The SAS Secondary Schools National Championships have tipped off today at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North. Over 850 secondary school athletes will take to the court vying for the A and AA trophies. Of those, a number of players that are part of the Junior Tall Blacks
and Junior Tall Ferns wider squads are representing their schools. Many will feature on the show court, where people can watch a livestream of the games on Maori TV.
Junior Tall Ferns playing at the SAS Secondary Schools National Championships:
Tiarna Clarke (North Harbour Basketball) - Westlake Girls
Kendell Heremaia (Waikato Basketball Council) - St Peters Cambridge
Alyssa Hirawani (Waikato Basketball Council) - Hamilton Girls
Joellen How (New Plymouth Basketball Association) - New Plymouth Girls
Zara Jillings (North Harbour Basketball) - Westlake Girls
Charlisse Leger-Walker (Waikato Basketball Council) - St Peters Cambridge
Esra McGoldrick (Canterbury Basketball Association) - Rangi Ruru
Stirling Pitman (Waikato Basketball Council) - Hamilton Girls
Bayley Ransfield (New Plymouth Basketball Association) - New Plymouth Girls
Charlotte Whittaker (North Canterbury Basketball Association) - Rangiora High School
Squad Members Not at the SAS Secondary Schools National Championships:
McKenna Dale (USA)
Aliyah Dunn (Southland Basketball Association)
Darci Finnigan (Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.)
Akiene (Tera) Reed (North Harbour Basketball)
Nicole Ruske (Basketball Otago)
Junior Tall Blacks playing at the SAS Secondary Schools National Championships:
Joshua Aitcheson (Basketball Otago) - Kings High School
Jack Ansell (Canterbury Basketball Association) - Christchurch Boys
Samson Aruwa (Basketball Auckland) - Auckland Grammar
Quinn Clinton (Canterbury Basketball Association) - Christchurch Boys
Max Darling (Nelson Basketball Association) - Nelson Boys
Daniel Fotu (North Harbour Basketball) - Rangitoto
Michael Gardner (Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.) - Mt Albert Grammar
Corey Le'aupepe (Wellington Basketball Association) - St Patricks Kilbirnie
Isaac Letoa (North Harbour Basketball) - Westlake Boys
Hamish McDonald (Waikato Basketball Council) - Hillcrest High School
Callum McRae (Palmerston North Basketball Association) - Palmerston North Boys
Thane O'Leary (New Plymouth Basketball Association) - New Plymouth Boys
Emmerson Potts-Broughton (New Plymouth Basketball Association) - New Plymouth Boys
Taane Samuel (Wellington Basketball Association) - Scots College
Kaeleb Tyner-Wenman (Wellington Basketball Association) - St Patricks Kilbirnie
Samuel Waardenburg (North Harbour Basketball) - Rangitoto College
Squad Members not at the SAS Secondary Schools National Championships:
Tai Wynyard (Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc.)
Matthew Dukes (Basketball Otago)
Sioeli Vaiangina (Counties-Manukau Basketball Association)
Liam Thornton (North Harbour Basketball)
Angus McWilliam (Canterbury Basketball Association)
Jordan Lindbom (Nelson Basketball Association)
Toby Gillooly (Canterbury Basketball Association)
Sione Kuli Helu (Wellington Basketball Association)
Brandon James (North Harbour Basketball)
Streamed Games can be seen on Maori TV here: http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/college-basketball-2016
Monday, 26 September
10:45am Kavanagh V Buller (A Girls Pool A)
12:30pm Rangi Ruru V Rangiora (AA Girls Pool D)
4:00pm New Plymouth Boys V St Patricks Kilbirnie (AA Boys Pool B)
5:45pm Stratford V Hillmorton (A Boys Pool B)
Tuesday, 27 September
10:45am Manukura V St Kevins (A Boys Pool A)
12:30pm St Peters Cambridge V Napier Girls (AA Girls Pool A)
4:00pm Palmerston North Boys V Hamilton Boys (AA Boys Pool C)
5:45pm Waihi V Stratford (A Girls Pool B)
Wednesday, 28 September
10:45am Rangitoto V St Marys Wellington (AA Girls Pool B)
12:30pm Rangitoto V Westlake Boys (AA Boys Pool A)
4:00pm A Girls Semi Final 1
5:45pm A Boys Semi Final 1
Thursday, 29 September
12:30pm AA Girls Quarter Final (1st/8th)
2:15pm AA Boys Quarter Final (1st/8th)
5:00pm A Girls Grand Final
6:45pm A Boys Grand Final
Friday, 30 September
1:30pm AA Girls Semi-Final
3:15pm AA Boys Semi-Final
6:00pm AA Girls Semi-Final
7:45pm AA Boys Semi-Final
Saturday, 1 October
9:00am AA Girls Playoff for 3rd/4th
10:45am AA Boys Playoff for 3rd/4th
3:30pm AA Girls Grand Final
5:30pm AA Boys Grand Final
- This story has been automatically published using a media release from Basketball New Zealand
The SAS Secondary Schools National Championships have tipped off today at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North. Over 850 secondary school athletes will take to the court vying for the A and AA trophies. Of those, a number of players that are part of the Junior Tall Blacks
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