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Basketball Otago is delighted to announce the coaching appointments for our 2026 senior representative teams. With a strong mix of experienced coaches continuing on from the 2025 season and respected coaches returning to the programme, we are excited about the leadership in place for the year ahead. U20 Men: Sam Fielding Sam Fielding returns for another season with the U20 Men after guiding the team to significant improvement in 2025, highlighted by a 5th place finish at BBNZ

2025 marked a year of strong progress for the Basketball Otago representative programme, with performances across all age groups highlighting the growth, depth and quality of basketball in the region. Under 20's Both the U20 Men's and Women's teams recorded Top 6 finishes at the BBNZ U20 Nationals in Tauranga. Led by experienced Head Coaches Sam Fielding (Men) and Alf Arlidge (Women), both sides competed consistenly throughout the tournament to secure their placings. The Men'

Basketball Otago is proud to congratulate U18 Otago representative Kiana Brown on her silver medal at the 2025 FIBA Oceania Cup in Samoa! Kiana represented New Zealand with distinction as the Junior Tall Ferns claimed the silver medal at the tournament and qualified for the 2026 FIBA Asia Cup. The team took on the best talent in the Oceania region and this is a fantastic milestone that highlights consistent development, work ethic and performances. The BBO player pathway supp

Basketball Otago's very own Kiana Brown has been selected for the Junior Tall Ferns for the upcoming FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Cup in...

Basketball Otago and Sutherland District Basketball Association - home of the Sutherland Sharks - are proud to officially announce the...

In what has been a whirlwind two weeks for Basketball Otago’s representative programme, five of our teams proudly took the court at the...

Otago’s very own Alexa Duff has been named to the New Zealand Women’s 3x3 basketball team for the 2025 FISU World University Games in...

It was a strong showing at the 2025 Footlocker U20 Nationals for both our Men’s and Women’s representative teams, with each side securing...

After a hugely successful qualifying weekend that took place in Dunedin, Basketball Otago is proud to announce that an impressive haul of...

Basketball Otago is thrilled to unveil an exciting coaching staff for our senior representative teams, bringing together a mix of...