3×3 Senior Qualifiers

To provide four regional 3×3 national qualifying tournaments that are organised by Basketball New Zealand, and supported by local associations, for senior students (typically Y11-13) to qualify for 3×3 Nationals. Schools can only attend tournaments that are located within their zone.

Northern – (Northland and Auckland)
Mid North – (Waikato, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, Taupo)
Central – (New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay, Wellington)
Southern – (South Island)
Premier and Open grades will be available in each gender.

Schools will only be allowed to enter their Senior A teams into either Premier (National Qualifier) or Open (non-qualifier).

Senior B teams will be able to enter the waitlist, and if competitions are not full, then B teams may be asked to enter.

All Senior A teams will be cleared off the waitlist ahead of Senior B teams.

The top 3 teams in the premier grade, in each gender, from each of the 4 zones, will qualify for the 3×3 Nationals.

For 2026 School Sport New Zealand have made some changes to their eligibility rules & regulations.

All of the SSNZ eligibility regulations & important documentation can be found here.

All 4 of the 3×3 Regional Tournaments will be livestreamed.

All of the Court 1-3 games in all of the tournaments will be livestreamed for both of the days.

The livestream links can be found here

The cost of Team Entry for Regionals is $300/team (plus GST).

All Tournament Entry Fees can be found here

3×3 Nationals Team Entry will be $450/team (plus GST).

For 2026, teams entering a BBNZ 3×3 tournament will only be permitted a maximum of 4 players per team, rather than the 5 allowed in previous years.

This is to align with the official FIBA 3×3 rules.

Registrations for all Senior 3×3 Regionals are now closed.

A reminder when completing the team registration form, the tournaments fees will need to be made before the registration can be completed. If payment upon entry is an issue for your school, please email tournaments@nz.basketball to discuss alternative payment methods.

2026 Secondary Schools Player Registration Form 

All B-teams will need to register for the waitlist (at no cost) and once the registrations close on the 27th of February, if there is still space, BBNZ will reach out to those B teams to fill the waitlist spots.

2026 Senior 3×3 Zone 1 Team Registrations (As at 12 March)

2026 Senior 3×3 Zone 2 Team Registrations (As of 12th March)

2026 Senior 3×3 Zone 3 Team Registrations (As at 12 March)

2026 Senior 3×3 Zone 4 Team Registrations (As at 12 March)

SSNZ 2026 Championship 3×3 Team Roster Form

Zone 1

2026 Zone 1 3×3 Senior Regionals Zone 1 Final Team Placings

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 1 Pool Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 1 Finals Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 1 Results Draw

Zone 2 

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 2 Final Team Placings

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 2 Pool Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 2 Final Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 2 Results Draw

Zone 3

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 3 Final Team Placings

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 3 Pool Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 3 Final Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 3 Results Draw

Zone 4

2025 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 4 Final Team Placings

2025 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 4 Pool Grids

2025 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 4 Finals Grids

2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 4 Results Draw

Venue & Host

• 3×3 Zone 1 Championships: 25 – 26 March 2026
• Host Association: Auckland Basketball Services
• Venue: Bruce Pulman, 90 Walters Road, Takanini, Auckland 2112
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: Tori Williams | 027 269 3339 | tori@nz.basketball

Key Information

• Registrations Open: Closed
• Registrations Due: February 27th 2026
• Health & Safety Plan:
  • 2026 Zone 1 Health & Safety Plan
• Draw:
  • 2026 3×3 Senior Zone 1 Regionals – Draw with Scorebench & Referees
• Team Rosters
  • Will be uploaded here once finalised
• Technical Tournament Info:
  • 2026 Zone 1 3×3 Tech Presentation
• Final Team Placings
  • Will be uploaded here after tournament

Venue & Host

• 3×3 Zone 2 Championships: 24 – 25 March 2026
• Host Association: Rotorua Basketball
• Venue: Southern Trust Sportsdrome, Queens Drive, Rotorua 3010
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: Jay Macdonald | 027 279 8804 | jay@nz.basketball

