2012 BBNZ Annual Report - Basketball New Zealand

02/03basketball new zealand messagesFrom our Chair 4From our Chief Executive 5national teamsNew Zealand Tall Blacks 6New Zealand Tall Ferns 8National Junior Teams 10FIBA 3x3 Championship 16competitIonsBartercard National Basketball League 18Women’s Basketball Championship 20National Tournaments 22Skycity NZ Breakers 28FINANCIAL STATEMENTSConsolidated Statement of Financial Performance 32Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 34Consolidated Statement of Equity 35Notes to the Financial Statements 36Auditor’s Report 41basketball new zealand teamBoard, Staff & Life Members 42

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012FROM OUR CHAIRBASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE04/05FROM OURCHAIRIn September, we welcomed new chief executive Iain Potter to BBNZ. Iain spent the last fewmonths of the year familiarising himself with the basketball community and establishing severalpriority projects for attention in 2013.Interim chief executive Murray Strong completed his duties with BBNZ at around the same time.The board wishes to record its gratitude for the work Murray undertook while the search for a permanentchief executive was underway.2012 was a year of change for Basketball New Zealand, as we consulted on the recommendationsof the All of Basketball Plan and then began implementing them. The new tournament calendar wasa good example of that work.“Business as usual” was still a big focus, with the national tournaments all providing fantastic examples ofwhat is great about basketball – passion, fun, excitement, family, friends, competition and camaraderie.A highlight was the FIBA Oceania U19 Championship for Men and Women, hosted by Porirua in September.This event was very well delivered and earned praise from FIBA officials for the manner in which it was run– congratulations Porirua and BBNZ tournament staff.The big disappointment of 2012 was the news that basketball is not considered a “high performance”sport in terms of funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand. This decision imposes some seriouschallenges on us as a truly international sport – but it also reminds us that basketball is our sport andultimately, it is up to us to take responsibility for its success.BBNZ is working hard to address the funding issues this decision has raised and we ask for your assistancein making sure we can continue to compete on the international stage.Financially, the environment remained difficult, but in large part thanks to the diligence of BBNZ staff inkeeping costs down and together with a revenue increase, a positive financial result was achieved.Also, Sport New Zealand continued to offer very welcome support and as a measure of confidence, haveconfirmed their support through to mid-2015. BBNZ is very appreciative that Sport NZ can see the potentialbasketball has for New Zealand youth.We are also appreciative of the support provided by the charitable trusts that have continued to help oursport either directly through BBNZ or through our affiliated members.During 2013 and beyond, BBNZ aims to develop a commercial strategy that will help build the sport atits grassroots, as well as at the high performance level. This will take time, as we need to demonstrate toprospective commercial partners that we have attractive options for them to partner with.We need to have our national teams competing within New Zealand regularly, in front of their communitiesand in the media, offering positive exposure for our sport and our partners. We need to be able to readilycommunicate with the basketball community and to offer that opportunity to our partners – these will bepriorities during 2013.The NBL provided a positive window into basketball, providing a much-needed profile for our game.BBNZ thanks the NBL board for the positive results achieved in 2012. Similarly, the New Zealand Breakersprovided many thrills for the sport, with their nail-biting ANBL win for a second year in a row.I would like to thank all BBNZ board members for their hard work over the year. The board worked very welltogether, and to help ensure we continue to do so and improve where we can, we undertook an internalperformance review during the year.Thanks are owed to the BBNZ staff, who has worked hard to keep things moving in an environment, wherethere was a lot of change and uncertainty. Thanks also to everyone in the associations, who have stronglysupported the need to change and the vision contained within the All of Basketball Plan.I look forward to a very positive few years, as we turn the vision into reality.FROM OURCHIEF EXECUTIVEKia ora koutouThank you everyone for helping me familiarise myself with the basketball scene during my first fewmonths with Basketball New Zealand.It is both a challenging and exciting time for basketball. We have the compelling vision encompassedwithin the All of Basketball Plan and there is plenty of evidence showing how popular basketball is withNew Zealand communities, our youth in particular.However, we also face challenges on the financial front, both at an organisational level (BBNZ andassociations) and for talented individuals who gain national selection.Change also brings challenges as “old” ways are left behind and “new” ways are introduced. We won’tget everything right first time, but with constructive feedback and a willingness to get it right, we canbuild something great.I am very appreciative of the willingness many in the basketball community have already demonstratedby agreeing to be part of the project teams BBNZ has initiated to help us design what “best” looks likeacross many areas of the sport.The passion and love for the game that I have witnessed since coming on board gives me confidencethat we can collectively achieve the vision that was endorsed at the 2012 AGM.The willingness of funders to buy into the story has been humbling – thank you to our supporters andfunders, especially Sport NZ, Peak, Molten, NZCT, Lion Foundation, Infinity Foundation, FIBA and BCDTravel.The challenge to find funding for the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns is a significant one, but it is achievable.It has to be, if we want to continue the long and proud tradition these teams have created, but we willonly do it with your help.Thank you again for your help thus far.Iain Potter Chief ExecutiveKaren Poutasi Chairperson

