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The Canterbury Knights compete in the Southern Conference of the
Conference Basketball League (second division) and are the
developmental team of the Scenic Circle Rams.
This season the Knights will play in a
series of weekend tournaments around the South Island against Otago B,
the Nelson Suns and Nelson College to determine which one team will
qualify for the CBL finals.
The Knights will be made up of Rams
bench players and leading Christchurch club basketballers. The
team will be coached by
Pete McAllister and
Dene Robinson.
31 August 2003 - CANTERBURY KNIGHTS - CBL CHAMPIONS!
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A complete team performance helped the talented Canterbury Knights to the
CBL (second division title) last night with a win over Hutt Valley in the
championship final in Gisborne, 80-69. Both teams must have been
tired with their sixth game in just three days at the national finals.
The Knights had seven players score at least six points with athletic
forward Boyd Smart leading the way with 20 points and seven rebounds, in
just 22 minutes before fouling out. American Clifton Bush was the
team's "iron-man" playing the entire 40 minutes and racked up a
double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Glen Bremner was the
Knight's impact player off the bench quickly accumulating 10 points, five
assists and three rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes and was a perfect
6/6 from the line. Hutt Valley was led by Tall Black trialist Calum
McLeod with 18 points and 10 rebounds, but the side was unable to repeat
their close win over the Knights in the round-robin stage. Hutt
Valley appeared to live or die by the three-point bomb, launching 37 shots
and canning just 24% of these shots. The Knights used their
advantage at the free-throw line 17/23 (74%) compared to only 8/13 (62%)
from Hutt Valley. Canterbury was able to take care of the ball
effectively, having just 12 turnovers, with starting point guard Travis
Dixon only turning it over only once from 36 minutes.
Congratulations to the Canterbury Knights on their magnificent season,
with just two losses from 15 games in total. At various times in the
tournament the team's depth was tested, but a number of individuals
stepped up to ensure the Southern men of the title. The Knights were
able to distance themselves from the disappointments of the Canterbury
Rams season in the BK League, with a number of players appearing for both
teams. Co-coaches Peter McAllister and Dene Robinson deserve a ton
of credit, instilling a winning and positive attitude in the team.
Captain Ritchie Howell led from the front, doing whatever was required,
and left nothing to chance with never-ending hustle. Sharp-scorer
Gerard Bowden's 23 points paced Canterbury in the semi-final and his
immense promise will no doubt be refined further with a stint at a US
college beginning next month. Smart was named as Tournament MVP and
was joined by team-mates Bowden and Bush in the tournament team.
2003 Canterbury Knights: Gerard Bowden, Glen Bremner, Clifton Bush,
Travis Dixon, Joel Hart, Ritchie Howell, Scott Howell, Carl Nicholson,
Paul McFarlin, Mark McLaughlin, Mark Morrison, Luke Osborn, Boyd Smart.
Canterbury Knights 80 (Boyd
Smart 20, Clifton Bush 13, Gerard Bowden 12, Glen Bremner 10, Ritchie
Howell 9, Travis Dixon 8, Mark McLaughlin 6, Carl Nicholson 2)
Hutt Valley 69 (Calum McLeod 18, Paul Tuala-Fata 16, Vallance Te
Ratana 14, Darryl Jones 10, Steven Bradshaw 4, Brendon Heath 4, Matthew Te
Huna 3, Asivaiu Filipo 2)
Halftime 37-32
BOXSCORE
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Thursday 28 August |
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9.00am |
Hutt Valley
Callum MacLeod 18 |
76 |
Auckland Youthtown
Simon Mesritz 12 |
63 |
BOX |
|
11.15am |
Rising Suns
Riki Crawford 28
Reg Namana 21
Rob Wilson 15 |
84 |
Manawatu Jets Dev.
Selwyn Baxter 29
Mohi Whareaitu 16 |
81 |
BOX |
|
2.30pm |
Canterbury Knights |
80 |
Auckland Youthtown |
75 |
. |
|
5.30pm |
Hutt Valley |
88 |
Manawatu Jets Dev. |
83 |
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|
8.00pm |
Canterbury Knights
Clifton Bush 18
Gerard Bowden 15
Glen Bremner 15 |
91 |
Rising Suns
Dale Hailey 13 |
59 |
BOX |
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Friday
29
August |
|
9.00am |
Auckland Youthtown
Simon Mesritz 22
Jon Cartwrright 19
Jonathon Lesau 18 |
86 |
Manawatu Jets Dev.
Shane Penfold 17
Mohi Whareaitu 17 |
76 |
BOX |
|
11.15am |
Hutt Valley
Darryl Jones 22
Maat Te Huna 16 |
74 |
Canterbury Knights
Gerard Bowden 15 |
71 |
BOX |
|
2.30pm |
Auckland Youthtown |
61 |
Rising Suns
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57 |
. |
|
5.30pm |
Canterbury Knights
Ritchie Howell 25
Clifton Bush 19 |
103 |
Manawatu Jets Dev.
