There'll be some weary young Giants fans in classrooms around Nelson this winter after the national basketball league draw was released, featuring a number of Thursday night matches.
Nelson Giants coach Chris Tupu had one eye on the present and the other on the future when he named his squad yesterday for the National Basketball League season.
Trainer Claire Dallison's gruelling basketball sessions have become part of local sporting legend.
She's been knocking the Nelson Giants into shape now for the past 12 seasons and yesterday, some of the region's elite rugby players joined in the fun.
The Nelson Giants are poised to confirm a naming sponsor for the national basketball league season.
The Nelson Giants are back in business.
After a brief, but intensive, search for a new naming sponsor, the national basketball league franchise today announced an agreement with Nelson firm Fico Finance
The Nelson Giants get the chance to blow the sand out of their shoes at the Southern Showcase pre-season basketball tournament in Christchurch this weekend.
Undermanned and overwhelmed, the Nelson Giants limped home from their pre-season basketball tournament in Christchurch at the weekend with a to-do list as long as coach Chris Tupu's sleeve.