Nelson Giants

Nelson Giants
Leagues NBL
Founded 1982
Arena Trafalgar Centre
Location Nelson, New Zealand
Team colors Navy blue, sky blue, white
Main sponsor Mike Pero Real Estate
General manager Sharona Gordon
Head coach Tim Fanning
Ownership Nenad Vučinić
Championships 3 (1994, 1998, 2007)
Website Giants.co.nz
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The Nelson Giants are a basketball team that play in the National Basketball League (NBL). Their home games are played at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson.[1] However, between 2014 and 2015, the team played at nearby Saxton Stadium due to Trafalgar being classified as earthquake prone.[2] The Giants have won the NBL championship three times in their history, in 1994, 1998 and 2007. They are the only remaining original team in the New Zealand National Basketball League, as all other teams have spent at least one year out of the league, for various reasons.

The Giants are led by head coach Tim Fanning. Former Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vučinić is the owner and a former player, captain and coach of the Giants, winning championships as all four, the only person to do so. He also holds the NZNBL record for most wins. In their title winning 2007 season, American import Josh Pace led the team in scoring and was the league MVP.

The Giants have a loyal fan base.

Current roster

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

Nelson Giants roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
F 5 New Zealand Delany, Finn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 6 New Zealand Granger, Alistair 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
7 New Zealand Bensemann, Riley
G 8 New Zealand Kenny, Jarrod 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 New Zealand Ingham, Tom 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 10 New Zealand Dempster, Sam (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
11 New Zealand Black, Matt
G 13 New Zealand Jones, Phill 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G/F 18 United States Cowels, Raymond (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 19 New Zealand Trathen, Nic
F 26 New Zealand Beri, Bronson 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 32 United States Strong, Ben (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • United States Tim Fanning
Assistant coach(es)
  • New Zealand Brendon Bailey
  • New Zealand Dave Singleton
Director
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2 April 2016

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ Nelson Giants back at Trafalgar Centre for 2016 National Basketball League
  2. ↑ A new cauldron for the Giants

External links

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