Boys at Dunedin’s King’s High School will get a close-up look at what it takes to rise above the rim this year.
Michael Harris is hitting some tremendous form at the best possible time.
Here is an unlikely story. Give your opponent a 17-1 head start and chase them down.
The Manawatū Jets kept their campaign alive with a tense 99-94 win against the Otago Nuggets in Palmerston North last night.
The Nuggets have reached the midway point in their NBL campaign and are nicely placed, despite losing their past two games. Basketball writer Adrian Seconi assesses the season so far.
Otago Nuggets point guard JaQuori McLaughlin will loom large on the Hawks’ radar tonight.
The Otago Nuggets have a fresh challenge — how to bounce back from a loss. And it has been a while.
Robbie Coman is a cult hero in the making, we reckon.
He has played in the NBA, but this season JaQuori McLaughlin will strip for the Otago Nuggets.
The Otago Nuggets will spend another season in the wilderness and Basketball Otago board member Craig Hickford has revealed the franchise is looking at making its comeback in 2017.
Basketball Otago has suffered another setback with confirmation director of development Mark Dickel is leaving to join the Canterbury Rams as head coach.
Everything hinged on one last Mark Dickel drive towards the hoop.
The Otago Nuggets suffered their heaviest defeat this season but it is the loss of personnel which may prove the most damaging.
The Otago Nuggets broke a four-game losing streak on Saturday with a 96-93 win against the Waitakere Rangers in Auckland.
If the Otago Nuggets are going to return to the playoffs this season they have to start winning again and keep winning.
The Otago Nuggets made one critical defensive error and it ended up costing them a much-needed victory against the Waikato Pistons at the Edgar Centre on Saturday night.
It was clear at the weekend how much the Otago Nuggets missed Troy Payne's contribution.
Sam ''king-sized'' King is twice the basketballer but half the size these days.
Forget the three-game winning streak - it is tonight's match against the Wellington Saints which will determine whether this Otago Nuggets team can mix it with the best in the National Basketball League.
The Otago Nuggets have always been at their best when a Dickel or two has been at the helm. This year, there are two.