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Former Saints Hurts Wellington 15 May 2013 - Former Saints Hurts Wellington Erron Maxey brought the house down on Saturday. Part of it, at least. With 15 seconds left in overtime in the National Basketball League game between the Nelson Giants and Wellington's Saints, the Giants trailed by one but had the ball in swingman Josh Pace's hands.
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Big Game for Saints in Nelson 11 May 2013 - Big Game for Saints in Nelson The Wellington Saints will play a tough game against fierce rivals the Nelson Giants
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Saints Highlights 09 May 2013 - Saints Highlights Check out Highlights from our first two home games of the season
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Saints Drop First Game of the Season 08 May 2013 - Saints Drop First Game of the Season The Wellington Saints five game winning streak came to an end, losing to the Manawatu Jets 112-96
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Saints on the Top of the Table with Four Wins 28 Apr 2013 - Saints on the Top of the Table with Four Wins The Wellington Saints go to 4-0, defeating the Zerofees Southland Sharks 83-75 on Sunday and Taranaki last Friday night.
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26 Apr 2013 - 'Humbled' Saints captain happy to rough it up New Wellington Saints captain Damien Ekenasio is crystal clear about his job description. "My role in the team is to go out there and rough things up a little bit," Ekenasio said ahead of tonight's NBL home opener against the Taranaki Mountain Airs. "We've got a lot of guys that can score the baskets, so that's just what I do."
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Mills 22 Apr 2013 - Mills' display answers his naysayers Jordan Mills hopes Saturday's career best 33-point haul for the Wellington Saints will end the courtside chatter about his worth to the team. "I felt kind of relieved to have a game like that so I can put a lot of people's doubts to rest," said Mills, the son of Saints owner Nick Mills.
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Boucher ready to take orders from old mate Pero 19 Apr 2013 - Boucher ready to take orders from old mate Pero Sam Worthington - Dominion Post Dillon Boucher is eyeing his Wellington Saints debut tonight with a mixture of excitement and dread. Excitement, because he believes the Saints have assembled a roster capable of winning the National Basketball League, and dread, because his new coach is old Tall Blacks team-mate Pero Cameron.
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Saints Defeat Giants in Blenheim 15 Apr 2013 - Saints Defeat Giants in Blenheim The Saints have ended their pre-season nicely with a 82-77 win over the Nelson Giants at Stadium 2000, Blenheim
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Boucher hustles toward lucky 13 12 Apr 2013 - Boucher hustles toward lucky 13 There's only one number this retiring Breaker really cares about in his career. Dillon Boucher always knew he was fast. He may not have been able to jump the highest and he may not have had the sweetest jump shot, but he thought he was as quick as anyone.
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BRING ON 2013! 09 Apr 2013 - BRING ON 2013! Welcome to the 2013 National Basketball season. The 2013 season is shaping up to be an exciting time for the Wellington Saints, including this new and improved website you’re currently checking out.
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Importing a Saint in 24 hours 03 Apr 2013 - Importing a Saint in 24 hours Wellington Saints first import Andrew Warren has arrived after an exhausting 24 hour flight over Easter weekend from Indianapolis to Wellington. The 1.96 metre American Guard has just finished playing in Cyrus for Apollon returning early after losing in the Quarter Finals. Staring as a shooting guard at Bradley University between 2006 and 2010, Warren averaged 13 points per game for the Cairns Taipans in the 2011-12 Australian NBL season.
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Tait arrives to challenge Cameron 05 Mar 2013 - Tait arrives to challenge Cameron Superstar Point Guard Lindsay Tait arrived in Wellington yesterday to prepare for the 2013 Bartercard NBL season. 30 year old Tait won his third consecutive championship title last year and will be aiming to make it four this season, a challenge to coach Pero Cameron, who won four consecutive NBL titles for the Waikato Pistons from 1999 to 2002. Tait, who has been residing in Auckland is excited to be back, and ready to begin training for what has become a highly anticipated Saints season.
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Saints Sign Hobbit 21 Feb 2013 - Saints Sign Hobbit Gandalf’s stunt double Mike Homik has come out of retirement and committed to the Saints for the 2013 season. The highly respected 34 year old Power Forward played for the Manawatu Jets in the 2012 Bartercard NBL season before retiring from basketball to concentrate on his duties as Gandalf’s stunt double in the Hobbit. Saints Head Coach Pero Cameron is very excited about the signing of Homik. “ Mike is a great guy to have in the team this year. He’s a veteran with great leadership, defensive presence, and he fits our team Ethos”.
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Tait signs multi-year deal with Saints 05 Dec 2012 - Tait signs multi-year deal with Saints Tall Blacks Point Guard Lindsay Tait has signed a multi-year deal with the Wellington Saints, becoming the largest agreement in the clubs 30 year history. 30 year old Tait claimed his third consecutive championship title this season while playing for the Auckland Pirates. Tait has won 7 championships while playing in the NZ NBL. Three titles with the Auckland Stars between 2000 and 2007, two back to back titles for the Saints in 2010 and 2011, and most recently the Auckland Pirates in 2012.
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Former Saints Hurts Wellington 15 May 2013 - Former Saints Hurts Wellington Erron Maxey brought the house down on Saturday. Part of it, at least. With 15 seconds left in overtime in the National Basketball League game between the Nelson Giants and Wellington's Saints, the Giants trailed by one but had the ball in swingman Josh Pace's hands.
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Big Game for Saints in Nelson 11 May 2013 - Big Game for Saints in Nelson The Wellington Saints will play a tough game against fierce rivals the Nelson Giants
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Saints Highlights 09 May 2013 - Saints Highlights Check out Highlights from our first two home games of the season
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Saints Drop First Game of the Season 08 May 2013 - Saints Drop First Game of the Season The Wellington Saints five game winning streak came to an end, losing to the Manawatu Jets 112-96
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Points Table 2013

W L P
Otago Nuggets 7 0 14
Wellington Saints 5 2 10
Nelson Giants 5 2 10
Southland Sharks 4 3 8
Manawatu Jets 4 2 8
Taranaki Mountainairs 2 6 4
HBS Bank Hawks 2 4 4
Waitakere Rangers 1 6 2
Waikato Pistons 0 5 0

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