Key Information

• Registrations Open: Closed
• Registrations Due: February 27th 2026
• Health & Safety Plan:
  • 2026 Zone 2 Health & Safety Plan
• Draw:
  • 2026 3×3 Senior Zone 2 Regionals – Updated Draw with Scorebench & Referees
• Team Rosters
  • 2026 Zone 2 Senior 3×3 Team Rosters
• Technical Tournament Info:
  • Will be sent out to all participating teams approx 2 days prior to tournament
• Final Team Placings
  • Will be uploaded here after tournament

Venue & Host

• 3×3 Zone 3 Championships: 23 – 24 March 2026
• Host Association: Capital Basketball
• Venue: Walter Nash Centre, 22/26 Taine Street, Taitā, Lower Hutt 5011
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: Alex Wright | 027 687 5379 | alex@nz.basketball

Key Information

• Registrations Open: Closed
• Registrations Due: February 27th 2026
• Health & Safety Plan:
  • 2026 Zone 3 Health & Safety Plan
• Draw:
  • 2026 Senior 3×3 Zone 3 Regionals – Updated Draw with Scorebench & Referees
• Team Rosters 
  • 2026 Zone 3 Senior 3×3 Team Rosters
• Final Team Placings
  • 2026 Senior 3×3 Regionals – Zone 3 Final Team Placings

Venue & Host

• 3×3 Zone 4 Championships: 23 – 24 March 2026
• Host Association: Basketball Mid Canterbury
• Venue: EA Networks Centre, Ashburton – 20 River Terrace, Ashburton 7700
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: Tori Williams | 027 269 3339 | tori@nz.basketball

Key Information

• Registrations Open: Closed
• Registrations Due: February 27th 2026
• Health & Safety Plan:
  • 2026 Zone 4 Health & Safety Plan
• Draw:
  • 2026 3×3 Senior Zone 4 Regionals Draw – with Scorebench and Refs
• Team Rosters
  • Will be uploaded here once finalised
• Technical Tournament Info:
  • 2026 Zone 4 3×3 Tech Presentation
• Final Team Placings
  • Will be posted here after tournament

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

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

Alternatively, you can download the GameDay app, and follow these steps:

1. Click on the Tshirt at the bottom of the page
2. Search ‘BBNZ’ under ‘Leagues’
3. Click on BBNZ Schools
4. You can then find the tournament that you are wanting to follow

It is a condition of entry to our Premiership tournaments, that each team provides a referee. This has been a requirement for many years and is designed to ensure an adequate supply of referees for the events as well as provide an opportunity for student referees to represent their school.

To make the rostering of referees to games more efficient, teams must provide their referee details at the time of entry. Your team entry is subject to providing all the required details including your referee.

Please note that on the first day of the tournament each team’s referee will be rostered to officiate the game immediately before or after your schools game. The Technical Commissioner will then roster referees to games for the remainder of the tournament based on merit.

Please note:

• Failure to provide a referee at the tournament, may result in your school being excluded from the following years Premiership.
• Referees must be available for the entire duration of the tournament and are there solely for the purpose of refereeing  – i.e. they are not playing or coaching. This reduces the demands on them mentally and physically.
• It is recommended that referees are students from the school. This has proved the most successful means to ensure schools can provide referees for tournaments.
• Student referees, as is the case with players, are representatives of their school.  It is hoped that this is the incentive for student referees to attend.
• Each referee will be required to officiate at least two games per day.
• Referees should have completed, as a minimum, the Level 1 Refereeing Course, but more importantly be up to the level of game.
• It is the responsibility of each team to make arrangements (eg. accommodation, transport, meals) for your referee to attend the tournament.  No game fees will be paid to referees at the tournament.
• Tournament information for referees will be sent to school contacts and the provided referee email.
• For development of referees please speak to your local Association or refer to our website here.

Contact email:  tournaments@nz.basketball | phone:  (04) 498 5950