to fifteen straight games and coincided with the Breakers winning their third straight minor premiership[11] with two regular-season games left to play.

On 12 April 2013, the Breakers recorded their third NBL championship, sweeping the Perth Wildcats 2-0 in the Grand Final series.[12][13]

On 24 April 2013, Lemanis was announced as the new head coach of the Australian men's national basketball team.[14][15][16]

At the 2013 Breakers awards night, Dillion Boucher's number 24 was retired while Cedric Jackson took out the members', players' and Club MVP votes.[17]

2013–14 season

With Lemanis' departure, on 27 April 2013, Dean Vickerman was named the head coach of the Breakers,[18][19] as Paul Henare later joined Vickerman's coaching staff as an assistant.[20]

With most of the 2013 championship squad staying on, Darnell Lazare, Jeremiah Trueman and Reuben Te Rangi were picked up,[21] along with Kerron Johnson who was brought in to replace the departed Cedric Jackson.[22] However, on 28 October 2013, Lazare and Trueman were released in order to bring back Gary Wilkinson as the club tried to salvage their poor start to the season.[23] To make matters worse, the Breakers starting big man Alex Pledger struggled with injuries as he was placed on injury-waivers and replaced by Tall Black and former Breaker Casey Frank.[24][25] The Breakers went on to miss the playoffs with a disappointing 11-17 record, as C. J. Bruton retired from basketball following the season.

2014–15 season: Fourth Championship

With the return of Cedric Jackson and the signing of Ekene Ibekwe came the turn around the Breakers needed following the 2013–14 season. Following an impressive showing at the NBL Pre-season Blitz, the Breakers went on to fight for top spot all season alongside Perth and Cairns as they eventually finished second with a record of 19-9. With third place falling to the Adelaide 36ers (who won the final 10 regular season games and came into the playoffs as the hottest team), the Breakers faced off against them in a best-of-three semi-final series. Despite the 36ers' form, the Breakers easily handled them in Game 1 as they won 111-82 in convincing fashion at Vector Arena.[26] Game 2 then moved to Adelaide where they again had the upper hand the entire game, defeating the 36ers 94-83 as they booked themselves a place in the Grand Final for the fourth time in five years.[27][28]

With their opponent the Cairns Taipans gaining home court advantage after finishing first on the regular season ladder, Game 1 was played in Cairns in front of a sold out Cairns Convention Centre. However, this did not faze the Breakers as they rolled over the Taipans with an 86-71 win led by Cedric Jackson's 22 points.[29] Game 2 then shifted to North Shore Events Centre in Auckland, and after a tight contest the entire game, Taipans guard Scottie Wilbekin tied the game with two free throws with 1.2 seconds left in regulation. Coming out of a timeout, unsung hero Ekene Ibekwe caught the inbounds pass, turned and hit a game-winning fade-away shot to lift the Breakers over the Taipans 83-81 and thus clinched the team's fourth title in five seasons, and second title against Cairns. Jackson was subsequently named Grand Final MVP for the second time in his career after adding to his 22 points in Game 1 with 15 points in Game 2.[30][31]

2015–16 season

The Breakers retained every player from the 2014–15 championship winning roster bar Ekene Ibekwe and Rhys Carter. To replace the pair, the club picked up Australian point guard Shane McDonald[32] and rookie American big man Charles Jackson.[33] The Breakers' pre-season preparation was rocked in September with the departure of Webster and an injury to Abercrombie. Webster left the team to chase his NBA dream with the New Orleans Pelicans, while Abercrombie was forced to the sidelines to nurse a nagging hamstring strain. Big man Alex Pledger was also another notable absentee from pre-season training as he recovered from off-season foot surgery.[34] To counter their losses, the team signed Everard Bartlett and elevated development players Shea Ili and Tai Wynyard, as the Breakers brought an undermanned side to the 2015 NBL Pre-season Blitz.[34][35]

The Breakers were handed a shock loss in their regular season opener, going down 90–71 to the Adelaide 36ers in Adelaide. At half-time, the score was 51–26 in the 36ers favour. 26 points marked the second lowest first-half score in the club's history, and second biggest halfway deficit. Still without Webster, Abercrombie and Pledger, the Breakers had limited scoring options, with the highest scorer being Cedric Jackson with 14 points.[36] After winning their second game of the season against the Townsville Crocodiles 89–81 at home,[37] their following game should have been a celebration of Cedric Jackson's fantastic career with his 100th NBL game being played at the WIN Entertainment Centre against the Illawarra Hawks. However, the Breakers were blown out 96–75 thanks to former club champion Kirk Penney scoring 36 points for the Hawks. Jackson's performance in his 100th game was indicative to the score, as he went 0-of-7 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range, and 1-of-5 from the free throw line.[38] The Breakers also committed 25 turnovers, a club record in a 40-minute game.[39] Their following game against the Perth Wildcats also turned in another loss, dropping them to a win/loss record of 1–3 over the first two rounds, having lost all three road games. With a dwindling record, the Breakers were happy to welcome back NBA prospect Corey Webster. The high scoring guard returned to Auckland on 17 October after failing to secure a roster spot with the Pelicans.[40][41] As a result of Webster returning, forward Duane Bailey was released by the club, while guard replacement Everard Bartlett was retained for the rest of the season.[42] With Webster back in the line-up, the Breakers went on a three-game winning streak to head into Round 5 with a 4–3 record. On 8 November, the Breakers were defeated by Melbourne United in a controversial final quarter which saw an unsportsmanlike foul call on Webster in the closing seconds, denying the Breakers a chance at stopping United's unbeaten record.[43]