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012NATIONAL TEAMS06/07NEW ZEALANDTALL BLACKSExactly 10 years after their historic run tothe FIBA World Championship semifinals atIndianapolis, the national men’s team suffereda year to forget, but one that could haunt themfor a while.After failing to reach the London Olympics throughthe Oceania Championships, the Tall Blacks wereobliged to take the scenic route through the lastditchqualifying tournament in Venezuela.But the campaign got off to a tough start, whencaptain Kirk Penney and world-class forward TomAbercrombie both withdrew with injuries. Theirabsence was always likely to make the challengeeven more daunting and so it proved.The preparation took another hit when Chinacancelled a tournament that was to be a key part ofthe Tall Blacks build-up, depriving them of top-classgames en route to Caracas.Under the expert tutelage of coach Nenad Vucinicand captaincy of Mika Vukona, the players tooksome time to establish new roles without theirtwo stars and by the time they achieved that,it was too late.A big opening loss to Macedonia put them on theback foot and although they managed to overcomeAngola in their second game, creating a three-waytie for two quarterfinal spots, the points differentialwas never going to work in their favour.But the programme was not a complete failure –without Penney or Abercrombie, several youngplayers stepped up and showed they were ready forbigger roles in future Tall Blacks teams. The biggest“find” was teenage rookie Tai Webster, who quicklyestablished himself as the starting point guard.But the performances did not sufficiently impressHigh Performance Sport NZ, which cut all fundingto the team at the end of the year.With a place at the 2014 FIBA World Championshipstill guaranteed, the Tall Blacks have the talent andthe opportunities to return to the top echelon ofworld basketball, but must now find another sourceof funding to take full advantage of that potential.New zealand tall blacksofficial team 2012Nz IN SOUTH AMERICASan Carlos, BrazilHayden AllenAuckland PiratesJosh BloxhamNelson GiantsEverard BartlettBay HawksCasey FrankWellington SaintsLeon HenryOtago NuggetsJarrod KennyBay HawksCOACHASSISTANT COACHESMANAGERPHYSIOTHERAPISTRob LoeSt Louis UniversityAlex PledgerAuckland PiratesLindsay TaitAuckland PiratesJeremiah TruemanManawatu JetsMika VukonaNelson GiantsTai WebsterAuckland PiratesNenad VucinicPero CameronPaul HenareClaire DallisonAnousith BouaaphoneLost to Brazil 4 9 – 7 3Lost to Greece 6 9 – 9 9Lost to Nigeria 6 6 – 7 0FIBA OlympicQualifying TournamentCaracas, VenezuelaLost to Macedonia 6 2 – 8 4Beat Angola 6 8 – 6 4

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012NATIONAL TEAMS08/09NEW ZEALANDTALL FERNSSince the Beijing Olympics and the collapseof the Christchurch Sirens, New Zealand’s bestwomen have had to travel to all corners of theglobe to keep their basketball dream alive.Cast your eye down the Ferns roster this yearand you’ll find players based in Australia, Italy,England, US colleges and, occasionally, at homein New Zealand.It speaks volumes for their dedication to thegame, but doesn’t make the task of assemblinga competitive national team any easier. Even headcoach Kennedy Kereama plies his trade in Australia’smost distant city, Perth.With the Australian Opals still one of the bestwomen’s teams in the world – they took Olympicbronze – NZ always face an uphill battle qualifyingfor major championships out of Oceania and werealways destined to go through the back door toreach London.Presented with a tough pool at the qualifyingtournament in Turkey, they found Europeanpowerhouse Czech Republic too hot to handle andneeded to beat Argentina to progress in the event.After a physical contest, the Kiwis were still in with ashot in the final seconds, but conceded an offensiverebound off missed free throws that cost them a finalchance to win the game.For some veterans, this could be their lastappearance in the black singlet – veteran KateMcMeeken-Ruscoe indicated that she would notbe back for 2013 – so this was a disappointingend to some careers.New zealand tall FERNSofficial team 2012Four Nations TournamentSuzhou & Changzhou, ChinaMicaela CocksTownsville FireAntonia EdmondsonWest Coast WavesJillian HarmonParmaJordan HunterSouthwest MissouriKarlene KingiCasey LockwoodOceana Gold Rush OtagoCOACHASSISTANT COACHESMANAGERPHYSIOTHERAPISTDOCTORKate McMeeken-RuscoeLogan ThunderCharmian MellarsSheffield HattersErin RooneyFordham UniversityNatalie TaylorLogan ThunderLisa WallbuttonWest Coast WavesNoni WharemateKennedy Hamilton-KereamaAik HoDean KinsmanGail McLauchlanSharon ChoieChan DassanayakeLost to China B 7 3 – 7 9Lost to Emerging Opals 6 4 – 7 2Lost to China B 7 3 – 7 5Beat Emerging Opals 6 7 – 6 4Beat Angola 6 8 – 5 8FIBA OlympicQualifying TournamentAnkara, TurkeyLost to Czech Republic 5 1 – 7 0Lost to Argentina 5 1 – 5 4

