3×3 Nationals

A Basketball New Zealand organised 3×3 tournament for top basketball students within schools to compete at a national 3×3 event. At the end of nationals there will be a boys’ and girls’ team that are crowned as national champions.

This event also provides an opportunity for High Performance to gain 3×3 points in the U18 space for New Zealand.

• Host Association: Tauranga City Basketball
• Venue: Mercury Baypark – 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, 3152
• Basketball NZ Event Lead: Jay Macdonald | 027 279 8804 | jay@nz.basketball

The 2025 fees for 3×3 Nationals are $450 + GST/team.

• 3X3 NZ Secondary Schools Nationals: 26 – 27 April

• Health & Safety Plan:
  • 4 weeks prior to the beginning of the tournament – Friday 28 March
• Draw Release:
  • Approximately Friday 11 April
• Team Rosters:
  • Will be uploaded here once the team rosters are finalised
• Technical Meeting: 
  • Approximately 2 days before the tournament starts
  • The tech meeting link will be posted here once it has been created

• A team consists of one coach, one referee and a minimum of three and a maximum of five players (teams are not required to have 5 players)
  • If your team has 5 players, you will have 3 players on court, and 2 subs
  • Your 5^th player will not receive FIBA Points: Under FIBA regulations, only 4 can be registered per team to receive FIBA 3×3 points. BBNZ is allowing 5 players per team to accommodate injuries occurred by teams travelling a long way to the event. Therefore, teams need to select one player who will not receive play.fiba3x3.com points.
• Only players are allowed on the team bench
• A team may play between 1-5 games a day

Under FIBA regulations, only 4 can be registered per team to receive FIBA 3×3 points. BBNZ is allowing 5 players per team to accommodate injuries occurred by teams travelling a long way to the event. Therefore, teams need to select one player who will not receive play.fiba3x3.com points.

Follow the steps on how to create a 3×3 Player Profile.

As a player, by joining FIBA 3×3 , you’ll be able to compare your skills with your friends, and even with pros on the international circuit.  The more events you play, the more ranking points you’ll get.

The Draw will be uploaded here 2 weeks before the tournament starts

The team rosters will be uploaded here once they have been finalised

Roster Forms: PlayFIBA3x3

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

3×3 Secondary Schools Nationals – 2025 Health & Safety Form

• 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.

How to play 3×3

• Watch the easy how to play 3X3 here:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxxoT-PgQQA
• FIBA official rules:
  • https://fiba3x3.com/en/rules.html

The Molten B33T5000 3×3 FIBA Ball is used for all 3×3 competitions.

A 3×3 ball is the same size as a size 6, but has the weight of a size 7.

2024 3×3 Secondary School Nationals Final Placings, Tournament Teams & MVPs

Basketball NZ Tournaments: tournaments@nz.basketball