Jelena Vucinic has to look no further than her father, Nenad, for proof of the heights one can achieve in a basketball career.
Mika Vukona doesn't muck about.
Mika Vukona's national basketball league season ended on Tuesday. His Nelson Giants team-mates followed three days behind him.
Phill Jones has played 300 games in the national basketball league – and can remember most of them
Hamilton Boys' High School, here we come.
There are plenty of different variations on how the play-off picture can end up for the Giants should they win up north so please see inside for the possible play-off scenarios.
It's do-or-die.
Defence wins championships.
A champion team will beat a team of champions.
The phrases might be tired, but the Nelson Giants aren't as they prepare for their home quarterfinal in the national basketball league tomorrow.
The Fico Finance Nelson Giants and Harbour Heat have clinched home quarter finals, while the 0800 Easy LPG Hawks miss out as they are shocked in an overtime loss to the McDonalds Manawatu Jets.
The giants have secured home turf for the first Bartercard NBL quarterfinal against the Southland Sharks, be there and shout 'GO GIANTS GO!'.
Tickets available from normal outlets (Richmond Mall, Jack Robbins Stadium in Stoke, Coastal merchant in Nelson and the Giants office at the Trafalgar Centre) from sunday. I look forward to seeing you at the game!
It's basketball's blue bloods versus a bunch of orange roughies in the Trafalgar Centre tomorrow.