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012NATIONAL TEAMS12/13NZ U20 WOMENWhitney CairnsRotoruaBailey McDougallSouthlandAlicia McEwenPalmerston NorthShannon PerrettNelsonJosie StockillHawke’s BayCOACHASSISTANT COACHLeilani TautiepaCounties ManukauHabiba TawfikCharissa TheyersCanterburyDayne TurnbullOtagoTania UluheuaCounties ManukauTania HunterPaul NeilsonJUNIOR TALL BLACKS(NZ U19 MEN)Anamatu HakuNorth HarbourDelroi HeuWaikatoMark KellyWaitakere WestMathew LaceyWaitakere WestWill SoonaloleAustraliaJarrod SorensonWaitakere WestAlex TalmaNorth HarbourReuben Te RangiNorth HarbourTom VodanovichWellingtonTai WebsterNorth HarbourJosh YoungCounties ManukauZach YoungWellingtonJUNIOR TALL FERNS(NZ U19 WOMEN)Aaliyah Ah KiongHawke’s BayStella BeckHutt ValleyBrooke BlairNorth HarbourJaime CampbellMarlboroughPenina DavidsonWaitakere WestMakayla DayshTauranga CityDeena FranklinNorth HarbourMorgan HunterNorth HarbourDionne MartinWaikatoChelseah SavageWaikatoRhaiah Spooner-KnightWaikatoJamie-Lee TitoTe Tai TokerauNZ U18 MENBen CrombieNew PlymouthFinn DelanyNelsonJaper IrvineNelsonTheo JohnsonTauranga CityRobert LambertPalmerston NorthCOACHASSISTANT COACHJordan MaherWaitakere WestJoseph ReddishCounties ManukauSteven RobertsonWaitakere WestJames SchusterWaitakere WestTohi Smith-MilnerWaitakere WestDarron LarsensDene RobinsonMANAGERStuart CampbellCOACHDeslea WrathallCOACHSean FullerMANAGERPeri MarksAustralian State ChampionshipsCanberraLost to New South Wales 3 2 – 7 4Lost to Victoria 4 9 – 1 0 3Lost to Tasmania 4 5 – 6 3Beat ACT 5 3 – 5 1Lost to South Australia 3 5 – 9 6Lost to Queensland 3 9 – 5 8Finished sixth.ASSISTANT COACHAPPRENTICE COACHMANAGERLawrence LiandaBlake MooreWillie TaurimaAlbert Schweitzer TournamentMannheim, GermanyLost to Germany 5 7 – 8 6Lost to Turkey 7 0 – 9 6Lost to Sweden 6 1 – 7 4Lost to Israel 6 6 – 1 0 0Lost to Argentina 4 6 – 6 2Lost to Denmark 6 2 – 8 1ASSISTANT COACHAPPRENTICE COACHMANAGERPHYSIOTHERAPISTBrent MatehaereMel BennettMaryellen BezzantEmma PeneFIBA Oceania U19 ChampionshipsPoriruaLost to Australia 6 5 – 7 2Lost to Australia 5 5 – 8 9Lost to Australia 5 4 – 8 3Australian State ChampionshipsPerth, WestERN AustraliaLost to Victoria Country 7 1 – 8 7Beat South Australia Country 9 1 – 7 4Lost to ACT 6 7 – 7 0Lost to Queensland South 7 7 – 1 0 6Beat West Australia Country 8 8 – 7 3Lost to Queensland North 5 7 – 6 4Beat South Australia Country 8 9 – 6 2Finished 11th.Finished 16th.NZ U18 WOMENFIBA Oceania U19 ChampionshipsPoriruaTimothy ApisaiWaitakere WestAnamatu HakuNorth HarbourDelroi HeuWaikatoMark KellyWaitakere WestAndrew KennerleyAustraliaMathew LaceyWaitakere WestDerone RaukawaWaitakere WestWill SoonaloleAustraliaAlex TalmaNorth HarbourReuben Te RangiNorth HarbourTom VodanovichWellingtonZach YoungWellingtonJacinta BeckleyWellingtonHannah BeedeAustraliaCaroline HardemanAustraliaMonique HornbyNew PlymouthLily HospersNelsonCOACHASSISTANT COACHMANAGERBreana JonesWaikatoLaykin PaengaPoriruaRoana PatersonCounties ManukauKaitlyn StringerNelsonCourtney WilsonTauranga CityAngelo HillBert TobiaPhilomena TereiCOACHASSISTANT COACHAPPRENTICE COACHMANAGERPHYSIOTHERAPISTDeslea WrathallLawrence LiandaBlake MooreWillie TaurimaVictoria BlackledgeLost to Australia 6 4 – 8 5Lost to Australia 7 0 – 9 5Lost to Australia 6 0 – 9 3Australian State ChampionshipsPerth, WestERN AustraliaLost to South Australia Country 4 5 – 7 1Lost to New South Wales Metro 2 9 – 7 8Lost to Queensland South 5 6 – 1 3 2Lost to West Australia Country 5 5 – 6 6Lost to Victoria Country 6 1 – 6 5Lost to ACT 4 7 – 5 6Beat Northern Territory 7 2 – 4 9Finished 13th.

