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2021 NZNBL team review: Taranaki Mountainairs
IN the wake of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) coming to a close over the weekend, Draft Central will run through each of the 10 competing sides to look at the key stats and players of the 2021 season. The series begins with Taranaki Mountainairs. SEASON SUMMARY: Position: 10th Wins: 2 Losses: 15 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Top 20 Players: #2 – Derone Raukawa (Taranaki Mountainairs)
IN our newest countdown series wrapping up the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown, we look at our top 20 players that took to the court this year. While it was an incredibly difficult list to create, we have had a mix of pure domination, defensive efforts and eye-catchers to form this list. #2 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Top 20 Players: #4 – Marcel Jones (Taranaki Mountainairs)
IN our newest countdown series wrapping up the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown, we look at our top 20 players that took to the court this year. While it was an incredibly difficult list to create, we have had a mix of pure domination, defensive efforts and eye-catchers to form this list. #4 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL Top 20 Players: #18 – Shane Temara (Taranaki Mountainairs)
IN our newest countdown series wrapping up the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown, we look at our top 20 players that took to the court this year. While it was an incredibly difficult list to create, we have had a mix of pure domination, defensive efforts and eye-catchers to form this list. #18 […]
2020 Sal’s NBL review: Taranaki Mountainairs
TARANAKI MOUNTAINAIRS are next up in our team-by-team review series of the 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Showdown. The Airs finished fourth on the ladder and lived up to their billing with a semi-final berth after defeating Franklin Bulls in the elimination final to finish third overall post-finals. We take a look at their […]
2020 Taranaki Mountainairs season preview: Airs pick up late gems to complement elite scorers
TARANAKI Mountainairs knew they would not have to wait long to enter last week’s 2020 Sal’s National Basketball League (NBL) Player Draft, holding the second overall pick ahead of the upcoming New Zealand NBL season. They used that pick on Derone Raukawa, a player Airs’ Chairman Laine Hopkinson described as “the best point guard in […]
2020 NZNBL team snapshot: Taranaki Mountainairs
THERE have been known under a number of monikers over the years, but the Taranaki Mountainairs have remained strong over the past decade. Playing out of New Plymouth, the ‘Airs’ are yet to win a New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) title, but they did finish atop the ladder in 1992. Whilst they finished eighth […]
Taranaki cause Giant upset; down Nelson
THE Taranaki Mountainairs have kept their hopes of a top-four finish in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) well and truly alive with a 10-point triumph over the second-placed Nelson Giants at Trafalgar Centre on Saturday evening. Despite coming into the game as underdogs, the Airs sent a message to the rest of the […]
