Auckland Stars
Encyclopedia
The Auckland Pirates are a New Zealand
professional basketball
team that represents the Auckland
region in the New Zealand
National Basketball League
. They play their home games at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama
, Auckland
, New Zealand
.
Auckland have won more New Zealand
NBL
championships than any other team. A key reason for their outstanding success in the mid to late nineties was the coaching of former Tall Blacks
coach Tab Baldwin
and the outstanding play of Pero Cameron
and Kenny Stone.
The Stars won back to back New Zealand
NBL championships in 2004 and 2005 thanks to incredible players like American
Casey Frank
and Tall Blacks
Dillon Boucher
, Aaron Olson
, Lindsay Tait
and Mike Homik
.
The Stars were kicked out of the 2010 season after being suspended by the league from February 2010 because of financial problems , with many players, and coach Kenny Stone owing wages and salary. All players were released.
In 2011, the team came under new ownership and was renamed the Auckland Pirates.
Assistant Coach
General Manager
Manager
Video Analyst
Trainer
Physiotherapist
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team that represents the Auckland
Auckland Region
The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
region in the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
National Basketball League
National Basketball League (New Zealand)
The National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in New Zealand.There were 10 teams in the 2010 season with teams based in Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Shore, Palmerston North,...
. They play their home games at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama
Kohimarama
Kohimarama is a coastal residential Auckland City suburb, located to the east of the city.Situated in Eastern Auckland and has a reputation as being relatively wealthy, with many of the homes having some of the best views over Auckland Harbour. According to the 2001 census, Kohimarama has a...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Auckland have won more New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
NBL
National Basketball League (New Zealand)
The National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in New Zealand.There were 10 teams in the 2010 season with teams based in Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Shore, Palmerston North,...
championships than any other team. A key reason for their outstanding success in the mid to late nineties was the coaching of former Tall Blacks
New Zealand national basketball team
The New Zealand national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. It is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, derived from the name of New Zealand's Rugby union team, the All Blacks.-History:...
coach Tab Baldwin
Tab Baldwin
Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin ONZM is an American-New Zealand basketball coach,-History:Baldwin was born in Florida and came from Jacksonville Beach to New Zealand in 1988 to coach the Otago Nuggets....
and the outstanding play of Pero Cameron
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron MNZM, known as "Pero", is a former New Zealand professional basketball player. Cameron captained the NZ National Team from 2000 - 2010...
and Kenny Stone.
The Stars won back to back New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
NBL championships in 2004 and 2005 thanks to incredible players like American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Casey Frank
Casey Frank
Casey Frank is a naturalised New Zealand professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He's currently playing for the Wellington Saints in the NZL National Basketball League...
and Tall Blacks
New Zealand national basketball team
The New Zealand national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. It is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, derived from the name of New Zealand's Rugby union team, the All Blacks.-History:...
Dillon Boucher
Dillon Boucher
Dillon Boucher is a New Zealand professional basketball player.Boucher plays for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League from their inception in 2003 until 2005 when he signed for the Perth Wildcats for whom he played in the 2005/06 Australian NBL season...
, Aaron Olson
Aaron Olson
Aaron Duane Olson is a former professional basketball player who played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australasian National Basketball League...
, Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Tait is a professional New Zealand basketball player.Tait has played in the New Zealand NBL since 2000, winning three NBL titles with the Auckland Stars...
and Mike Homik
Mike Homik
Michael Homik is a professional basketball player from New Zealand.He was part of the silver medal winning Tall Blacks team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
.
The Stars were kicked out of the 2010 season after being suspended by the league from February 2010 because of financial problems , with many players, and coach Kenny Stone owing wages and salary. All players were released.
In 2011, the team came under new ownership and was renamed the Auckland Pirates.
Current roster
Coaching staff
Head Coach- Kenny Stone
Assistant Coach
- Nele Nikovic
General Manager
- John McGregor
Manager
Video Analyst
Trainer
Physiotherapist