14/15EMERGING JUNIOR TALLBLACKS (NZ U17 BOYS)Jordan BaasHibiscus CoastJayden BezzantWaikatoMatthew BirdHawke’s BayDenhym BrookeNorth HarbourHarrison CutfieldNorth HarbourCOACHASSISTANT COACHThomas EichlerNorth HarbourRaymond PennyWaitakere WestIhaka PinkCanterburyJack SaltNorth HarbourKeanu SingamCounties ManukauNele NikovicDeslea WrathallFIBA Oceania Pacific YouthChampionshipsChurchill, VictoriaBeat Papua New Guinea 9 9 – 4 9Beat New Caledonia 6 4 – 6 1Beat Fiji 6 6 – 4 7Beat Tahiti Quarterfinals 7 0 – 4 8Beat Guam Semifinals 6 3 – 6 0Lost to Australia Final 4 9 – 6 6Finished second.NZ U16 BOYSIsaac DavidsonWaitakere WestGeronimo DoyleWaitakere WestMatt FreemanNorth HarbourLogan HuntWaitakere WestKane KeilAucklandCOACHASSISTANT COACHMANAGERNikau McCulloughWaikatoReuben PorterWaitakere WestRichard RodgerOtagoLiam Stanley-TasiCounties ManukauJackson StentCanterburyBlake MooreMichelle SwainCaroline UpokoAustralian State ChampionshipsTamworth, NSWBeat ACT 7 9 – 6 2Lost to Victoria Metro 4 8 – 7 8Beat South Australia Metro 8 4 – 6 8Beat West Australia Country 9 5 – 3 8Lost to Queensland South 6 7 – 8 0Beat New South Wales Country 6 6 – 5 7Beat New South Wales Metro 6 4 – 6 2Beat West Australia Metro 7 6 – 6 8Finished fifth.EMERGING JUNIOR TALLFERNS (NZ U17 GIRLS)Aaliyah Ah KiongHawke’s BayPene Bishop PaengaPoriruaCharlotte ElleyBullerElla FotuNorth HarbourCaroline HardemanAustraliaCOACHASSISTANT COACHKendal HastieCanterburyBronwyn KjestrupNorth HarbourAskani-Muriaroha PirihiRotoruaGracie RobertsNelsonHanna TusaAustraliaJames BallingerMaria WilsonFIBA Oceania Pacific YouthChampionshipsChurchill, VictoriaBeat Papua New Guinea 1 0 4 – 2 1Beat Fiji 5 7 – 3 0Beat Guam 9 2 – 2 1Beat Samoa Quarterfinals 8 8 – 2 5Beat Guam Semifinals 6 7 – 3 9Lost to Australia Final 4 9 – 6 7Finished second.NZ U16 GIRLSKelcy BallantyneTauranga CityKrystal Leger-WalkerWaikatoKayla ManurirangiNew PlymouthMichelle NichollsWaitakere WestMoerangi VercoeRotoruaCOACHASSISTANT COACHMANAGERGeorgia Perrott-HuntNorth HarbourConnie PolettiNew PlymouthAkiene ReedNorth HarbourLaken WairauCanterburyMaia WilsonWaitakere WestSue PeneSarah WaldronSharon KellyAustralian State ChampionshipsTamworth, NSWWest Australia Country 7 1 – 3 3Lost to Victoria Country 4 3 – 6 2Lost to Queensland North 5 6 – 6 1Lost to New South Wales Metro 3 0 – 5 4Lost to South Australia Metro 6 4 – 9 1Beat Tasmania 6 5 – 6 1Beat Northern Territory 8 0 – 4 6Beat Queensland North 5 3 – 4 0Finished ninth.

