Of all the career highlights Phill Jones can look back on when the 40-year-old retires at the end of the season, you would think a club game in Dunedin nearly 15 years would not rank that highly.
But this was not just any old club game.
The Tall Black great scored 105 points for the now-defunct Bowler Celtics in a 172-86 romp against the Falcons in June 1999.
Yes, 105 points.
And, yes, it was a basketball game and not a cricket match.
Remarkably, the shooting guard landed 47 of his 57 attempts (including 14 three-pointers), took 17 rebounds, made five assists and grabbed five steals.
Two hours earlier, he had been training with the Nuggets - he had a stint with the franchise that year but has otherwise remained loyal to the Nelson Giants.
Jones was back in the city on Friday for the Giants' match against the Nuggets.
He chipped in with 17 points from the bench to help his side record a 83-79 win.
He has had a wonderful career as a pure shooter who, at his peak, could match it with the very best players in the world.
In 2002, the Tall Blacks stunned everybody by finishing fourth at the world championships.
Pero Cameron was named in the all-star team alongside players such ase Dirk Nowitzki and Yao Ming.
But Jones' contribution was just as valuable. He averaged 18.2 points at the tournament, and at the Athens Olympics in 2004 he was ranked second among all scorers.
He has won three NBL championships with the Giants (1994, 1998 and 2007) and is the highest scorer in the history of the league.
He has made the NBL all-star team five times and is one game away from drawing level with Willie Burton (361 games) as the league's all-time most-capped player.
They are all fabulous memories. But so was that club game all those years ago.
He had scored 54 points by halftime and his friend, former Nuggets player Hayden Allen, who was watching from the sideline, took the opportunity to taunt Jones.
''I went across at halftime to watch the other premier game and one spectator came up to me and said, 'I bet you won't score 100 points', which I guess in context was a good motivator for me,'' Jones told the Otago Daily Times in 1999.
He scored 51 in the second half - five more than he needed for the 100.
It is probably the highest score by an individual in any grade in New Zealand basketball.
But, after 20 years in the league, Jones has decided this year will be his last.
He has three children - Maia, Hayden and Ava - with wife Kat (nee Stephens, a former Otago player) and life is busy.
His wife has shouldered much responsibility and the family has made enormous sacrifices so Jones has been able to continue playing.
He still loves training and playing, and he is more than capable of contributing at the highest level, but life moves on, he said.
He is still as competitive as ever but knows he will be able to walk away without any regrets.
The sport has been a huge part of his life and he will miss being involved.
But he is looking forward to spending more time with his family and exploring other opportunities.
