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14/09/2026

🏆 SPIRIT AWARD | MASSEY UNIVERSITY MEN

Congratulations to the Massey University Men’s Basketball Team, winners of the Spirit Award at the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships!

Voted by their fellow players and teams, the Massey men were recognised as the team that best demonstrated the UTSNZ spirit values throughout the tournament, both on and off the court.

A well-deserved acknowledgement. Congratulations, Massey! 👏🏀

14/09/2026

On behalf of UTSNZ, a huge thank you to all the referees involved in the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships! 🏀👏

The standard of officiating across the tournament was outstanding, and we’re incredibly grateful for the professionalism, commitment and energy you brought to every game. We simply couldn’t run this event without you.

A special congratulations to our finals referees:
🏅 Men’s Final — Elijah Vaealiki and Dylan Mead
🏅 Women’s Final — Zyon Pinamonti and Jack Studholme

Thank you also to Basketball New Zealand for its support in bringing together such a great team of staff and officials and helping us deliver another successful championship.

13/09/2026

🌟 WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT TEAM 🌟

Congratulations to the players selected in the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships Women’s Tournament Team:

🏀 Emma Ah Hing | University of Auckland
🏀 Alexa Duff | University of Otago
🏀 Tia Pavihi | University of Otago
🏀 Carly Ohia | University of Waikato
🏀 Krystal Leger-Walker | University of Waikato

🏆 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Krystal Leger-Walker | University of Waikato

13/09/2026

🌟 MEN’S TOURNAMENT TEAM 🌟

Congratulations to the players selected in the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships Men’s Tournament Team:

🏀 Joel Sagala | University of Auckland
🏀 Cody Stevens | Lincoln University
🏀 Tony Worthington | Lincoln University
🏀 Christopher Christof | University of Canterbury (absent from photo)
🏀 Patrick Freeman | University of Otago (absent from photo)

🏆 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Tony Worthington | Lincoln University

Congratulations to all five players on an outstanding tournament, and a special congratulations to Tony on being named MVP!

13/09/2026

🏀 WOMEN’S FINAL RESULTS 🏀

Congratulations again to the University of Waikato — our 2026 National Tertiary Women’s Basketball Champions! 🏆

The final placings:

🥇 University of Waikato
🥈 University of Otago
🥉 University of Auckland
4th – Victoria University of Wellington
5th – University of Canterbury
6th – Massey University
7th – Lincoln University
8th – AUT

Congratulations to all eight teams and thank you for a fantastic championship!

13/09/2026

🏀 MEN’S FINAL RESULTS 🏀

Congratulations again to Lincoln University — our 2026 National Tertiary Men’s Basketball Champions! 🏆

The final placings:

🥇 Lincoln University
🥈 University of Auckland
🥉 University of Otago
4th – University of Canterbury
5th – University of Waikato
6th – Victoria University of Wellington
7th – AUT
8th – Massey University

Congratulations to all eight teams and thank you for a fantastic championship!

13/09/2026

🏆 2026 NATIONAL TERTIARY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🏆

Congratulations to the University of Waikato - your 2026 National Tertiary Women’s Basketball Champions! 🏀

Waikato completed an impressive tournament with a hard-fought victory in today’s Grand Final at Parakiore.

Congratulations to the players, coaches and support team on earning the national title!

More results, photos and award announcements from the women's championship to follow.

13/09/2026

🏆 2026 NATIONAL TERTIARY MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🏆

Congratulations to Lincoln University - your 2026 National Tertiary Men’s Basketball Champions! 🏀

An outstanding tournament from Lincoln, capped off with a commanding performance in today’s Grand Final at Parakiore.

Congratulations to the players, coaches and support team on a well-deserved national title!

More results, photos and award announcements from the men's championship to follow.

12/09/2026

🏀 DAY 3. FINALS DAY. LET’S GO! 🔥

It all comes down to this at the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships.

We’ve got classification games underway from 8:00am, before the big ones on Court 8:

🏆 1:15pm | Men’s Final
University of Auckland 🆚 Lincoln University

🏆 3:00pm | Women’s Final
University of Waikato 🆚 University of Otago

📍 Parakiore Recreation & Sport Centre, Christchurch
📺 Court 8 live on UTSNZ YouTube

One last day. Plenty still to play for. See you courtside! 🏀🔥

12/09/2026

📸 DAY 2 National Tertiary Basketball Championships 🏀
Day 2 action at Parakiore 🔥
Big plays, big energy and plenty on the line as we head towards the business end of the 2026 National Tertiary Basketball Championships.
Here’s a look at some of today’s action 👀
📷 Want more? Check out the full Day 2 photo gallery on our Flickr page https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD4H8D

Basketball New Zealand
Parakiore Recreation & Sports Centre, Christchurch

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