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012NATIONAL TEAMS16/17FIBA 3x3CHAMPIONSHIPOver the past couple of years, FIBA’s promotionof 3x3 basketball has become an integral partof the grass roots development programme,as well as providing another pathway tointernational competition.Last year, New Zealand led the way in that regard,winning the inaugural youth world championshipfor men in Italy.Defending that crown was always likely to provea tough challenge, with the rest of the world nowadapting to the new style of play and also verywary of the threat presented by the Kiwis.Under coach Anthony Corban, New Zealandbegan the year by winning the Oceania youthtitle for men and finishing runners-up to Australianin the women.Corban then took his men to Spain for the titledefence and steered them through to the quarterfinal,with good wins over China and Spain along the way.In the quarters, they could not overcome worldsuperpower Serbia, who went on to defeat theUnited States in an overtime final.The 3x3 format is tailor-made for Kiwis. We oftenlack the depth to compete at the highest levelof the five-player game, but – in the great traditionsof No 8 fencing wire – we’re adaptable and thinkbeyond the square when presented with a newchallenge.The abbreviated game also offers great potentialfor participation at all levels, from grass roots tointernational level, and it’s an area Basketball NewZealand intends to grow.FIBA World YouthChampionships (U18 MEN)Alcobendas, SpainFIBA Oceania Youth Championships(MEN)Coffs Harbour, NSWFIBA Oceania Youth Championships(WOMEN)Coffs Harbour, NSWJaylen GerrandNorth HarbourAnamata HakuNorth HarbourCOACHDerone RaukawaWaitakere WestAlex TalmaNorth HarbourAnthony CorbanBeat Belize 2 0 – 0 9Beat Slovakia 1 3 – 0 7Lost to Poland 1 5 – 1 7Beat Netherlands 2 1 – 0 7Lost to France 1 5 – 2 0Lost to Canada 1 5 – 1 6Beat China 2 2 – 0 8Beat Spain 1 7 – 1 3Lost to Serbia Quarterfinals 1 1 – 1 7Doven BarlowWaikatoJaylen GerrandNorth HarbourCOACHRaymond PennyCounties ManukauJack SaltNorth HarbourAnthony CorbanLost to Australia Green 0 7 – 1 2Beat Samoa 1 2 – 0 4Beat Tonga 2 1 – 0 3Beat Australia Gold Semifinals 1 8 – 1 4Beat Australia Green Final 1 8 – 1 2Finished first.Ella FotuNorth HarbourPareraukuraGilmartin-KaraWaikatoCOACHMaria MilaniWaitakere WestLyriaTaurua-WolfgrammWaitakere WestTania HunterBeat Fiji 1 3 – 0 9Lost to Australia Gold 0 9 – 1 1Beat Samoa 2 1 – 0 8Beat Australia Green Semifinals 1 1 – 1 0Lost to Australia Gold Final 1 0 – 1 1Finished second.

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012COMPETITIONS18/19BARTERCARD NATIONALBASKETBALL LEAGUE2012 BArtercard national basketball leaguefinal standingsTEAM PLAYED WON LOST % HOME AWAYHBS Bank Hawks 16 13 3 81.3 8-0 5-3James Blond Auckland Pirates 16 13 3 81.3 7-1 6-2Telecom Business Hub Manawatu Jets 16 10 6 62.5 5-3 5-3Wellington Saints 16 9 7 56.3 6-2 3-5Good Home Taranaki Mountain Airs 16 7 9 43.8 4-4 3-5Fico Finance Nelson Giants 16 6 10 37.5 4-4 2-6OceanaGold Otago Nuggets 16 6 10 37.5 3-5 3-5Zero Fees Southland Sharks 16 5 11 31.3 3-5 2-6LZ Harbour Heat 16 3 13 18.8 3-5 0-8After beginning his coaching career withconsecutive NBL titles, all eyes were on PeroCameron to see if he could three-peat withWellington Saints.As the season began, it became clear that this wasnot the same star-studded Saints roster that hadprevailed in past finals and that talent was spreadmore evenly across the league.Tall Blacks and NZ Breakers veteran Paul Henarehad retired and also entered the coaching ranks withthe Hawks, while Cameron’s childhood buddy fromNorthland – Judd Flavell – had recruited well with theresurgent Auckland Pirates.Manawatu, under American Ryan Weisenberg,were the dark horses, with former Duke captain NickHorvath leading the way.The league also welcomed back Harbour Heat froma year’s sabbatical and although they finished at thebottom of the table, they provided a visible pathwayfor the region’s young talent into the national league.Auckland and Hawks battled out the regular season,with the latter going unbeaten at home and thePirates emerging as the league’s best road team.Wellington gradually built some momentum throwthe season, qualifying for the playoff in fourth placeand toppling the Hawks in an overtime semi on theirhome court.2012 WINNERS JAMES BLOND AUCKLAND PIRATESPirates eliminated Jets in the other knockout, soit was Wellington v Auckland – Cameron v Flavell– for the title.At the end of the day, Auckland had too much depthand managed to hold off the Saints to deny themthe third crown.Horvath was named league MVP, Pirates guardLindsay Tait continued his stranglehold on theguard honours, while Henare’s outstanding coachingdebut was also recognised when the trophies werehanded out.PLAYOFFS 2012SEMIFINALSJames Blond Auckland Pirates 1 0 4Alex Pledger 25, Ismail Muhammad 23, Ron Dorsey 17Telecom Business Hub Manawatu Jets 8 8Josh Pace 25, Chris Hagan 17, Zane Meehl 15Wellington Saints 9 4Jason Crowe 36, Ernest Scott 16, Arthur Trousdell 10HBS Bank Hawks 8 8Jarrod Kenny 20, Kareem Johnson 17, Galen Young 15,Paora Winitana 15 OTFINALJames Blond Auckland Pirates 8 9Alex Pledger 20, Ron Dorsey 18, Ismail Muhammad 16Wellington Saints 8 3Ernest Scott 28, Casey Frank 19, Troy McLean 10,Jason Crowe 10Officials: Dallas Pickering, Gavin Whiu & Yalla EdwardsAWARDS 2012Regular Season WinnersHBS Bank HawksMost Valuable PlayerNick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)NZ Most Valuable PlayerNick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)Most Outstanding Guard(Keith Carr Trophy)Lindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates)Most Outstanding NZ Guard(John Macdonald Trophy)Lindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates)Most Outstanding Forward(Commissioners Cup)Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre (Stan Hill Trophy)Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)Leading Individual Rebounder(Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy)Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)Leading Assists(Dave Taylor Trophy)Jason Crowe (Wellington Saints)Leading Scorer(Alan Bland Memorial Trophy)Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets)All-Star FiveLindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates)Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets)Paora Winitana (Bay Hawks)Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets)Coach of the YearPaul Henare (Bay Hawks)Administrator of the YearDon Jefferies (Waikato)Media AwardPete McNae (Nelson Mail)Beat FT%HBS Bank Hawksreferee of the yearMelony Wealleans (Wellington)