After starting the season 1–3, the Breakers won nine of their next 11 games to breeze back into the championship mix with a 10–5 record after Round 10.[44] However, the Breakers went on to lose five of their next six games to slip behind the fourth-placed Adelaide 36ers (11–9) at the conclusion of Round 15 with an 11–10 record.[45] In response to this drop off by the Breakers, on 19 January, the club announced that chief executive Richard Clarke and coach Dean Vickerman will depart the club at the season's end. To take over, Paul Henare will step up to head coach from an assistant's role and club legend Dillon Boucher will take control of the front office as general manager in 2016–17.[46] On 21 January, the Breakers lost their fifth straight game, the club's worst losing streak since the 2008–09 season.[47] Despite the mid-season turmoil, the Breakers managed to fight back and win five straight to edge out the Adelaide 36ers for the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.[48] In the playoffs, the Breakers defeated first-placed Melbourne United in the semi-finals with a 2–0 sweep, moving on to their fifth Grand Final appearance in six years. There they faced their arch rivals the Perth Wildcats but went down 1–0 for the first time in their Grand Final history. They fought out a Game 2 win in Auckland to level the series, but went on to lose Game 3 in Perth, earning their first grand final series loss and losing a series to the Wildcats for the first time in their playoff history.[49][50]

2016–17 season

The Breakers went through many off-season changes in 2016. Head coach Dean Vickerman departed after three seasons at the helm and joined the Sydney Kings as an assistant coach, while Cedric Jackson and Tai Wesley also moved across the Tasman and joined Melbourne United.[51] While retaining Abercrombie, Webster, Pledger and Vukona, the Breakers acquired the services of club legend Kirk Penney, as he returned to the club for the first time since 2011, and promoted assistant coach Paul Henare to the position of head coach. With two vacant import spots, the Breakers signed Ben Woodside and Akil Mitchell. A strong New Zealand NBL contingent also stepped up from development player roles for the 2016–17 season, with Finn Delany, Shea Ili and Jordan Ngatai joining the club on full-time contracts.

Pre-season was anything but a breeze for the Breakers, as they lost Shea Ili to a stress fracture in his back,[52][53][54] and had multiple players sit out games due to injury, including Penney (calf) and Webster (hip and back). As a result, the Breakers went 0–6 in the pre-season.[55]

Honour roll

NBL Championships: 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
NBL Playoff Appearances: 7 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
NBL Grand Final appearances: 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
NBL Minor Premierships: 3 (2011, 2012, 2013)
NBL Most Valuable Player: Kirk Penney (2009), Cedric Jackson (2013)
NBL Most Valuable Player (Grand Finals Series): Thomas Abercrombie (2011), C. J. Bruton (2012), Cedric Jackson (2013, 2015)
All-NBL First Team: Carlos Powell (2007), Kirk Penney (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), C. J. Bruton (2009), Gary Wilkinson (2011), Cedric Jackson (2012, 2013, 2015), Thomas Abercrombie (2012)
Leading NBL scorer: Carlos Powell (2007), Kirk Penney (2009)
NBL Best Sixth Man: Phill Jones (2009), Kevin Braswell (2011)
NBL Defensive Player of the Year: Dillon Boucher (2010)
NBL Coach of the Year: Andrej Lemanis (2012, 2013)
Coaches: Jeff Green 2003, Frank Arsego 2003–2005, Andrej Lemanis 2005–2013, Dean Vickerman 2013–present
Retired numbers: #23 C. J. Bruton, #24 Dillon Boucher, #32 Paul Henare
Lifetime members of the club Andrej Lemanis, Jeff Green, Dillon Boucher, Paul Henare

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

New Zealand Breakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 3 New Zealand Delany, Finn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 5 New Zealand Ili, Shea 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 6 New Zealand Penney, Kirk 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
G 8 New Zealand Raukawa, Derone (DP) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
G 9 New Zealand Webster, Corey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G/F 10 New Zealand Abercrombie, Thomas (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 11 United States Woodside, Ben  (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G/F 12 New Zealand Rusbatch, Ethan (DP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 13 United States Stockton, David (I) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
F 14 New Zealand Vukona, Mika (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 15 New Zealand Loe, Robert 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
F 20 New Zealand Ngatai, Jordan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F 25 Panama Mitchell, Akil (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
C 35 New Zealand Pledger, Alex 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 119 kg (262 lb)
F New Zealand Waardenburg, Sam (DP) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 10 November 2016

Notable past players

Home venues

In the club's early years, they were based at Trusts Stadium in Waitakere but also played games at the Pacific Centre in Manukau, Westpac Arena in Christchurch and Queens Wharf Events Centre in Wellington. A bid was also made to host several matches in the South Island, but since the franchise was based in Auckland, this did not eventuate. The Breakers now split their home games between the 4,400 capacity North Shore Events Centre and the 9,300 seat Vector Arena.

