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  Leonard King & Mel Downer Coaching Clinic

  date_range Published 27 Feb 2019

  Don’t miss out on a chance to gain some insight and knowledge from former Otago Nugget, current BBNZ GM of high performance Leonard King; and former Australian State and age group National team staff, now current BBNZ South Island Talent Manager Mel Downer.  Leonard and Mel will be running U15...
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  Dunedin leg of BBNZ 3x3 Quest Tour a Success

  date_range Published 21 Feb 2019

  Dunedin’s young guns are targeting the 3x3 Quest Tour’s ultimate prize after winning the deep South’s leg of the tour.Team Squiddies made up of former New Zealand junior reps Josh Aitcheson and Samson Aruwa, plus Matt Dukes and Darcy Knox, won the Final 11 to 5 over Hayden Russell, Che...
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  Looking for a Club Team?

  date_range Published 20 Feb 2019

  New to Dunedin?  Or are you ready to strap on the boots again? Looking for something more competitive than social basketball? Basketball Otago offers Men’s and Women’s Club basketball starting the end of April and finishing at the end of August.  Guys can choose from 7 different clubs.  Four clubs...
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  Ex Wildcats captain to play for Otago Gold Rush in 2019

  date_range Published 11 Feb 2019

  The Otago Gold Rush are thrilled to announce that former Canterbury Wildcats captain Hayley Gray will be joining the Otago Gold Rush for their Women’s Basketball Championship title defense in 2019.  Basketball Otago General Manager Justin Ludlow says Gray has been an instrumental figure in Canterbury women’s basketball since her...
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  Basketball the big mover in 2018 school sports census.

  date_range Published 11 Feb 2019

  While the top 10 sports in terms of students representing their school remains unchanged from 2017, the School Sport NZ Census released today shows that Basketball continued its growth in the sector to now be the second most popular sport in our secondary schools. Up by just over 800 students...
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  BBO to be well represented at 2019 BBNZ Coaches Conference

  date_range Published 15 Jan 2019

  This Friday Basketball New Zealand will host its second annual National Coaches Conference. The invitation only event will see some of New Zealand’s most experienced coaches sharing knowledge, discussing good-practice and learning from international industry leaders.Basketball New Zealand High Performance Manager, Leonard King, says the Conference is designed to provide...
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  Happy Holidays

  date_range Published 21 Dec 2018

  Basketball Otago’s Board and staff would like to extend our best wishes to our players, coaches, volunteers, parents, sponsors, funders, administrators and officials over the festive season. We are thankful to each of you who play a special part in making up our vibrant basketball community.Have a safe and restful...
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  U13-U19 Otago Representative Coaches Named

  date_range Published 13 Dec 2018

  The BBO Representative Head Coaches have been appointed for 2019 for the U13-U19 age groups.  Additional staff will be appointed in 2019 after trials, depending on the number of teams per age group that we have in Otago. Thanks to all coaches who have applied and already put in many...