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012COMPETITIONS20/21WOMEN’S BASKETBALLCHAMPIONSHIPEleven teams fronted up for this year’s Women’sBasketball Championship, a testament to thehard work done around the country to keep thecompetition alive and progressing.The format saw tournament play over threeweekends, each a month apart, with two consistingof round robin play and the third a playoffs format.With the opening round clashing with Tall Fernscommitments, the preliminary rounds becamea case of which team could put forth the mostconsistent line-up and performance.Hutt Valley Flyers emerged as the most consistentside, not relying on any one star, although Junior TallFern Stella Beck was grabbing attention for her play.The Flyers finished with a 9-1 record – their only losscame to Taranaki Trojans on their home floor – andarrived at finals weekend as the team to beat.But debutants Waitakere West Auckland were alsosurprising a few rivals and Nelson Sparks, beaten inlast year’s final, featured an intriguing mix of youngtalent and old heads.As finals weekend developed, Hutt Valley’s challengefell away, and the final came down to Nelson andWaitakere, with the Sparks maintain an unbeatenplayoffs run to prevail 61-40.For all the experience in their ranks, Nelsonwere spearheaded by youngsters Jess Bygate(10 points/12 rebounds) and Shannon Perrett,while Junior Tall Fern Penina Davidson led allscorers with 15 points for Waitakere.Nelson coach Tatjana Zizic was named Coach ofthe Year, while Beck took out young player honours.AWARDS 2012WinnersNelson SparksRunners-upWaitakere WestAuckland RangersPlate WinnersWaikato WizardsMost Valuable PlayerJess Bygate (Nelson)All-Star FiveJess Bygate (Nelson)Jodi Hikuroa (Nelson)Aroha Jennings (Rotorua)Nikki Rampton (Nelson)Soraya Umaga-Jensen (Otago)YMCA Junior Player of the YearStella Beck (Hutt Valley)Studio 23 Coach of the YearTatjana Zizic (Nelson)Manager of the YearJulie Harris (Waitakere)Service to Women’s BasketballAik Ho (Waitakere)2012 WBCROUND ROBINPLAYOFFS 2012SEMIFINALSFINAL1 Hutt Valley Flyers2 Waitakere West Auckland Rangers3 Nelson Sparks4 Harbour Breeze5 Otago Oceana Gold Rush6 Taranaki Trojans7 Waikato Wizards8 Canterbury Wildcats9 Rotorua Lady Volcanics10 Palmerston North Storm11 Southland Kelvin Hotel Pearls2012 WINNERS NELSON SPARKSNelson Sparks 6 7Nicky Rampton 16, Jelena Vucinic 13, Kat Jones 10Harbour Breeze 5 7Rebecca Van Kuyk 14, Brooke Blair 13, Shinae Blair 10Waitakere West Auckland Rangers 5 7Te Oramae Soloman 14, Adoniah Lewis 11Otago Oceana Gold Rush 5 2Danielle Calnan 14, Soraya Umaga-Jensen 12Nelson Sparks 6 1Shannon Perrett 11, Jess Bygate 10Waitakere West Auckland Rangers 4 0Penina Davidson 15Officials: Melony Wealleans & Nick Naylor

