Sean Marks interview on Insidehoops
The New Orleans Hornets are one of the top teams in basketball. A useful player coming off their bench to play 13.6 minutes per game this season is forward/center Sean Marks. The 6-10, 250-pound New Zealand native is averaging 3.1 points and 3.2 rebounds. The Hornets are Sean’s fifth team since entering the league in 1998. InsideHoops.com editor Jeff Lenchiner met with Marks yesterday in New Jersey at a Hornets-Nets game for an exclusive interview. ..read more..

Marks the hero of the Hornets
New Zealander Sean Marks has picked a good time to produce a career-best performance for his New Orleans Hornets in the NBA today. Marks came up huge for the under-manned Hornets as they secured their 30th victory of the season in a 101-97 home victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former Tall Black, who was educated at Rangitoto College on Auckland’s North Shore, was the hero as the Hornets came from behind to snatch an unlikely victory down the stretch. ..read more..

Marks back starting in NBA
New Zealand’s Sean Marks has made a breakthrough of sorts after making his first start in a National Basketball Association (NBA) match for nearly seven years. Consigned to a minor roles off the bench for much of his nine-year NBA career, the former Tall Blacks centre started for the New Orleans Hornets at home to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Taking advantage of an injury to power forward David West, Marks made just the seventh start of his 146-game career. ..read more..

Youthtown Streetball Tour 09
Competitions will be held at North Harbour, Auckland Central, Ages : 13yrs and under , 17 yrs and under, Open 17 yrs and over , Family (Mum,Dad & U14), Cost $20.00 per team (maximum of 4 in team) Cost per-player $5.00 (if team has only 3players it is still $20.00), Major Cash Prize’s, Sony Playstation 2’s, IPod nano’s, iPod Touchs, 32inch Flat screen TV, Spot prizes given for competitions run on the day. ..read more..

2000 Olympics Vince Carter vs NZ

Here’s a throwback clip from the 2000 Olympics were the US hammered us. Only Vince Carter highlights though.

Marks can see himself with Breakers
It has been a good news day for the New Zealand Breakers with a major sponsor re-signing and Kiwi NBA veteran Sean Marks declaring that he’s very interested in returning home one day to play for them. Marks, well into the swing of his first season with his fifth NBA team the New Orleans Hornets, told Fairfax Media in a conference call from the States that not only does he follow the fortunes of the Breakers from afar, but that he harbours a desire to one day come back and play for them if possible. ..read more..

Basketball boss steps down
Barbara Wheadon has decided to step down from her position as Basketball New Zealand president. Wheadon has handed the reins to deputy Mel Young, until February’s annual general meeting in Auckland. She has been president for the last eight years, after becoming a Basketball New Zealand board member in 1998. ..read more..