TY - BOOK AU - Booth, Roger, TI - History of New Zealand basketball SN - 9780473613570 U1 - 796.323 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Raumati Beach, New Zealand : PB - [Roger Booth], KW - Basketball KW - New Zealand KW - History KW - Basketball players N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "A lot of international games have been played by New Zealand men's and women's national teams since the first New Zealand Tournament Team was selected in 1947, but all are covered in this official History of New Zealand Basketball. Also recorded are New Zealand junior selections, national representative results, and the New Zealand leagues from when they emerged. So is the involvement of American, Australian and European players and coaches New Zealand brought in both to widen the league player bases, and to assist broadening the international expertise of locals to ensure the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns could compete well in World Championship and Olympic events. The book also identifies many New Zealanders who have played some of their basketball in national leagues of other countries. And it traces the basketball politics across the years. Game detail is here-'stats', as this material is now called. But the real story is about New Zealand basketball people - players, coaches, and administrators."-- ER -