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Tall Blacks coach Paul Henare will take up the post of Wellington Saints basketball coach
Paul Henare, coach of the Tall Blacks.
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He swaps places with Kevin Braswell, who is leaving the saints to replace Henare with the New Zealand Breakers.
It was actually Braswell who recommended Henare as his successor, when he told the owner of the Saints, Nick Mills, that he would leave at the end of the National Basketball League, which ends with the Final Four series this weekend.
Acknowledging that there was an opening in the 2019 international calendar, Henare gladly accepted this year
"One of the main reasons I started to explore the city". opportunity to become a coach in the New Zealand league was to watch the international calendar in 2019. There is a big gaping hole compared to the February window. "They needed a coach with KB to move to my old job and I wanted to re-train, I'm super excited. The saints are by far the most successful team in the competition and I think the positives are apart, in terms of coaching skills and honing my skills, there are so many benefits to working for a successful organization and working with potentially The players of the Tall Blacks continue to develop what we do in terms of team systems.
"I think it's in my interest and interest of the Tall Blacks to be coaches rather than having all that free time in Mills said that it's a good thing. was an important blow for the Saints to have on board a coach of the caliber of Henare, someone whom he described as the country's most prominent basketball coach.
"It's great for him to coach a team with a rich history of wins and he wants to continue, and I think it works for both parties." We're excited to have a coach of this caliber on board Mr. Mills said:
The 39-year-old athlete, who has already coached the Hawke's Bay Hawks and the Southland Sharks before taking the Breakers position during two seasons, joins the Saints team for the third consecutive time.They will face the Hawks in the semifinals of the NBL on Saturday at the TSB Arena, while the Nelson Giants will face the Sharks in the other playoff game.
Henare will participate in the Final Four as coach of the Tall Blacks, commenting that he will be a neutral spectator for another week.
"I think I have to sit on that neutral fence for a few more days, and once it's all over I'll put on my Wellington Saints hat, but I'm really looking forward to the weekend. it has been good this year and I am very close and I think that all four teams can have a chance. "
– RNZ
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