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012COMPETITIONS 22/23NATIONALTOURNAMENTSBasketball New Zealand’s tournamentprogramme gives the country’s best youngtalent a chance to showcase their talentagainst their peers and nowhere was thatbetter illustrated this year than the NZ U21Championships in Porirua.In one of their final appearances before taking up UScollege scholarships, Tall Blacks forward Isaac Fotuled his North Harbour team against a Wellington sidethat included a player many are tipping as an NBAcertainty – Steve Adams.This was a head-to-head battle of two of NewZealand’s finest players for the next 15 years, andfinished with Adams and his team-mates victoriousin a classic encounter.Another highlight of any tournament calendar is NZSecondary Schools Championships, which bringsmore than 50 teams together over four grades inone place each year. This year, our biggest eventtook place in Nelson.With defending champions Hutt Valley High Schoolfailing to qualify, the girls’ competition was wideopen. Hamilton Girls High School and RangitotoCollege played out perhaps the best game of thetournament in the semifinals, and Hamilton’s victorysent through to the final.There, they accounted for Mt Albert Grammar andcoach Tyler Wilkinson added another title to all thoseshe gathered with the now-defunct Church Collegeprogramme.In the boys, Tall Blacks sensation Tai Webster ledhis Westlake Boys High School to the title overdefending champions and crosstown rivals RosminiCollege in the final. Webster has simply continuedthe school’s proud Tall Black tradition of recenttimes, joining Kirk Penney, Tom Abercrombie, JarrodKenny, older brother Corey Webster and Rob Loe inthe national men’s team.Overall, North Harbour continued to dominatenational age group titles, capturing five – includingboth U17 men and women – and finishing runnersuptwice.But the good work being done at Waitakere Westresulted in three titles – U19 men, U15 boys andU13 girls – as well as two other runner-up finishes.Next year (2013) will see some subtle change to thetournament calendar, as Basketball New Zealandraises its U21 age group to an U23 category andtries to re-ignite grass roots basketball with theintroduction of a national club championships.NZ Secondary SchoolsChampionshipsNELSON“A” MenFINAL“A” WomenFINAL“AA” MenFINAL“AA” WomenFINALWINNERS Te Aroha 6 8RUNNERS UP Dunstan 6 4WINNERS Te Aroha 5 3RUNNERS UP Melville 4 6WINNERS Westlake Boys High School 8 8RUNNERS UP Rosmini College 7 4WINNERS Hamilton Girls High School 7 4RUNNERS UP Mt Albert Grammar School 5 6FINAL OFFICIALS Gareth TeahanSam PanFINAL OFFICIALSJoshua BoydBrendon MenhennetFINAL OFFICIALSRaghav PratapTina VaoFINAL OFFICIALSMatt BathurstMarty DavisonMVPJosh TurnerTe ArohaMVPAmy BottcherTe ArohaMVPTai WebsterWestlakeMVPJaylen-Rose HaweaHamiltonTOURNAMENT TEAMCallum ClarkDunstanTawhiri GilbertNga TaiateaTroy KururangiTe ArohaLiam MulvihillDunstanTe Ahuru O’Brien-PariNga TaiateaHarry PaulinDunstanAlex RobinsonTe ArohaBrodie SidwellGarinHikitia Te AhoNga TaiateaJosh TurnerTe ArohaTOURNAMENT TEAMAmy BottcherTe ArohaKaycee BottcherTe ArohaShyann de TheiryPaeroaHawaiki HarrisManaOcean HereakaMelvilleWaimirirangi Koopu-StoneNga TaiateaCeline SelwynTaumarunuiMeg SkiltonTe ArohaKendal SmilerMelvilleKelsey WateneMelvilleTOURNAMENT TEAMNico BuckrellHutt ValleyLachlan CampionNaylandJordan HarriesNew PlymouthAshton McQueenTaurangaLogan PoloaiWestlakeSteven RobertsonRosminiJack SaltWestlakeTohi Smith-MilnerRosminiJackson StubbinsHutt ValleyTai WebsterWestlakeTOURNAMENT TEAMWuanyei Ah-HingAucklandBrooke BlairRangitotoPenina DavidsonRangitotoDeena FranklinWestlakeJaylen-Rose HaweaHamiltonBreana JonesFraserKezeiah LewisMt AlbertShemaiah ParaiHamiltonCamece SalmonWellingtonChelseah SavageHamilton

