2019 National Selection Camp & Junior Tall Black Selections - ABSL Athletes
ABSL would to like to congratulate all athletes who have been selected in the U17/U19 National Selection Camp which will be held from Tuesday 23 April - Saturday 27 April at Pulman Park. This is a great opportunity for our ABSL athletes who will be learning from experienced NZ based coaches Pero Cameron, Daryl Cartwright and U.S based coaches Aaron Fearne and Hernando Planells.
ABSL is also proud to announce that Jaga Mete-Smith and Nathan Wilson (Basketball Auckland) have been selected in the Junior Tall Blacks who will be representing New Zealand in their Tour of China. Friendly games against against Denmark and China which will commence on Friday 19 April . The Junior Tall Blacks will also play in the Atlas Sports International Tournament which is an annual invitational tournament. The tour will be valuable preparation leading up the U19 FIBA World Cup which will be held in Greece in June.
List of selected athletes below -
2019 Aon New Zealand U17 WOMEN ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD Selections
Lily Parke - Basketball Auckland
Sera Taei - Basketball Auckland
Riana Matiseni - Waitakere West Auckland
Odessa Lawson - Waitakere West Auckland
2019 Aon New Zealand U17 MEN ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD Selections
Daniel Boyd - Basketball Auckland
Levic Kerr - Basketball Auckland
Sataan Tawera - Basketball Auckland
Ethan Skelton - Waitakere West Auckland
Tautoko Wynyard - Waitakere West Auckland
2019 Aon New Zealand U19 WOMEN OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD Selections
Ramona Fuaiva'a - Waitakere West Auckland
Tausala Yzabelle Tevao - Waitakere West Auckland
2019 Aon New Zealand U19 MEN OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD Selections
Alexander McNaught - Basketball Auckland
Connor Ngan - Basketball Auckland
Robert Coman - Basketball Auckland
2019 Junior Tall Blacks (New Zealand Under 19) - Tour of China
Nathan Wilson - Basketball Auckland
Jaga Mete-Smith - Basketball Auckland
Congratulations once again to all athletes and it is great to see the hard work paying off, with selections for national camps and national teams being a goal for each and every one of these athletes!