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  Draw for 2019 Women's Basketball Championship released

  date_range Published 18 Mar 2019

  The 2019 Women’s Basketball Championship (WBC) draw has been released today. Showing the growth of the women’s game in New Zealand, the League has increased to 14 teams with the new additions of Capital Swish, South Canterbury Stealers, Wellington, plus the North Harbour second team called Harbour Zephyr. Six teams...
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  Draft BBO Strat Plan 2019 - 2021

  date_range Published 15 Mar 2019

  Basketball Otago are pleased to provide to members and stakeholders the draft strategic plan for the 2019 - 2021 period which can be viewed here: https://www.otago.basketball/about/  Please scroll down to resources. If you have any queries relating to the content of this document, please feel free to contact General Manager...
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  AM I FIT New Naming Partner of the Otago Gold Rush.

  date_range Published 15 Mar 2019

   Friday 15 March 2019 Today the Otago Gold Rush are thrilled to announce that Dunedin fitness training centre, AM I FIT, has officially joined with the regions only Women’s Basketball Championship (WBC) team as the major naming partner of the AM I FIT Otago Gold Rush for the 2019 season....
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  Otago players busy abroad

  date_range Published 07 Mar 2019

  Sam Timmins’ Washington Huskies have secured their first conference title in seven years. The Otago centre’s side clinched the Pac-12 conference championship with two games still to play. Its conference record of 14 wins and two losses leaves it clearly ahead of the chasing pack; second-placed Arizona State has an...
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  Otago NBL team bid a possibility

  date_range Published 07 Mar 2019

  A focus on the northern regions should not hinder Otago’s chances of re-entry to the national basketball league. The NBL announced on Tuesday it was seeking expressions of interest for new teams. It added that it would ‘‘ideally’’ target applications from north of Taupo - just one of the league’s...
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  2019 Dunedin Metro Selections

  date_range Published 28 Feb 2019

  Congratulations to the following players who have made Dunedin Metro Squads  Thank you to all trialists.  We had over 120 athletes trialing for U15-U19 age groups. Players that have missed out are encouraged to continue to play and grow their skills sets and game awareness.  Check out options through BBO...
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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...