rbg
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04-21-17 08:46 AM - Post#228842
Isaac Letoa, an 18 year old 6'1" PG from Junior Tall Blacks and Wellington Saints, is coming to Hanover.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/91490 696/j...
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Go Green
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04-25-17 05:46 PM - Post#228918
In response to rbg
Congrats to the young man!
Should we be excited about him? Can't really tell based on the article...
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Old Bear
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04-25-17 07:19 PM - Post#228920
In response to Go Green
Brown had a New Zealander a few years back, he was damn good.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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04-27-17 04:08 PM - Post#228962
In response to Old Bear
Brown had a New Zealander a few years back, he was damn good.
I'll never spell his name right, but it was pronounced noo-ah-LEE-ya-TEE-ya.
For years I thought he was Finnish. Tells you what I know.
And, yeah, he was tough.
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Old Bear
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04-27-17 07:18 PM - Post#228965
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
No, Alai's father was from Fiji. Luke Ruscoe was a all-Ivy Kiwi.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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04-28-17 08:42 AM - Post#228969
In response to Old Bear
I stand corrected. All those Miller-era Brown players kinda blend together in my brain.
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Old Bear
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04-28-17 08:31 PM - Post#228979
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
They won a lot of games under Capt. Mike Martin.
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rbg
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06-29-18 09:10 AM - Post#258340
In response to Old Bear
Isaac Letoa is playing on the New Zeland national team as it goes through FIBA World Cup qualifying.
In a game against Hong Kong earlier today, his state line was 11:19 minutes, 3 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound, 2 steals and 3 turnovers.
A repeat of the game can be found on FIBA's YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/FIBA
The team's second and last game in the 1st Round of the Asian Qualifying Group is Saturday night at 11:10 pm on ESPN+.
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GoBigGreenBasketball
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06-30-18 02:55 PM - Post#258364
In response to rbg
Thanks!
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rbg
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07-27-18 08:18 AM - Post#259523
In response to GoBigGreenBasketball
Letoa is mentioned in The Sporting News article on 21 players who are staring in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
http://www.sportingnews.com/us/fiba/news/21-playe r...
#21 - Isaac Letoa (New Zealand)
Stats: 3.0ppg, 4.0apg in 11.3mpg
The point guard featured at last year's FIBA Asia Cup for the Tall Blacks and after a year of Ivy League basketball with Dartmouth, he returned to the national team to face Hong Kong in Rotorua. Silky smooth with his dribbling and passing, Letoa figures to be in the setup for a long, long time.
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GoBigGreenBasketball
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07-28-18 12:28 PM - Post#259576
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He is featured among some really notable players. Combined with Taurus Samuels we have some good international experience going into Belfast.
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