Magnifique Tall Blacks The Tall Blacks defeated France in their last game of section play 82 to 70. The 12 point margin means that the Tall Blacks will move to third in their section with a 3 wins 2 loss record. more -->

The Sporting Legends - Tall Blacks Head coach Nenad Vucinic believes the NZ Tall Blacks should be viewed as one of New Zealand’s most successful and most respected sports teams after qualifying past the group stage at a third straight FIBA World Championship. more -->

St Johns into the Final of the Secondary School Premierships St Johns have advanced to the Finals and Napier Girls High School play for the 3rd and 4th spot at the 2010 AA Secondary School Zone 3 Premierships. more -->

Basketball Competitions and Programmes Starting in October Plenty of Basketball to play this Spring with
Minibasketball: Napier (Mondays) and Hastings (Tuesdays)
Adult League: Social Napier (Mondays) and Open Hastings (Tuesdays)
Workfit Basketball Challenge: Hastings (Thursdays)
Hoops for Kids Coaching Programme: Napier (Wednesdays) and Hastings (Thursdays)
New FIBA 33 Basketball League - Info coming soon..... more -->

Tall Blacks Get their Second Win The New Zealand Tall Blacks have recorded their second straight victory, 71-61 over Canada to move into the second round for the third successive FIBA World Championship. more -->

Weldwell 2010 Hoops Programme Fun skill development sessions are for primary and intermediate school students. The sessions will help you learn and master the fundamentals of basketball in an enjoyable environment.

Napier and Hastings Coaching Sessions
Age Groups Year 3 & 4, Year 5 & 6, Year 7 & 8
See below for more details more -->

Matty Bird in Under 15 NZ Koru team Mathew Bird has been selected for the NZ Koru tour to the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury, New South Wales, in January 2011 … more -->

Josie Stockill WNBL Rookie of the Year Hawkes Bay Josie Stockill was named Rookie of the Year at the end of the Women's NBL tournament. Josie represented Hawkes Bay at the Under 19 and 21 Age Group finals and was selected in the tournament team at both events. more -->

2010 World Championship News For the latest on the World Championships in Turkey and the Tall Blacks comments and progress click the link below. more -->

New Rules Come into Effect from 1 October 2010 The new FIBA rules for basketball internationally come into effect on 1 October 2010.
The new rule book, equipment and court requirements, and rule interuptations can be accessed through the link below or from the officials menu. more -->

Brand New Reversible Singlets Only $20.00 for sale Basketball Hawke's Bay has sourced a quantity of Franklin reversible singlets ideal for training and could also be made into playing uniforms... more -->