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by Piet Van Hasselt
13 June 2002
 1. GRUDGE MATCH LIVE
FROM WELLINGTON
by Piet Van Hasselt
This Saturday the Rams travel to Wellington to take on
the Saints in a match that will be full of intensity.
Canterbury edged out the Saints in overtime just three
weeks ago, in an emotional finish at the WestpacTrust
Centre, 78-76. The Rams have the opportunity to take the
sole lead in the Burger King National Basketball League
Championship if they beat the Saints and the Waikato
Titans lose to the Nelson Giants on Friday night in
Nelson. Canterbury’s “Mr Clutch”
Terrence Lewis has the chance to sweep his
former NBL team and press further claims for a Tall Black
singlet in the upcoming home series against Hungary.
Present at the match will be Australian Basketball legend
Lindsay Gaze who has appeared in seven
Olympics as a player or coach and coached the Melbourne
Tigers since 1971. He is also the father of
Australia’s greatest player, Andrew, who still plays
for the Tigers. Lindsay was the mentor for
Wellington’s coach Dean Vickerman
and will offer his advice to the struggling team. Gaze is
also expected to be scouting the play of John
"Pope" Whorton for his Tigers club.
Saints point guard Mark “Sparky” Dickel
will have to watch the game from the sidelines after
being handed a two-game suspension for his verbal tirade
against a referee in the Rams match three weeks ago.
Make sure you catch all of the action LIVE on TVOne at
2:15pm.
2. WILDCATS IN ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT
Sat 15 June, Cowles Stadium, 8pm – FREE Admission
The Canterbury Wildcats (Women’s National Basketball
League) take on the Mighty Hawks from Hawke’s Bay
this Saturday at Cowles Stadium. The Wildcats had a tough
opening round victory last weekend over the Harbour
Breeze, 51-41. Returning Tall Fern Gina Farmer had 19
points and 11 rebounds.
For roster, schedule and stats on the Wildcats visit the
NEW section of Rampages:
https://rams.org.nz/22wildcats.htm
3. QUEST vs DEFENDING CBL CHAMPS
Sat 15 June, Cowles Stadium, 6pm
The young Canterbury Quest squad faces a daunting task
this Saturday against the CBL (2nd Division) champion
Kaikoura Whaleriders at Cowles Stadium. Centre Ben Van
Oosten is leading the Quest with 14.4 points and 12
rebounds per game this season.
For roster, schedule and stats on the Knights & Quest
visit:
https://rams.org.nz/22knights.htm
4. LAKERS THREE-PEAT
The Los Angeles Lakers claimed their third NBA
Championship in three years today when they swept the New
Jersey Nets, to take the best-of-seven series four games
to none, in the NBA Finals. Shaquille O’Neal
was the Finals MVP and Phil Jackson
equaled Red Auerbach's record for most
titles as a coach with nine. Jackson also has a
championship ring as a player with the New York Knicks,
so can now wear a ring on each finger!
5. PHOTOS FROM STARS GAME ON-LINE
Three pages of photos from the home game against the
Auckland Stars been added to Rampages. These showcase the
new And1 uniforms and also some great
shots of the 3000 Rams Fans that were in attendance.
https://rams.org.nz/22photos_stars1.htm
 SCENIC CIRCLE HOTELS
RAMS SUPPORTERS: WEEKEND SPECIAL
Stay at any Scenic Circle Hotel New Zealand Wide and pay
only $99 incl. GST per room (2 person per room), extra
person rate applies. Please make your bookings through
0800 NZ Owned (0800 69 69 63) and quote 'RAMS'. Special
conditions apply. Subject to availability. Special valid
from 1/4/02 - 1/9/02.
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