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012COMPETITIONS28/29SKYCITYNZ BREAKERSAfter their triumph in the 2011 AustralianNational Basketball League – becoming thefirst NZ-based team in any code to win achampionship across the ditch – the SkycityBreakers faced the challenge of somehowdefending their title.They had to do it without talismanic point guard PaulHenare, the club’s longest-serving stalwart, whoretired at the end of the season.They would also have to replace their leading scorer,Kirk Penney, who opted to take up a contract inSpain.The Breakers also elected not to re-sign Sixth Manof the Year Kevin Braswell, who was still recoveringfrom an Achilles tendon injury suffered during theNew Zealand national league.But Andrej Lemanis’ outfit seemed to take thesechallenges in their stride, picking up American pointguard Cedric Jackson and veteran Aussie DarylCorletto to fill the back court vacancies.Jackson, who had played briefly in the NBA, was arevelation and desperately unlucky not to win MostValuable Player honours for the season. He led theleague in assists and steals, and was a nightly tripledoublethreat.Veterans CJ Bruton and Dillon Boucher added totheir list of titles on both sides of the Tasman, MikaVukona continued to inspire with his intensity andenergy, and youngsters Tom Abercrombie and AlexPledger made further strides in their basketballeducation.After emerging with the best regular-season record,the Breakers successfully negotiated TownsvilleCrocs in the semifinals, but Abercrombie suffered anankle injury that would sideline him for much of thefinals and keep him out of international play for therest of the year.But with a tense final series against Perth Wildcatslocked up at 1-1, the spring-heeled forward, whowas MVP of the previous finals, took the court andmade a crucial block in the final moments to helppreserve a lead and see the Breakers home foranother title.The Breakers continue to do great work in thebasketball community, promoting the game to fans,sponsors and media, and offering a career pathwayfor aspiring professional and international players.While not a Basketball New Zealand programme,our relationship with the Breakers is a key one forthe development of our game in New Zealand.Congratulations on another great season and goodluck for your three-peat!SKYCITY BREAKERSofficial team 2012Tom AbercrombieBJ AnthonyDillon BoucherCJ BrutonDaryl CorlettoDEVELOPMENTPLAYERSCOACHASSISTANT COACHESFITNESS COACHMANAGERPHYSIOTHERAPISTPaul HenareLeon HenryAlex PledgerMika VukonaGary WilkinsonJosh BloxhamDion PrewsterAndrej LemanisDean VickermanJudd FlavellSteve BuckleyChris MillbankAnousith Bouaaphone

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012FINANCIAL STATEMENTS30/31FINANCIALSTATEMENTSConsolidated Statement ofFinancial Performance 32Consolidated Statement ofFinancial Position 34Consolidated Statement of Equity 35Notes to the Financial Statements 36Auditors’ Report 41

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012FINANCIAL STATEMENTS32/33Basketball New Zealand Inc and GroupConsolidated Statement of Financial Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2012Basketball New Zealand Inc and GroupConsolidated Statement of Financial Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2012The accompanying notes on pages 36-40 form part of these financial statements.The accompanying notes on pages 36-40 form part of these financial statements.

BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012FINANCIAL STATEMENTS34/35Basketball New Zealand Inc and GroupStatement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2012Basketball New Zealand Inc and GroupStatement of Movements in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2012The accompanying notes on pages 36-40 form part of these financial statements.The accompanying notes on pages 36-40 form part of these financial statements.

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BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2012MEET THE TEAMBASKETBALL NZMEET THE TEAMpatronJohn MacdonaldChairKaren PoutasiBoardRobyn ClementsJohn GallaherAndrew HarrisonChris PattersonBurton ShipleyChris Simpson (to January)Greg WilliamsonFIBA RepresentationJohn Gallaher (FIBA Finance Commission)Burton Shipley (FIBA Oceania Board)Barbara Wheadon (FIBA Central Board &FIBA Oceania Board)Mel Young (FIBA Youth Commission)Life MembersPeter ChristianPeter CrowhenCedric CudbyGraeme DaveyRobbie DyceIan GoodwinJohn GrocottMaurie HenshallNgaire LeeKeith MairDavid RoutHori ThompsonBarbara Wheadon MNZMBetty WilliamsRoss WilliamsBarry WilsonMel YoungBBNZ StaffTim HamiltonMurray StrongIain PotterMaylene GodinetMelinda HodgsonMelinda HodgsonShaun IwikauPeter KadarPeter KadarSaileen RajMaree TaylorMelony WealleansWarrick WoodContracted StaffMata CameronGrant ChapmanBill EldredJames CampionMatt CursonsBill EldredSue PeneChris SimpsonMembershipsFIBAFIBA OceaniaNew Zealand Olympic CommitteeParalympics New ZealandChief Executive (to March)Interim Chief Executive(February to October)Chief Executive (from September)Executive Assistant (from June)Executive Assistant (to June)National Junior Teams Co-ordinator(from March)Tournaments Co-ordinatorNational Junior Teams Co-ordinator(to March)National Senior Teams Co-ordinator(from March)Business ManagerTournaments & Leagues ManagerReferees Coordinator (from April)National Teams Co-ordinator(to March)Regional Coach & Player DevelopmentOfficer (to May)Communications AdvisorRegional Coach & Player DevelopmentOfficer (to May)Regional Referee Officer (to May)Regional Referee Officer (to May)Referee Coordinator (to April)Player Development OfficerAll of Basketball Project Manager(from Feb)BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.DESIGN BYLITTLEROCKET.CO.NZPHOTOGRAPHY BYPHOTOSPORTFIBAONLINEFOTOS LIMITEDRoll of HonourTab Baldwin ONZMSir Lance Cross CBECedric Cudby MNZMKelvin Robert Gay QSMZena Bell Gay QSMBrydon Harvey MBEStan Hill MNZMNgaire Lee QSMBasil Marsh QSMStephen McKean MNZMNicholas Mills ONZMBarbara Wheadon MNZM