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👉We can't wait to see the 2degrees Tall Ferns in action next week! 🤩

🚨 We’re thrilled to announce our squad of 12 athletes set to compete at the upcoming FIBA U15 Women’s Oceania Cup in Australia this November! 🏀

➡ Congratulations to: Emilia Ainley, Charis Broughton, Shamar Broughton, Makenzie Disher, Ava Jones, Areta Kahura, Sienna Maurice, Riley McClenaghan, Imani Rasmussen, Maniah Taefu, Nahala Toeleiu & Kilani-Mae Tuineau 🔥

👉 Four non-travelling reserves have been named as Rosie Gaffaney, Sienna Letoa-Tuala, Olive Maling & Madison Skelton.

➡ Head Coach for this U15 Women's cycle is Liam Connelly, with Aled Jones, Darci Finnigan and Maia Williamson coming in as assistants. Kat Wills is Team Manager & Ashley Harmsworth is the Team Physiotherapist 🙌

🔗 Read more at: https://bbnz.link/97c33

🚨🚨 The Tall Blacks are seeking its next Head Coach for the New Zealand men’s national team, beginning with the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in November this year.

➡️ We’re looking for a dynamic and engaging coach to design and implement a cutting-edge High Performance programme for New Zealand’s upcoming 2025 FIBA Men’s Asia Cup, 2027 FIBA Men’s World Cup, and 2028 Olympic campaigns.

➡️ You will lead and inspire the Tall Blacks team, working alongside assistant coaches & support staff, to foster a High Performance environment that is growth-centred and sustainable.

🔗 Find out more and apply now at nz.basketball/about-us/vacancies

We 🖤 you Pero 🙌

👉 Following last month’s FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey – which saw the NZ U17 Men’s national team finish a historic fourth place - the NZ U17 Men’s national team 2022-24 cycle has come to a close after three years. A massive thank you to everyone who helped to make this age group programme a massive success.

➡ Head Coach: Leyton Haddleton
➡ Assistant Coaches: Jason Crummer (yrs 1 &2), Brent Matehaere (Yr 1), Darron Larsen (yrs 2 & 3), Greg Brockbank (yr 3)
➡ Team Manager: Christina McMillan
➡ Team Physio: Jeffrey Huang
➡ Team Doctor: Rory Laubscher (yr 1)

🗣 We chatted with head coach Leyton Haddleton about his immense pride for the athletes and support staff for their efforts, and praised the confidence and the culture of this team. 🔗Read here: https://bbnz.link/mcg2f

📣Let’s look back at two impact players from last month’s FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League, which saw the NZ Men’s & Women’s teams both win the 7-day tournament – and qualify for next month’s FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia 😍

🚨 KATE HERMAN 🚨
Kate Herman was an absolute sniper for the NZ U23 3x3 Women’s team in Kaula Lumpur, and a key reason why this squad went unbeaten with a stunning 18-0 record.
➡️ Kate averaged 6.7ppg – second only behind teammate Maia Jones for the tournament – and hit a women’s tournament-best 31 outside shots at a 30% clip.
➡️ She scored 10pts three times during the tournament, hitting four shots from outside in two of these games 🔥

🚨 JOSH BOOK 🚨
For the NZ U23 3x3 Men’s team, Josh Book was lights out from deep for his squad as they went 17-1.
➡️ Josh averaged a tournament-high 7.9ppg, while also hitting – and hit a tournament-best 41 outside shots at a 37% clip. His dominance from outside saw him hit more shots from beyond the arc than any other TEAM in the men’s competition!
➡️ Josh also hit the 10pt mark three times during the tournament, while hitting four shots from outside in an amazing five games 🔥

👉 With the conclusion of the NZ U17 Women’s National Team cycle following last month’s FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Mexico, we’d like to give thanks to everyone who played a role in the success of this programme 🙌

➡ Head Coach: Mel Bennett
➡ Assistant Coaches: Sarah Molisa & Igor Cvjetkovic
➡ Team Manager: Maine Mareko-Johnson (years 1 & 2) & Samara Gallaher (year 3)
➡ Team Physio: Courtney Wilson (years 1 & 2) & Maisey Kilner (year 3)
➡ Team Doctor: Dr Courtney Storm (year 1)

🗣 We spoke with head coach Mel Bennett about what this cycle has meant to her over the past three years. 🔗 Read here: https://bbnz.link/i46tj

If you're wanting to officiate at the upcoming Secondary Schools Regionals and Nationals, this post is for you!

Basketball New Zealand Officials

⚠️ SECONDARY SCHOOLS OFFICIALS! ⚠️

We've re-opened the Expression of Interest (EOI) for Referees, Trainers and Technical Commissioners for the upcoming Secondary Schools Regionals and Secondary Schools Nationals!

