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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...
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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...