Shane Penfold 32
Jade Brown 25 |
84 |
BOX |
|
8.00pm |
Hutt Valley
Darryl Jones 15 |
80 |
Rising Suns
Dale Hailey 14 |
63 |
BOX |
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Saturday 30 August |
9.30am
SEMI |
Hutt Valley
(4 wins - 0 losses)
Darryl Jones 19 |
65 |
Rising Suns
(2 wins - 2 losses)
Rob Wilson 27
Reg Namana 15 |
59 |
BOX |
11.30am
SEMI |
Canterbury Knights
(3 wins - 1 loss)
Gerard Bowden 23
Clifton Bush 21 |
86 |
Auckland Youthtown
(1 wins - 2 losses)
Simon Mesritz 21 |
64 |
BOX |
7:30pm
FINAL |
Canterbury Knights
Boyd Smart 20
Clifton Bush 13
Gerard Bowden 12
Glen Bremner 10
Ritchie Howell 9
Travis Dixon 8
Mark McLaughlin 6
Carl Nicholson 2 |
80 |
Hutt Valley
Calum McLeod 18
Paul Tuala-Fata 16
V. Te Ratana 14
Darryl Jones 10 |
69 |
BOX |
The Canterbury Knights compete in the Southern Conference of the
Conference Basketball League (second division) and are the
developmental team of the Scenic Circle Rams.
This season the Knights will play in a
series of weekend tournaments around the South Island against Otago B,
the Nelson Suns and Nelson College to determine which one team will
qualify for the CBL finals.
The Knights will be made up of Rams
bench players and leading Christchurch club basketballers. The
team will be coached by
Pete McAllister and
Dene Robinson.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS - AS AT 28 JULY
| |
G |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B |
P |
| Canterbury Knights |
9 |
8 |
1 |
872 |
636 |
1 |
25 |
| Otago B |
9 |
5 |
4 |
679 |
927 |
2 |
17 |
| Nelson Suns |
9 |
3 |
6 |
660 |
753 |
1 |
10 |
| Nelson College |
9* |
2 |
7 |
511 |
705 |
1 |
6* |
* 1 x Default Loss
28-29 June & 4-6 July at Nelson
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28/6 |
Nelson Suns |
80 |
Nelson College |
52 |
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29/6 |
Nelson Suns |
70 |
Nelson College |
68 |
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4/7 |
Nelson College |
84 |
Nelson Suns |
80 |
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|
5/7 |
Nelson College |
71 |
Otago B |
68 |
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|
5/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
89 |
Otago B |
72 |
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|
5/7 |
Nelson Suns |
87 |
Canterbury Knights |
85 |
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|
6/7 |
Otago B |
81 |
Nelson Suns |
61 |
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|
6/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
105 |
Nelson College |
67 |
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19-20 July at Dunedin
|
19/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
88 |
Nelson Suns |
62 |
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19/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
98 |
Otago B |
96 (OT) |
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20/7 |
Otago B |
85 |
Nelson Suns |
66 |
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25 July - 3 August at Dunedin/Christchurch
| 25/7 |
Otago B |
20 |
Nelson College |
0 |
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| 26/7 |
Otago B |
101 |
Nelson College |
74 |
n/a |
| 26/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
101 |
Nelson College |
46 |
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| 27/7 |
Canterbury Knights |
100 |
Nelson College |
49 |
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Remaining Games:
| 1/8 |
Canterbury Knights |
82 |
Otago B |
70 |
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| 2/8 |
Otago B |
86 |
Nelson Suns |
80 |
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| 2/8 |
Canterbury Knights |
124 |
Nelson Suns |
87 |
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2003 SEASON STATISTICS - after Southern Conference games
| Name |
G/GS | FG |
FG% |
3Pt |
3Pt% | FT |
FT% |
PTS |
Avg | P/S |
ORB | DRB |
TR |
Avg |
PF | AST |
TO | BS |
ST |
MIN |
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| Clifton Bush |
6/6 |
53/87 |
60.9 |
3/12 |
25.0 |
