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A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason

A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason

28 January 2025

Centre Sam Mennenga and forward Max Darling are among the small cohort of Kiwis in the team.

Walsh admits the Breakers weren't prepared in finding a local star after Tom Abercrombie's retirement last year.

The Breakers have been eliminated from playoff contention with two regular season games remaining.

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28 Jan: The Breakers are evaluating their participation in the NBA tour, which has seen the team travel to the United States in the middle of their NBL campaign

27 Jan: The Breakers are looking forward to a much needed brace of home fixtures at Spark Arena to close out their Australian basketball league season

27 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has given an assessment of their bleak Australian basketball league season after confirmation they're out of playoff contention

25 Jan: The Breakers intend to finish their season strong amid a tough stretch in the Australian NBL basketball competition

25 Jan: The Breakers are ruing their missed opportunities at the free throw line during their 93-87 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL basketball clash in Christchurch

24 Jan: New Zealand Breakers guard Mitch McCarron is hoping to give their Christchuch fans something to cheer about tonight with victory over the Brisbane Bullets

24 Jan: Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win

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