Tony Hawke is a 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...

 player from Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, 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...

 who represented the Canterbury Rams in New Zealand's 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,...

 (NBL). A 2006 NBL rookie, Tony only took up basketball as a 17 year old at Rangiora High School when his school team was in need of some extra height.

Tony finished the 2006 season with a league-high 100% shooting record, however he announced his retirement shortly after the season finished.

After his retirement, Tony has travelled through Europe, Asia, and North America. It is not known if he continued to play basketball.

External links

• Coverage of New Zealand NBL