13/23 |
56.5 |
122 |
20.33 |
1.24 |
21 |
35 |
56 |
9.33 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
168 |
| Ritchie Howell |
9/9 |
62/108 |
57.4 |
0/1 |
0.00 |
24/37 |
64.9 |
148 |
16.44 |
1.17 |
24 |
27 |
51 |
5.67 |
25 |
11 |
20 |
4 |
10 |
229 |
| Gerard Bowden |
9/8 |
39/80 |
48.8 |
7/23 |
30.4 |
17/26 |
65.4 |
102 |
11.33 |
1.10 |
4 |
18 |
22 |
2.44 |
21 |
24 |
18 |
1 |
15 |
213 |
| Boyd Smart |
4/0 |
19/27 |
70.4 |
1/1 |
100 |
6/12 |
50.0 |
45 |
11.25 |
1.36 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
4.00 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
88 |
| Luke Osborn |
8/3 |
33/77 |
42.9 |
1/3 |
33.3 |
17/23 |
73.9 |
84 |
10.50 |
0.95 |
16 |
28 |
44 |
5.50 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
5 |
8 |
166 |
| Travis Dixon |
8/6 |
22/44 |
50.0 |
6/15 |
40.0 |
15/18 |
83.3 |
65 |
8.13 |
1.23 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
2.63 |
9 |
11 |
19 |
0 |
12 |
149 |
| Joel Hart |
9/1 |
27/57 |
47.4 |
12/33 |
36.4 |
7/11 |
63.6 |
73 |
8.11 |
1.18 |
8 |
14 |
22 |
2.44 |
12 |
18 |
23 |
0 |
9 |
173 |
| Glen Bremner |
9/8 |
23/54 |
42.6 |
0/5 |
0.00 |
17/25 |
68.0 |
63 |
7.00 |
0.95 |
11 |
28 |
39 |
4.33 |
25 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
20 |
166 |
| Scott Howell |
9/0 |
24/42 |
57.1 |
0/0 |
0.00 |
5/7 |
71.4 |
53 |
5.89 |
1.18 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
3.44 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
129 |
| Paul McFarlin |
8/0 |
16/33 |
48.5 |
5/12 |
41.7 |
5/11 |
45.5 |
42 |
5.25 |
1.11 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
1.25 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
82 |
| Carl Nicholson |
9/1 |
20/35 |
57.1 |
0/0 |
0.00 |
4/6 |
66.7 |
44 |
4.89 |
1.16 |
10 |
18 |
28 |
3.11 |
23 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
131 |
| Mark McLaughlin |
9/3 |
9/35 |
25.7 |
4/22 |
18.2 |
0/0 |
0.00 |
22 |
2.44 |
0.63 |
6 |
18 |
24 |
2.67 |
7 |
18 |
18 |
1 |
8 |
154 |
| Mark Morrison |
4/0 |
1/7 |
14.3 |
0/2 |
0.00 |
1/3 |
33.3 |
3 |
0.75 |
0.38 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
3.00 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
36:28 |
| Team | | | | | | | |
6 | | |
17 |
35 |
52 | | | |
9 |
1 |
8 | | |
Totals |
9 | 348/686 |
50.7 |
39/129 |
30.2 |
131/202 |
64.9 |
872 | 96.9 |
1.11 |
150 | 278 |
428 | 47.6 |
161 | 148 |
183 | 24 |
120 | |
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| G/GS |
FG | FG% |
3Pt |
3Pt% | FT |
FT% |
PTS |
Avg | P/S |
ORB | DRB |
TR |
Avg |
PF | AST |
TO | BS |
ST |
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| Opponents |
9 | 234/619 |
37.8 |
63/206 |
30.6 |
105/169 |
62.1 |
636 | 70.7 |
0.90 |
131 | 222 |
353 | 39.2 |
172 | 90 |
225 | 14 |
101 | |
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| SHOOTING |
Knights |
Opponents |
|---|
| Field Goal% |
50.7 |
37.8 | |
2Pt Goal% |
55.5 |
41.4 | |
3Pt Goal% |
30.2 |
30.6 | |
Free Throw % |
64.9 |
62.1 | | |
BALL HANDLING | | |
| Assists |
148 (16.4) |
90 (10.0) | |
Turnovers |
183 (20.3) |
225 (25.0) | |
Steals |
120 (13.3) |
101 (11.2) | |
Def. Assists |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) | |
BH Error% |
17.0 |
21.6 | | |
OTHER | | |
| Off. Possessions |
1075 (119.4) |
1041 (115.7) | |
Pts per Possession |
0.81 |
0.61 | |
Def. Efficiency |
48.3% |
37.7% | |
Charges Taken |
5 |
4 | |
| REBOUNDING |
Knights |
Opponents |
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| Total Rebound % |
54.8 |
45.2 | |
Off. Rebound % |
40.3 |
32.0 | |
Def. Rebound % |
68.0 |
59.7 | |
Total Rebounds |
428 (47.6) |
353 (39.2) | |
Off. Rebounds |
150 (16.7) |
131 (14.6) | |
Def. Rebounds |
278 (30.9) |
222 (24.7) | |
Team Rebounds |
52 (5.8) |
58 (6.4) | | |
SCORING | | |
| Total Points |
872 (96.9) |
636 (70.7) | |
Pts off Turnovers |
235 (26.1) |
161 (17.9) | |
2nd Effort Pts |
148 (16.4) |
92 (10.2) | |
Pts off Bench |
329 (36.6) |
134 (14.9) | |
3Pt Points |
117 (13.0) |
189 (21.0) | |
Free Throw Pts |
131 (14.6) |
105 (11.7) | |
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Scenic
Circle Rams