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| birth_place = [[Suva]], [[Fiji]] |
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| college = [[Bethlehem Campus|Bethlehem College]] / [[Nelson College]] |
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| previous_clubs = [[New Zealand Breakers]] (2004-08; 2010-present)<br>[[South Dragons]] (2008-09)<br>[[Gold Coast Blaze]] (2009-10) |
| previous_clubs = [[Manawatu Jets]] (2003-04)<br> [[Nelson Giants]] (2004-present) [[New Zealand Breakers]] (2004-08; 2010-present)<br>[[South Dragons]] (2008-09)<br>[[Gold Coast Blaze]] (2009-10) |
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Revision as of 11:00, 6 September 2011
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Representing  New Zealand
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Mika Vukona (born May 13, 1982 in Suva, Fiji) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Australasian National Basketball League's New Zealand Breakers and for the New Zealand Tall Blacks. He has been a member of the U/16, U/18 and U/20 national teams.
Career
Vukona played for the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand NBL (he previously played for the Palmerston North Jets) and was elevated from a development player to a contracted player for the 2005/2006 season with the New Zealand Breakers. He was a member of the Tall Blacks side for 2005 and 2006, and competed in the 2006 World Basketball Championships in Japan. He signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2006/2007 season, and chose to sign with the South Dragons for the 2008/09 season.[1] For the 2010/11 ANBL season, he will return to the New Zealand Breakers.[2]
References
- ^ "Vukona slays Dragons with his attitude". The Age. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Breakers sign Mika Vukona for second stint with club". TVNZ. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
External links
Template:New Zealand Squad 2006 FIBA World Championship
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Expatriate basketball people in Australia
- New Zealand basketball players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Fijian basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Former students of Nelson College