Basketball Otago

U20 NATIONALS COMPLETE 🫡

It has been a huge week for our athletes but we couldn’t be prouder of our teams and what they have achieved, not just over the last few days, but the work that they have put into this whole campaign!

A HUGE shout out to all of the players, parents, and supporters for everything and even more so, to the coaches and management staff. There is a lot of work behind the scenes that no one knows about, but WE SEE YOU and we thank you for your commitment 🫶

We now look forward to our Under 18 and Under 16 Nationals in July!

Day three was a tough day but we move onto the next 🫡

We head into day four with both teams heading into 5/6 Playoff.

Catch us on on Youtube 🙂‍↔️

BUSY day in the office for our hoopers!!

Mens have secured top 8 for the second year in a row and heading to the quarter finals in the early arvo 🥳

Ladies continue with the last few games of pool play, with day four being playoff bounds!

Cheer our teams on from the comfort of your home on on Youtube! If you want to find out more info, team lists, and all the other bits and bobs, head to the Basketball New Zealand website 🫡

Day ☝️in the bag!

We look at day two with the ladies still in pool play and the Mens have one last game before playoff games!

Have FOMO since you’re not in Wellington? Tune in to on Youtube to catch all games livestream!!

UNDER 20 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND ✈

Our first national championship campaign for the season has arrived, with both our Mens and Womens team representing Otago at the Basketball New Zealand Footlocker Under 20 National Championships, in Porirua!

Congratulations to all players on their selection! It has been a huge build-up to get to this point, and we cannot wait to see the results over the weekend!

Stay tuned to our socials for updates! You can also catch all of our games on Whakaata Māori on their Youtube channel 🤩

💻 https://nz.basketball/competitions/reps/u20-nationals/
📺https://www.youtube.com/

NATIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT SUCCESS 🫡

Congratulations to all of our Otago teams who have qualified for their respective age group National Championships in the July School Holidays! This is an incredible achievement to have a huge representation at these tournaments and couldn’t be prouder of our teams!

We couldn’t have done it without the staff behind the scenes; so a huge THANK YOU to all of our coaches, managers, and parents for the support so far.

Stay tuned to our socials for updates throughout their national campaigns 🥳

UNDER 14 BOYS REP TRIAL - UPDATE

A year of trials as we welcome the inclusion of our Central whānau into our U14 Boys representative programme!

Our boarder covers as far as Wanaka and everything in between and we recognise the potential of greatness in such a growing community.

Check out the information below on our update trials -

Under 14 Boys - Central athletes
Trial: Saturday 6 June 2026, 11:30am till 1:00pm @ Cromwell College
Callback: Saturday 20 June 2026, 11:30am till 1:00pm @ Cromwell College

Under 14 Boys - Metro
2013 Trial: Sunday 14 June 2026, 2:30pm till 4:00pm @ Edgar Centre
2014 Trial: Sunday 14 June 2026, 4:00pm till 5:30pm @ Edgar Centre
Callback: Thursday 18 June 2026, 7:00pm till 8:30pm @ Edgar Centre

💻 https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?formID=120131

If you have any questions or queries, reach out to our Pathways and Development Manager, [email protected]

Marshall Seifert | Obituary

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Marshall Seifert on 19 April 2026. A man who gave plenty to the game, as a player and most importantly, as a coach.

His contribution looks back to the late 60's, when he was a key member of the Otago Men's team that won the NZ Championship in 1968.

Transitioning to coaching, not long after, he took the reins of the New Zealand Junior Men's team.

Marshall would go on to lend his expertise to the media, spending time in the 80’s and early 90’s behind the microphone, working on the then Rheineck NZ Basketball League as a TV and Radio commentator, in the process winning the 1993 Mobil Radio Award for Best Sports Presenter, commentator or contributor for his work with 4ZB.

In 2025, Marshall received the Murray McMahon Award at the Basketball New Zealand awards night, which recognizes an outstanding contribution to Men's Basketball, and received the 30-year long Service to Basketball.

A Memorial Service for Marshall will be held in the Dunedin Club, 33 Melville St, Dunedin at 2pm on Saturday, June 13, 2026. Messages to the Seifert family C/- PO Box 5013, Dunedin 9054