Foot Locker U16 Nationals

To provide a national Basketball New Zealand tournament for aspiring players that may be starting to prioritise basketball, giving them the opportunity to enjoy a quality sport experience, while competing against the top players from each region across the country.

Games on the show court on Days 3 and 4 of the tournament will be live streamed. The games that will be live streamed will be highlighted on the draw.

The live stream link for Day 3 is here

The live stream link for Day 4 is here

Please note: Due to the age of participants at the Foot Locker U16 Nationals, the live stream links will be password protected. The password will be shared with associations prior to the tournament.

• Host Association: Canterbury Basketball
• Venue: Parakiore Recreation & Sport Centre – 26 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: TBC

• Foot Locker U16 Nationals:  15 – 18 July
  • Games will have start times between 8am and 7:30pm each day. Please make sure your team is available for all game times over the 4 days of competition.
• Registrations Due: Wednesday 10 June
• Health & Safety Plan: Approximately 4 weeks prior to tournament
• Draw Release: Approximately 2 weeks prior to tournament
• Technical Meeting: Approximately 2 days prior to tournament

The technical meeting will be held approximately 2 days prior to tournament

Basketball NZ uses GameDay for all of our online draws and results.

All draws and results for representative tournaments can be found here.

2026 BBNZ U16 Nationals Health and Safety Document

• It is compulsory for all players participating in all age grade (under 19’s and younger) competitions, leagues and tournaments run by BBNZ and its members to wear a protective mouthguard when they are on court and the game is in play
• The No Mouthguard, No Play Policy is to be firmly enforced
• Players are not permitted to share mouthguards
• Mouthguards of any colour may be worn (except in FIBA events where they must be non-coloured/transparent)

Please click here to view the BBNZ Mouthguard Policy.

As there is a general acceptance that the consistent use of zone defenses in the younger age groups adversely affects the development of both defensive and offensive skills in younger athletes, the use of zone defenses is banned at all BBNZ Under 14, Foot Locker Under 16 Tournaments and the Junior Secondary School Premierships.

All criteria can be found here

The Molten BG3800 Composite Leather Basketball is used for all school and association age group tournaments

• Size 6 (Girls) – B6G3800
• Size 7 (Boys) – B7G3800

All photos taken at the 2026 tournament can be found here.

Basketball NZ Event Lead: TBC