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  Varsity dominate in season opener

  date_range Published 29 Apr 2019

  Varsity emerged victor in its first game of the men’s club basketball season. It ran away to a 93-64 win over the Magic Lions at the Edgar Centre on Saturday. Varsity started strong, captain Micah Lepaio scoring nine points in the first quarter, and with help from Hale Nepia-Sua with...
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  2019 Tall Ferns Assemble

  date_range Published 23 Apr 2019

  Many of the leading contenders for the Tall Ferns assemble in Auckland this week, for a high performance selection camp that will help Head Coach Guy Molloy put names in ink for upcoming tours and tournaments in July and September this year, all of which leads into the ultimate goal...
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  U23 Coaches Needed

  date_range Published 18 Apr 2019

  Basketball Otago is seeking expressions of interest for head coaches of the U23 Men’s and Women’s teams. The tournament is the 7-10 of August in Porirua.   If you are keen please email Natalie at development@otago.basketball. the Deadline is the 4th of May.
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  Otago U17 Boys A and B Teams Finalized

  date_range Published 17 Apr 2019

  Congratulations to the young men selected to represent Otago at the Qualifiers.   A Team             Angus Cameron Anton Stoddard Benji Freeman Cam Forde  Eric Peita Gabe Gallagher Joshua Reeves Lachie Cameron Ollie Sinclair Rikki Kerr Sam Hope B Team Beau Lundy Ben Joseph Braydon Henry Callum...
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  Nuggets looking into NBL return

  date_range Published 12 Apr 2019

  Otago has taken the first step in a return to the national basketball league. Basketball Otago has officially submitted an expression of interest to join the league. Submissions close today, as the league seeks to grow from nine teams to between 10 and 12. The association will be notified in...
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  Zone 6 Preseason Tournament 13th- 14th Apr

  date_range Published 09 Apr 2019

  Here is the draw for this weekends Zone 6 Preseason tournament. Come down and watch Otago play teams from Southland, South Canterbury, Central Otago, North Otago and Eastern Southland. Games are running all day with 35 teams from all around the lower South Island.
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  Otago well represented in JTB team to tour China.

  date_range Published 03 Apr 2019

  Basketball New Zealand has named the Junior Tall Black team that will travel to China for friendly games and take part in the Atlas Sports International Tournament, starting 19 April.With the FIBA U19 World Cup set to tip off in Greece in June, Junior Tall Blacks’ Head Coach Gavin Briggs...
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  Otago Men's team push Sharks.

  date_range Published 01 Apr 2019

  One comeback was no problem, but two proved too much. A 22-4 run early in the third quarter did the damage as the Southland Sharks beat Otago 92-76 in their National Basketball League pre-season match in Invercargill yesterday. Otago had just fought back to tie the scores at 42-42 when...