A product of the Westlake Boys and Harbour Basketball programmes Yanni Wetzell shared some thoughts on college basketball and his Tall Blacks aspirations.
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Monthly Archives: June 2018
U19 National Finals wrap
Charlisse Leger-Walker and Max Darling are destined for bigger and better things in the basketball world but right now they are the Aon Under 19 Tournament MVP’s.
Both played major roles as their respective teams won National titles.
Title defences still on track at U19 Nationals
Manawatu Men and Harbour Women stand in the way of Canterbury and Waikato repeating their 2017 success at Under 19 Nationals.
Under 19 Nationals – Day 2 wrap
Men’s semi-finalists are all sorted at U19 Nationals.
Women’s Championship still has one round of pool games still to play but three of the semi-final spots are already decided.
Double dose of Hawaiian delight
New Zealand International Basketball Tours (NZIBT) have announced that they are hosting the University of Hawaii women’s basketball team for two games in New Zealand in early August.
NZIBT successfully hosted University of California Golden Bears last year and have once again attracted a top NCAA Division I college to our shores.
The game against Cal attracted over 150,000 on-line viewers in addition to the 1,000 spectators that witnessed the game live at North Shore Events Centre.
The games against the Rainbow Wahine will be played in Auckland and Christchurch. As last year the New Zealand Premier team will be selected from players playing in the Women’s Basketball Championship (WBC).
The fixtures will provide an opportunity for a number of WBC veteran players to appear on the international stage and also showcase young up and coming New Zealand talent.
NZIBT Sports Tour Director Ashley Gayle is thrilled at the prospect of hosting another high quality American college women’s team.
“We are extremely excited for the opportunity to bring Hawaii University women’s basketball team to New Zealand. We encourage you to support the Kiwi players and watch two great games. More details on the dates and times of games will be available in the near future.
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