📅 EOI Closes THIS FRIDAY at 5PM
🔗 Referees - https://bbnz.link/w1ilo
🔗 TC's, Trainers - https://bbnz.link/q5wvd

For more info on the dates for Secondary School Competitions, check out https://bbnz.link/iha6j

📣 We’re excited to announce our squad of 12 athletes set to compete at the upcoming FIBA U15 Men’s Oceania Cup, to be held in Australia this November! ✈

👉 Congratulations to: Tawhiri Cate, Fletcher Cooper, Jackson Couper, Noah Duncan, Brigham Hakaraia, Malakhai Joyner, Daley Pohio, Lawson Pryor, Tarquinius Schwalger, Marco Sula, Roma Tuimaunei & Lincoln Wilson 🙌

👉 Five non-travelling reserves have been named as JC Goodman, Kolo ki Lakepa Liku, Darius Latu, Cullen Parai & Taye Thomson.

➡ Head Coach for this U15 cycle is Ben Sheat, with Tia Temata-Frost and Greg Brockbank on board as assistants 💪

🔗 Read more at: https://bbnz.link/0plxl

👉 Last month we launched the BBNZ Supporter Raffle, created to assist families with the cost of fundraising for their child’s age group national team travel costs. Thanks to everyone who’s supported this raffle so far! 🖤

➡ With the Junior Tall Blacks set to embark on their FIBA U18 Asia Cup Campaign in early September, you can help one – or all – of these athletes with the cost of travelling to Amman, Jordan for this pinnacle tournament ✈️

🎫 Purchase a BBNZ raffle ticket for $20 each, apply the ticket to either a single Junior Tall Black or to the team, and 100% of that contribution is offset against their travel costs.

🎁 And the ticket purchaser goes into the draw to win an array of incredible sporting prizes too! 🔗 Read more & check out all the amazing prizes at: https://bbnz.link/raffle2024 👀

👉 Heads up - we have a trio of new vacancies in our BBNZ Communications team:

➡ General Manager Marketing & Communications
➡ Communications & Content Lead
➡ Digital & Database Lead

🔗 Find out more at https://nz.basketball/about-us/vacancies/
🔗 Apply now via Seek: https://bbnz.link/9hsjr

👉 With the FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup in the rearview mirror – and New Zealand finishing an incredible fourth overall - let’s look back at a standout individual performer in Oscar Goodman 👀

➡️ Across 7 games, Oscar averaged 17ppg, 6.3rpg, 3apg and 1.4 steals, shooting 47% from the field – establishing himself as one of the top all-around forwards in the competition. His scoring average ranked him 9th overall at the U17 World Cup, while his assists per game ranked third amongst all forwards; his efficiency and steals per game both ranked sixth overall for forwards 💪

➡️ At a team level, Oscar led the U17 Men’s National Team in points, assists, steals and efficiency, also placing second in blocks, three pointers made, and defensive rebounds. He scored in double figures in six out of seven games, with his best game coming in a win against Turkey - where he racked up 26pts (10-15 shooting) along with 5reb, 7ast & 3stl.

📣 His efforts, combined with New Zealand’s fourth-place finish, earned Oscar a deserved place in the U17 World Cup All-Star 5 team – a massive accolade for the 17-year-old Kiwi out of Taranaki 🙌

📣 After six days of intense action & 84 thrilling games played, the winners of the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League have been found – with New Zealand taking out both the Men’s & Women’s conferences in dominating fashion 🏆🏆

🔗 Read more here: https://bbnz.link/a6dbm 👀

👉 The prize for New Zealand; a coveted place at the FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup 2024, to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 11-15 September 2024 – with both the Kiwi men’s & women’s teams set to compete for the title of U23 3x3 World Champions.

🎉 A massive congratulations to both squads for the win! 🙌

👉 Last day for our NZ U23 3x3 teams in Kuala Lumpur - make sure you check them out! 👀

📣 It's the final day of the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League in Kuala Lumpur!

🚨 NZ U23 3x3 Women's Team: 15-0 record, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 & Day 5 Champs 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

🚨 NZ U23 3x3 Men's Team: 14-1 record, Day 1 & Day 3, Day 4 & Day 5 Champs 🏆🏆🏆🏆

Stop 6 Schedule:

📅 Women’s Group B, Sun 28 July
➡️ 5pm NZT, NZ vs Saudi Arabia
➡️ 8.40pm NZT, NZ vs Indonesia

📅 Men’s Group A, Sun 28 July
➡️ 6.15pm NZT, NZ vs Saudi Arabia
➡️ 9.55pm NZT, NZ vs Indonesia

📺 Watch all games live at: https://bbnz.link/x4cgq

🚨🚨 Once again, New Zealand wins the Day Champion title for its men's & women's 3x3 U23 teams at the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League. How good!

