This weekend will see the beginning of BBNZ Secondary School Basketball tournaments, with students from across Aotearoa able to participate in regional school basketball tournaments in specific competitions dedicated to regional basketball. In total, close to 4000 students and approximately 370 teams are expected to take to the court and represent their schools, with 13 tournaments being held throughout the country between 26 August and 3 September.
Two different types of tournaments will be hosted around the country within the next two weeks; Non-Qualifiers and Qualifiers. Both are designed to cater for different age groups, experience levels and pathways, while giving everyone the opportunity to get involved and play basketball for their school.
All schedules, results and information can be found on Gameday or by downloading the GameDay app, choose “Find a Team” and under “Leagues” search BBNZ Schools. Hard copies of the draw, team rosters and other important information can be found by clicking the link next to the tournament down below.
Secondary School Non-Qualifiers
The Non-Qualifier events allow teams to participate, without the need to follow-up with a National Championship. Junior teams will play in one of four zone tournaments around the country, while senior teams who don’t want to qualify for the National Championships will play in one of three “Cup” tournaments.
Junior Secondary Schools Premierships (Aug 26 – Aug 30, 2023)
Designed for Junior teams (Year 9-10) to participate
| Date | Zone | Location | Host Association | Link to Information |
| Aug 26-29 | Zone 1 | Trusts Arena, Auckland | Auckland Basketball Services | http://bbnz.link/0vl8q |
| Aug 26-29 | Zone 2 | Energy Events Centre, Rotorua | Rotorua Basketball Association | |
| Aug 26-29 | Zone 3 | Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier | Basketball Hawkes Bay | |
| Aug 27-30 | Zone 4 | Edgar Centre, Dunedin | Basketball Otago |
Cup Tournaments (Aug 31 – Sep 2, 2022)
Designed for teams that want a tournament experience, schools may choose to enter a B team, or send a new team in the lead up to attending a qualifying tournament the following year.
| Date | Zone | Location | Host Association | Link to Information |
| Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Northern | Trusts Arena, Auckland | Auckland Basketball Services | http://bbnz.link/djtnm |
| Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Central | TSB Arena, New Plymouth | New Plymouth Basketball Association | |
| Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Southern | Southern Trusts Event Centre, Timaru | South Canterbury Basketball Association |
Secondary School National Qualifiers
These tournaments allow teams to qualify for the Secondary School National Championships held in October. Within the Secondary School National Qualifying tournaments, there are different qualifying paths depending on the size of your school. There will be four “AA” Zone qualifying tournaments played around the country, as well as two “A” qualifying tournaments.
“A” Qualification – These are tournaments for smaller secondary schools around the country. They must have a roll of less than 300 students (in Years 9-13) for a single sex school, or less than 600 students (in Years 9-13) for a co-ed school. There is both a North and a South island tournament.
“AA” Qualification – These are tournaments for larger secondary schools around the country. Schools should have a roll of more than 300 students (in Years 9-13) for a single sex school, or more than 600 students (in Years 9-13) for a co-ed school. “A” schools can attend “AA” Premierships if they choose to, however the school must commit to “AA” for the entire qualification process and will not be able to qualify for “A” division at the National Championships.
Each qualifying tournament will have a certain amount of spots for teams to progress through to the National Championships. You can find a flowchart here which explains the total number of teams able to qualify for Nationals from each tournament.
“A” Qualifying Tournaments (Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2022)
| Date | Zone | Location | Host Association | Qualifying Spots | Link to Information |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 | “A” North Island | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | Basketball Manawatū | 7 Boys, 7 Girls | http://bbnz.link/tayn0 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 | “A” South Island | Saxton Stadium, Nelson | Nelson Basketball Association | 5 Boys, 5 Girls |
“AA” Zone Qualifying Tournaments (Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2022)
| Date | Zone | Location | Host Association | Qualifying Spots | Link to Information |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 | “AA” Zone 1 | Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland | Harbour Basketball | 7 Boys, 6 Girls | http://bbnz.link/6wl8n |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 | “AA” Zone 2 | Energy Events Centre, Rotorua | Rotorua Basketball Association | 5 Boys, 6 Girls | |
| Aug 30 – Sep 2 | “AA” Zone 3 | Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier | Basketball Hawkes Bay | 6 Boys, 6 Girls | |
| Aug 31 – Sep 3 | “AA” Zone 4 | Edgar Centre, Dunedin | Basketball Otago | 6 Boys, 6 Girls |
The teams that qualify for the National Championships will head to Palmerston North on 25 September to compete for the National Champions title. More information about this year’s Secondary Schools National Championships can be found here.
