Pāora Winitana
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| Born | 6 December 1976 Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hastings Boys' (Hastings, New Zealand) Church College (Hamilton, New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1998 | North Harbour Vikings/Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | North Harbour Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Harbour Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide 36ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Christchurch Cougars | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Ramiha "Pāora" Winitana (born 6 December 1976) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the Hawke's Bay Hawks. He was ordained as a Mormon bishop in 2005 and chooses not to play basketball on Sundays.