➡ The NZ U23 3x3 Women's team smashed Malaysia 21-8 in the first Finals game, led by 9pts from Anika Hyland and 8 from Maia Jones 🔥

➡ The NZ U23 x3 Men’s Team earned an automatic win, after their Finals opponent Saudi Arabia was forced to withdraw due to injury.

🚨Team Records:🚨
NZ U23 3x3 Women's team: 15-0 record, 4 x Day Champion Titles 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
NZ U23 3x3 Men's team: 14-1 record, 4 x Day Champion Titles 🏆🏆🏆🏆

📅 With a spot at the 3x3 U23 World Cup all but secured, both New Zealand teams will return to action tomorrow for their final day of the tournament.

🚨🚨 Both New Zealand teams have finished the BLIA Cup / Fo Guang Cup with wins today, giving each team a 7th place finish in the Classification round of this tournament.

➡ The NZ Women’s Select team faced Brian Kerle Academy (Australia) first, picking up a 74-58 win behind Missy Nuku’s 14pts, 7ast and 2blk. Hana Lacey-Rameka added 13pts, while Izzy High tallied 11pt & 5reb and Opal Hardy had 11pts and 4stl. Aliyah Newton also had an impressive staline, with 6pts, 6reb and 7stl. As a team, New Zealand shot 50% from the floor and registered 19 assists on 23 made field goals.

📺 Re-watch the game here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4xaZNwztJg&t=5414s

➡ The NZ Men’s Select Team, facing the National Kaohsiung Normal University in their classification game, won 74-54 – fueled by a strong second &third quarter where they outscored their opponents 38-20. Kahu Treacher led the Kiwis with 13pts and 7reb, with Carter Hopoi adding 12; Julius Halaifonua with 11pts, 5reb, 5ast, 2stl & 2blk. Josh Wyllie added 10pts and brother Chris 8pts, as New Zealand dominated the boards 45-23 – 17 on the offensive end.

📺 Re-watch the game here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aShWTK8WPg&t=797s

🚨 A win for the New Zealand Men’s Select Team overnight, at the BLIA Cup / Fo Guang Cup in Taiwan!

➡ The Kiwi’s have beaten Guang Ming University 86-73, in a re-scheduled match after weather postponed this game on Thursday. Carter Hopoi scored 24pts and 10reb, while Kahu Treacher also had a double-double with 19pts & 10reb (5 offensive). Xanda Marsters added 14pts while hitting 4-9 from outside, Julius Halaifonua 12 and Ryan Hunt 5; Josh Wyllie adding 6reb, 7ast, 2stl & 2blk with his 3pts.

As a team, New Zealand out-rebounded their opponents 43-32, while hitting 12-35 from beyond the arc at a 34% clip.

🙌 Congrats to the boys on the win! 🙌

👉 It's Day 5️⃣ of the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League in Kuala Lumpur!

📣 NZ U23 3x3 Women's Team: 12-0 record, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 & Day 4 Champs 🏆🏆🏆🏆
📣 NZ U23 3x3 Men's Team: 11-1 record, Day 1 & Day 3 & Day 4 Champs 🏆🏆🏆

Stop 5 Schedule:

📅 Men’s Group A, Sat 27 July
➡️ 5.25pm NZT, NZ vs Singapore
➡️ 9.05pm NZT, NZ vs Indonesia

📅 Women’s Group B, Sat 27 July
➡️ 5.50pm NZT, NZ vs Qatar
➡️ 9.30pm NZT, NZ vs Indonesia

📺 Watch all games live at: https://bbnz.link/bblec

👉 New Zealand has done it again - winning Day 4 Champion status for both its men's and women's 3x3 U23 teams at the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League in Kuala Lumpur 🙌

➡ The NZ U23 3x3 Women's team dispatched Singapore in the first Finals game, led by 7pts apiece from Anika Hyland and Kate Herman 🔥

➡ Not to be outdone, the NZ U23 x3 Men’s Team demolished Qatar 21-12, as the Kiwis sank 4 straight free throws to win the game 💪

🚨Team Records:🚨
NZ U23 3x3 Women's team: 12-0 record, 4 x Day Champion Titles 🏆🏆🏆🏆
NZ U23 3x3 Men's team: 11-1 record, 3 x Day Champion Titles 🏆🏆🏆

📅 Both New Zealand teams will return to action tomorrow for Day 6.

👉 Check out the new 2degrees Tall Ferns Squad of 18! ❤

👉 Congrats to current Tall Blacks head coach, Pero Cameron who will coach the Ningbo Rockets in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the upcoming 2024/25 season.

➡ Pero heads to Zhejiang, China in early August where he will helm a team that competes in the Southern Division of China’s first-tier professional men's basketball league – the squad finishing with a 6-46 record last season, which Pero will be looking to improve on.

“It’s exciting to be part of the CBA league, there’s been some great coaches that have coached there over the years so I look forward to this new challenge,” says Cameron.

