MBO Tall Blacks Head Coach Paul Henare is ready for the noise and the challenge of a desperate Lebanon in Friday night’s (Saturday morning NZT) FIBA World Cup Basketball qualifier in Beirut.

Paul Henare has settled his squad of 14 into Beirut as they prepare for their final FIBA World Qualifying window.

Dunedin’s young guns are targeting the 3x3 Quest Tour’s ultimate prize after winning the deep South’s leg of the tour.

The Basketball Without Borders Global Camp has come to a close and the two New Zealand participants have walked away with honours.

In front of a crowd of just under 5,000 the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Grand Final Series concluded on Saturday night with Canberra Capitals clinching the best-of-three series 2-1 with a 93-73 victory in Canberra against Penina Davidson and the Adelaide Lightning. 

The MBO Tall Blacks go back to work next week in the final qualifying window for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, with their final two games crucial to the team earning a high ranking for the tournament draw next month.

Basketball is now the second most-participated secondary-school sport after a massive 44.9% increase in players this decade.

Two young Kiwi talents have been selected for the prestigious Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp in the United States. It will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, 15-17 February.

Wellington’s Team Toa has gone back-to-back at the 3x3 Quest Tour, taking out the most recent leg of New Zealand’s only national 3x3 street basketball competition.

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.

A total of twelve overseas based New Zealanders attended the Under 19 and Under 17 Selection Camps held in Auckland last weekend. From speaking with Jackson Smyth and Emilee Tahata, it’s clear they have no doubts about their heritage and where their allegiance lies.

Karl Noyer and team Precision Movement (PM) remain undefeated after winning the second of six legs at the Basketball New Zealand 3x3 Quest Tour.

In a major development for New Zealand basketball, a Japanese 3x3 league called 3x3.EXE PREMIER has announced New Zealand will be added to a global competition, along with Korea and Thailand.

About 75 talented young basketballers from across the nation have been invited to participate in the February National Selection Camp, 2-4 February at Pulman Arena in South Auckland.  

The first leg of the 3x3 Quest Tour at The Trusts Arena in Auckland has been won by the defending champions, team PM (Precision Movement). They will now have their eyes set on the ultimate prize of winning an all-expenses trip to represent New Zealand at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters event in Asia (city TBA). 

This Friday Basketball New Zealand will host its second annual National Coaches Conference. The invitation only event will see some of New Zealand’s most experienced coaches sharing knowledge, discussing good-practice and learning from international industry leaders.

Basketball New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Mel Downer as the Talent Manager, South Island. This position is a part-time position created in collaboration with the Canterbury Regional Basketball Foundation. Downer will spend her remaining time working for the Foundation, particularly with the Mainland Eagles Academy in Christchurch and helping to  deliver representative...

Tauranga basketballer Hineaupounamu (Missy) Nuku played a starring role for New Zealand at the Oceania Championships held in Papua New Guinea.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Lance McLoughlin, a legend of basketball in New Zealand. Lance passed away on 28 December at the Althorp Scott Home in Tauranga.