References

  1. ↑ NZ Breakers owner about making a difference
  2. ↑ Late Breaker Kevin Braswell wants to stay
  3. ↑ Double celebration looms for Breakers
  4. ↑ Breakers victory over Crocs with a cost
  5. ↑ Beynon, Huw (25 April 2012). "Breakers' win sinks in with Bruton". 3news.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Basketball: Wilkinson and Breakers part ways". nzherald.co.nz. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (14 July 2012). "Breakers sign Will Hudson". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Breakers give Webster another chance". 3news.co.nz. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Huntsdale, Justin (12 September 2012). "Breaking down barriers on Hawks NZ tour". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Hinton, Marc (10 February 2013). "Breakers' beat Kings in OT, streak still alive". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Breakers win 15th straight, lock up minor premiership". newstalkzb.co.nz. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  12. ↑ GF2: Breakers three-peat after epic clash with Wildcats
  13. ↑ New Zealand win historic third consecutive NBL Championship
  14. ↑ LEMANIS LEAVES SKYCITY BREAKERS WITH MIXED EMOTIONS
  15. ↑ Lemanis confirmed as Boomers coach
  16. ↑ Andrej Lemanis appointed new Australian Boomers Coach
  17. ↑ Cedric Jackson sweeps NZ Breakers' awards
  18. ↑ "Jackson dominates Breakers awards night". tvnz.co.nz. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  19. ↑ Hinton, Marc (28 April 2013). "New Breakers coach undaunted by top role". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  20. ↑ BREAKERS FAVOURITE SON RETURNS HOME
  21. ↑ VICKERMAN MOVES TO FILL BREAKERS ROSTER
  22. ↑ BREAKERS SIGN ‘MR BASKETBALL ALABAMA’ TO COMPLETE ROSTER
  23. ↑ SKYCITY BREAKERS MOVE QUICKLY IN ROSTER CHANGE
  24. ↑ NZ Breakers to replace Alex Pledger with Frank
  25. ↑ Breakers bring back Casey Frank
  26. ↑ SF1 Report: Breakers make statement, smash 36ers
  27. ↑ SF2 Report: Jackson leads Breakers into another Big Dance
  28. ↑ BREAKERS SIMPLY TOO GOOD AS THEY BOOK GRAND FINAL SPOT
  29. ↑ GF G1 Report: Breakers snatch first win
  30. ↑ Ibekwe Historics Lead To Fourth Title For Breakers
  31. ↑ Grand Final Report: Ibekwe jumper wins Breakers the Championship
  32. ↑ Breakers Lure Aussie Guard out of Teaching Career
  33. ↑ GET SET FOR DOUBLE THE JACKSON ACTION
  34. 1 2 Breakers bonus - big man Alex Pledger on track to play NBL opening round
  35. ↑ Results secondary to NZ Breakers at pre-season Blitz tournament
  36. ↑ Adelaide 36ers too strong for NZ Breakers in ANBL opener
  37. ↑ Cedric Jackson triple-double paces Breakers to first win of ANBL season
  38. ↑ Hawks vs Breakers
  39. ↑ Kirk Penney masterclass too much for NZ Breakers to handle
  40. ↑ Corey Webster says he returns a better player after memorable NBA experience
  41. ↑ Corey Webster ready to help struggling NZ Breakers however he can
  42. ↑ BAILEY MAKES WAY AS WEBSTER RETURNS TO SKYCITY BREAKERS
  43. ↑ Contentious late call costs NZ Breakers famous upset over Melbourne
  44. ↑ Veteran Kiwi Kirk Penney battling back issues ahead of NZ Breakers visit
  45. ↑ NZ Breakers set to announce departure of chief executive Richard Clarke
  46. ↑ Paul Henare, Dillon Boucher named as new NZ Breakers coach and general manager
  47. ↑ Basketball: Breakers slump hits new low
  48. ↑ NZ Breakers topple Melbourne to close out regular season on a high
  49. ↑ NZ Breakers beaten by Perth Wildcats in ANBL finals decider
  50. ↑ GF3 REPORT: WILDCATS BREAK NZ HOODOO FOR ANOTHER TITLE
  51. ↑ Cedric Jackson goes from hero to zero as he looks to torment Breakers in season-opener
  52. ↑ New Breakers point guard Ben Woodside happy to be back alongside Kirk Penney
  53. ↑ Breakers coach Paul Henare likes the signs as Been Woodside takes the point
  54. ↑ NZ Breakers will bring in Aussie point guard to replace the crocked Shea Ili
  55. ↑ NZ Breakers crash to Adelaide 36ers to finish 0-6 for ANBL pre-season
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