Squads named for U15 and U17 National Selection Camp

Basketball New Zealand has named the talented young athletes that will attend their Under 15 and Under 17 National Team Selection Camps, to be held at the Pulman Park in South Auckland over the Labour Day weekend, 20-22 October.

This is the third and final 2018 camp for Basketball New Zealands annual junior national teams. Under Basketball New Zealands new High Performance structure, there are three national junior-team camps held throughout the year: in February during Waitangi Day weekend, during the April School holidays, and a camp in October during the Labour Day weekend. Basketball New Zealands High Performance Director, Leonard King, says this new structure brings together some of New Zealands best young talent.

"For our Under 15 national squad members, this is the final selection camp for the team that will travel to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to compete in the FIBA Oceania Championships in December this year. We will select a team of 12 boys and 12 girls to represent New Zealand at that event. The top two placed teams will qualify for next years Under 16 Asian Championships.

"For the athletes selected to attend the Under 17 Camp, this is their first activity in preparation for next years FIBA Oceania Championships, which will be held in Noumea New Caledonia in August 2019.

"We are extremely excited about the talent levels in both of these groups as we seek to win our second Gold medal at the Oceania Championships," said King today.

UNDER 15 BOYS - National Team Selection Camp, October 2018

Harrison Smith. Counties-Manukau Basketball

Zach Riley. North Harbour Basketball

Ezekiel Priest. North Harbour Basketball

Reegan Trego. New Zealand

Tanae Lavery. Canterbury Basketball

Sam Gallagher. Canterbury Basketball

Hunter Adam. Canterbury Basketball

Gregory Rodger. Canterbury Basketball

Junior De Young. Te Aroha Basketball

Will Stodart. Southland Basketball Association

Toby Kendon. Basketball Hawke's Bay

Jay Marsh. Nelson Basketball

Joshua Book. Nelson Basketball

Mosiah MacDonald. Manawatu Basketball

Max Abbot. Wellington Basketball

Benjamin Gold. Wellington Basketball

Riley Sa. Basketball Mid Canterbury

Ethan Skelton. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Piripi Tapsell. Wellington Basketball

Levic Kerr. Basketball Auckland

Jett Thompson. North Harbour Basketball

Akiva McBirney-Griffin. Waikato Basketball Council

Wairehu Waata. Basketball Hawke's Bay

Tawhiao Kaitapu. North Harbour Basketball

Sataan Poutasi Tiare Tawera. Basketball Auckland

Tafara Kyle Gapare. Wellington Basketball

UNDER 15 GIRLS - National Team Selection Camp, October 2018

Simone Barnard . North Harbour Basketball

Jyordanna Davey. Hutt Valley Basketball Association

Breeje Schuler. Te Aroha Basketball

Janaya Preece. Basketball Hawke's Bay

Melika Samia. Basketball Hawke's Bay

Gemma Walsh. New Plymouth Basketball

Hope Stanshall. Manawatu Basketball

Te Arani Te Puni. Manawatu Basketball

Olivia Williams. New Zealand

Vitolia Tuilave. Tauranga City Basketball

Odessa Lawson. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Reese Anderson. Waikato Basketball Council

Lilly Parke. Basketball Auckland

Sera Taei. Basketball Auckland

Hineaupounamu Nuku. Tauranga City Basketball

Dekoda Te Autu (Roberts). Rotorua Basketball

Taiana Day. Tauranga City Basketball

Riana Matiseni. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Alana Paewai. Waikato Basketball Council

Florence Dallow. North Harbour Basketball

Lisa Barnet Keresoma. New Zealand

Mary Barnet Keresoma. New Zealand

Makenzee Boucher. North Harbour Basketball

Zaaliyah Kailahi - Fulu. North Harbour Basketball

Emma Pugh. Hibiscus Coast Basketball Association

UNDER 17 BOYS - National Team Selection Camp, October 2018

Rishon Royce. Basketball Auckland

Robbie Coman. Basketball Auckland

Obadaiah Paea. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Campbell Atkinson. North Harbour Basketball

Taine Murray. North Harbour Basketball

Connor Ngan. Basketball Auckland

Samuel (Sam) Jenkins. Canterbury Basketball

Wil de Geest. Canterbury Basketball

Mac Stodart. Canterbury Basketball

Misinale Fifita. Canterbury Basketball

Michael Ruske. Basketball Otago

Kobe Olsen-Matara. Waikato Basketball Council

Sean Joseph Murphy. North Harbour Basketball

Clifton Bush III. Basketball Hawke's Bay

Kopere Tanoa. Basketball Manawatu

Ezekiel Stallworth. Wellington Basketball

Emmerson Kavakura. Wellington Basketball

Evyatar Tabor. Wellington Basketball

Ezrah Vaigafa. Wellington Basketball

Finn Lally. Waikato Basketball Council

Thomas Morgan. North Harbour Basketball

Aston Inwood. Nelson Basketball

Reihana Maxwell-Topia. North Harbour Basketball

Tommy Te Puni. North Harbour Basketball

Zion Trigger Faitele. Wellington Basketball

Harrison Payne. Waitakere West Basketball Association Inc

UNDER 17 GIRLS - National Team Selection Camp, October 2018

Yzabelle Tevao. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Centaine Noom-Duckworth. North Harbour Basketball

Jessica Moors. North Harbour Basketball

Ramona Fuaivaa. Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.

Emilia (Emme) Shearer. North Harbour Basketball

Samantha Arnold. Canterbury Basketball

Dre Whaanga. Basketball Otago

Hannah Matehaere. Basketball Otago

Quaye Walker-Eketone. Waikato Basketball Council

Samantha Jenkins. Nelson Basketball

Hannah Crabtree. Nelson Basketball

Raquel Sampson. Taranaki Country Basketball

Caitlin O'Connell. Taranaki Country Basketball

Alix Blyde. Taranaki Country Basketball

Rochelle Fourie. Basketball Manawatu

Maddi Chrystal. Basketball Manawatu

Jordan Rangitawa. Hutt Valley Basketball Association

Sophie Adams. Canterbury Basketball

Ashlee Strawbridge. Canterbury Basketball

Parris Mason. Taranaki Country Basketball

Kararaina Pene. Rotorua Basketball

Tyler Mitchell. Waikato Basketball Council

Arielle Mackey-Williams. Waikato Basketball Council

Emilee Tahata. New Zealand

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