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Kerwin Roach scored 19 points as the Wellington Saints thumped the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin. Normal service has resumed, it seems, as the Wellington Saints returned to the NBL in style on opening night in Dunedin. Having been one of three teams to opt out of last year’s Covid-19 induced Showdown competition, the perennial heavyweights were back to business in fine fashion on Saturday, downing the Otago Nuggets 95-73 at the Edgar Centre. Having claimed four titles, and been runners-up twice, in the six seasons prior to the unique last one – including going a perfect 20-0 in 2019 – the Saints, even with a largely new-look squad, were quick to stamp their mark and put the Nuggets feel-good story from 2020 well in the past. ....
Published April 23, 2021, 10:24 PM Photo from Wellington Saints Ken Tuffin is set to make his debut for new team Wellington Saints in the New Zealand National Basketball League Saturday, April 24, against the defending champion Otaga Nuggets in Dunedin. The former Far Eastern University mainstay and the Saints will take on the Nuggets at 3:30 p.m. Manila time as he looks to build on his solid rookie campaign last season with the Taranaki Mountainairs. Wellington acquired Tuffin as part of its return after failing to defend the 2019 crown by skipping last year’s shortened season. Tuffin averaged 9.2 points and 4.3 rebounds for Taranaki which made it to the semifinals before signing with his hometown team in the offseason. ....
Published January 15, 2021, 10:20 AM Ken Tuffin’s stint in the New Zealand’s National Basketball League came to an end after the Taranaki Mountainairs fell 105-95 to the Manawatu Jets. (File Photo) Former Far Eastern University mainstay Ken Tuffin is set to play for the Wellington Saints in New Zealand’s National Basketball League. The Saints announced the signing of Tuffin, who suited up for the Taranaki Mountain Airs in his maiden NBL campaign last year as an amateur player. Tuffin, who decided to skip his final playing year with FEU following the cancellation of the UAAP season, is ecstatic about playing for his hometown team for the coming NBL campaign. ....