“There’s definitely a lot of talent in this league, and a lot of NZ and Australian coaches have been going into the Asia region as the sport of basketball is really big there - so it’s a great opportunity.”

👉3x3 basketball is back, with day 4 of the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League! 🤩

👉 After a much-needed rest day, New Zealand is back in action for Day 4 of the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League in Kuala Lumpur 🙌

📣 NZ U23 3x3 Women's Team: 9-0 record, Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 Champs 🏆🏆🏆
📣 NZ U23 3x3 Men's Team: 8-1 record, Day 1 & Day 3 Champs 🏆🏆

Stop 4 Schedule:

📅 Women’s Group B, Fri 26 July
➡️ 5pm NZT, NZ vs Saudi Arabia
➡️ 8.40pm NZT, NZ vs Malaysia

📅 Men’s Group A, Fri 26 July
➡️ 6.15pm NZT, NZ vs Saudi Arabia
➡️ 9.55pm NZT, NZ vs Malaysia

📺 Watch all games live at: https://bbnz.link/3x3U23_Stop4_Watch

👉 With the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup concluded, let’s look back at a standout individual performer in Bailey Flavell – who put up one of the best age group World Cup campaigns in New Zealand history 🙌

➡ Across 7 games, Bailey averaged 18.9ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.3apg, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks, shooting 42% from the field and averaging 2.1 made triples at a 36% clip.

➡ Her scoring average was good enough for 3rd overall at the U17 World Cup, while her blocks per game ranked 7th – including 2nd overall amongst all guards. Bailey’s efficiency was 5th overall (1st amongst guards) while her assists ranked 3rd overall for guards - proving her as one of the top two-way athletes in the competition.

➡ At a team level, Bailey led the U17 Women’s National Team in points, blocks, steals, three pointers made and efficiency. Her best game of the tournament came in a win over Mexico, where she racked up 25pts, 6reb, 4stl and 3blk while hitting 5-10 shots from outside the arc.

📺 Check out Bailey's FIBA highlights video at: https://bbnz.link/n5x0d

👉 Day 3 of the BLIA Cup - a.k.a. the Fo Guang Cup - in Taiwan is here, with the New Zealand Men's & Women's Selects team taking to the court tonight.

📅 First up at 6pm NZT is the NZ Women's Select Team vs Guang University (Chinese Taipei). 📺 Watch live at BBNZ.LINK/BLIA_D3_G1

📅 Following this at 7.40pm NZT, the NZ Men's Select Team goes up against Guang Ming College (Philippines). 📺 Watch live at BBNZ.LINK/BLIA_D3_G2

🚨🚨 Incredible - New Zealand are Day 3 Champions for both its men's & women's U23 3x3 teams tonight, at the FIBA U23 3x3 Nations League in Kuala Lumpur! 🏆🏆

➡ The NZ U23 3x3 Women's team survived a tough 15-13 overtime battle with Singapore in the first Finals game, thanks to a pair of clutch layups from Anika Hyland 💪

➡ Then the NZ U23 x3 Men’s Team bested Malaysia 21-19, with Josh Book hitting the unbelievable game-winner from beyond the arc 🔥

Well done to both teams, you're making New Zealand proud! 🙌

📅 Both New Zealand teams will enjoy a rest day tomorrow, before returning to action on Friday 26 July for Day 4.

👉 In their second game of the BLIA Cup / Fo Guang Cup in Taiwan, the New Zealand Men's Select Team have taken a loss against the Malaysia Selection Team 57-71.

New Zealand's height proved to be a factor, leading to eight blocks within the game! However scoring proved to be a challenge. A big second quarter for Malaysia caused headaches for the Kiwis as they were unable to recover the lead for the rest of the game.

➡ Julius Halaifonua and Carter Hopoi both scored 17 points each for a combined total of 34. Both players also managed to grab seven rebounds each, and could hardly be statistically separated.

📊 Box score - https://bbnz.link/smalm

📅 The NZ Men’s Select Team returns to action tomorrow against Guang Ming College, Thursday Jul 25 at 7:30PM.
📺 WATCH AT https://bbnz.link/gvb0t

👉 The NZ Women’s Select Team have lost their second game of the BLIA Cup / Fo Guang Cup in Taiwan, falling 73-58 against Malaysia's Selection Team.

The Kiwis managed to outscore the Malaysian Select Team in the second quarter, keeping them within seven points at the half-time break.

➡️ Hineaupounamu Nuku took charge of the scoring, taking with her 18 points and four blocks for the game. Hana Lacey-Rameka came a rebound shy of a double-double, with 14 points and a solid nine rebounds.

📆 Next up for the Women's Select team is Fo Guang University, from 6.00pm NZT on Thursday 25th July. Watch live at BBNZ.LINK/BLIA_D3_G1 📺
📊 Box Score - https://bbnz.link/l1aid