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Breakers president of basketball operations Dillon Boucher's explained the new ownership group's decision to honour coach Petteri Koponen's Australian basketball league contract, which has two years left

Breakers president of basketball operations Dillon Boucher's explained the new ownership group's decision to honour coach Petteri Koponen's Australian basketball league contract, which has two years left

11 April 2025

The Kiwi side finished second-to-last in Koponen's first year in charge in the Aussie NBL, despite a hot start.

Boucher says Koponen did a fantastic job in a trying season.

Australian guard Mitch McCarron IS reportedly on his way out of the Breakers' roster for next season ... ESPN says McCarron is being released from his contract, one season into a two-year deal.

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29 Aug: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight

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17 Aug: The Tall Blacks have been knocked out of basketball's Asia Cup in the semifinals, following a 98-84 loss to China in Jeddah

11 Aug: The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL

10 Aug: The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament

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