Basketball: 2009 NBL rosters

WAIKATO PISTONS

2008: 13-5 (Champions)
Roster: Adam Ballinger*, Justin Bailey*, Jamie Barnett, Ray Cameron, Pero Cameron, Michael Fitchett, Mike Homik, Puke Lenden, Muka Silver, Thomas Abercrombie, Uani Talagi, Kurtis Elliot.
Coach: Dean Vickerman.
Gains: Ballinger, Bailey, Fitchett, Abercrombie.
Losses: Ben Hill, Brian Wethers, Jason Crowe, Prem Krishna.

CENTURY CITY SAINTS

2008: 14-4 (Runners-up)
Roster: Mike Efevberha, Damon Thornton*, Lindsay Tait, Leon Henry, Nick Horvath, Calum McLeod, Luke Martin, Troy McLean, Reece Cassidy, Arthur Trousdell, Hugh Quinlivan, Boyd Scirkovich, Jordan Mills, Tipene Friday, Corey Vessey.
Coach: Gordie McLeod.
Gains: Efevberha, Damon Thornton, Calum McLeod, Reece Cassidy.
Losses: Ernest Scott, Kevin Owens, Randall Bishop, Terrence Lewis, Brendon Pongia.

NELSON GIANTS

2008: 10-8 (3rd)
Roster: Jarryd Lloyd, John Barber, Phil Jones, Josh Bloxham, Chris Reay, Tony Rampton, Darryl Jones, Ben Wright, Bronson Beri, Nico Ritschny, Sam Dempster, Ricky Brookes, Steven Bill, Chris Duthie.
Coach: Chris Tupu.
Gains: Lloyd, Barber, Rampton, Jones.
Losses: Michael Fitchett, Michael Harrison, Jamil Terrell, Chris Daniel, Sam To'omata.

AUCKLAND STARS

2008: 9-9 (4th)
Roster: Blagoj Janev, Hayden Allen, Dillon Boucher, Casey Frank, Dylan Perfect-Tait, Tyrone Davey, Matty Yukich, Travis Mcllroy, John Lowe, Sosifa Puteni, Jonathan Southey, Campbell Ross, Cory Poa.
Coach: Kenny Stone.
Gains: Janev, Allen, Yukich, Mcllroy, Lowe, Southey, Puteni, Poa.
Losses: Cassidy, Clarke, Te Ratana, Noyer, Majstrovich, Bratcher.

HARBOUR HEAT

2008: 11-7 (5th)
Roster: Chaz Spicer, Mychal Green*, BJ Anthony, Darryl Cartwright, Corey Webster, Mike Townsend, Karl Noyer, Daniel Munday, Reece Beardsall, Vallance, Te Ratana, Daniel Barritt, Sam Butler.
Coach: Tony Webster.
Gains: Spicer, Green, Webster, Townsend, Noyer, Te Ratana, Munday Barritt. Butler.
Losses: Tim Behrendorff, Oscar Forman, Mika Vukona, Jarrod Kenny, Hayden Allen.

BAY HAWKS

2008: 11-7 (6th)
Roster: John Thomas, Everard Bartlett, Thomas Bartlett, Jarrod Kenny, Mark Morrison, Jeremy Kench, Chris Daniel, Miles Pearce, Haylen Tahau, Clifton Bush, Michael Patai, Rangi Kennedy.
Coach: Shawn Dennis.
Gains: Thomas, Kenny, Morrison, Kench, Daniel, Pearce.
Losses: Paul Henare, Paora Winitana, Kareem Johnson, Kevin Smith, Damien Ekenasio, Callum Baynes, Aidan Daly, Calum MacLeod.

TARANAKI

2008: 9-9 (7th)
Roster: Phillip Gilbert, Eric Vierneisel, Link Abrams, Aaron Bailey-Nowell, Damon Rampton, Eli Paurini, Josh Paurini, James Paringatai, Tim Cleaver, Kale Joines, Warrick Siddall, Brent Raven, Peter Northcott.
Coach: Trent Adam.
Gains: Gilbert, Vierneisel, Paringatai, Sidall, Raven.
Losses: Ben Jeffrey, Alex Wastney, Keith Salscheider, Tony Rampton.

MANAWATU JETS

2008: 5-13 (9th)
Roster: Kareem Grant, Marcel Jones*, Kaine Hokianga, Kere Harnett, Piers Finch, Ben Hill, Paul Bristol, Dan Peck, Aidan Daly, Ben Valentine, Josh O'Connell, Gareth Dawson, Rick Dalzell, Daniel Simon, Logan Funnell, Ryan Twist, Jordan Te Kani.
Coach: Tim McTamney.
Gains: Daly, Grant, Jones, O'Connell, Hill, Dawson.
Losses: James Paringatai, Kontrail Horton, Keith Davis, Miles Pearce, Stacey Lambert.

CHRISTCHURCH COUGARS
Debut Season

Roster: Tim Behrendorff*, Trenton Wurtz*, Paora Winitana, Paul Henare, Lionel Hopgood, Gerard Bowden, Luke Ruscoe, Sam To'omata, Ash Rees, Marty Davidson, Matt Stevenson, Adrian Taylor, Paul McFarlin, Sam Crozier.
Coach: Andrew Gardiner.

(* denotes import)