Annual Report 2013 Basketball New Zealand Annual Report 2013 National Teams National Teams 02/03
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2 013 ANNUAL REPORT BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 NATIONAL TEAMS NATIONAL TEAMS 02/03 2013 ANNUAL REPORT BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND MESSAGES From our Chair 4 From our Chief Executive 5 NATIONAL TEAMS New Zealand Tall Blacks 6 New Zealand Tall Ferns 8 National Junior Teams 10 3x3 14 COMPETITIONS Bartercard National Basketball League 16 Women’s Basketball Championship 18 FIBA Oceania Pacific Championship 20 National Championship Tournaments 22 SKYCITY NZ Breakers 28 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance 31 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 33 Consolidated Statement of Equity 34 Notes to the Financial Statements 35 Auditor’s Report 40 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND TEAM Board, Staff & Life Members 42 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 NATIONAL TEAMS FROM OUR CHAIR FROMNATIONAL OUR TEAMSCHIEF EXECUTIVE 04/05 FROM THE FROM THE CHAIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE 2013 was a challenging but largely positive year for Kia ora koutou Basketball New Zealand. We started the year with no financial support from High The Huddle, an initiative launched at the 2013 AGM to support 2013 was the year that saw the first pieces of the All of I wish to acknowledge our supporters over the past year. Sport Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) for the Tall Blacks or our national teams, was not as well supported as we hoped but Basketball Plan (AoBP) being rolled out and at the same time New Zealand has been a strong supporter and continue to Tall Ferns and consequently had to manage our preparation for, those that did join have enjoyed regular inside information on the consultation began on how best to roll out and develop many be so. We also very much appreciate the support from Peak, and involvement in, the Oceania Series with our own resources. teams and a number of other benefits. We urge you all to join – other aspects – player, coach and referee frameworks, a new Molten, Powerade, SAS apparel, Burger King, The Radio This was a major challenge but we successfully prepared for our national teams desperately need your financial support. game management and database system, a coach and player Network, NZCT, Lion Foundation, Infinity, Four Winds, Mana and staged leg one of the series in New Zealand, the first home talent pathway, school basketball systems, tournaments and Community Grants Foundation, FIBA Oceania and the TAB. The NBL again demonstrated its popularity with their respective game by either the Tall Blacks or Tall Ferns in four years. While 3x3 etc. Thank you to the many that participated so willingly in regions with very good crowds at round robin games and a high Thanks also to the NZ Basketball Foundation who are doing losing the series both teams performed admirably and blooded all this developmental work. level of regional media support. Similarly the Tall Blacks received hugely valuable work on the legacy aspects of our game and many new players. And we were delighted to be advised at year considerable media coverage during the Oceania Series – a At the same time we had the new tournament calendar to are also working with BBNZ on our annual awards programme end that a small amount of funding would be available for the reminder of how popular they are. implement as well as the challenge of delivering the first home and planned Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns alumni events. 2014 Tall Blacks campaign from HPSNZ. games involving the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns in four years on a Sport New Zealand has continued to positively support us I would like to acknowledge Steve and Judy Smith for their The first year of the new tournament calendar was implemented starting budget of nil. The excitement at the North Shore Event developing strategies that will harness the popularity of basketball contributions to FIBA Oceania and welcome David Crocker, a as per the All of Basketball Plan. More resources were invested Centre for the games made the stress worthwhile – it was a great in terms of participation. An early success in this area has been person very familiar with New Zealand basketball to the FIBA to help the tournaments become bigger and better than in occasion and the players showed their appreciation by pushing the inaugural Burger King 3x3 National Tour that was launched in Oceania Secretary General role. recent years with live streaming adding a new dimension and the world number two Opals and the top 10 Boomers very hard. December 2013. This event will grow through the next few years audience. A review at the end of the year suggested that the And a big thank you to the mostly volunteer basketball of the sponsorship as will 3x3 at the community level. We have happily been readmitted to High Performance Sport calendar should be kept as is for another year but this will be community who give their time to help plan and deliver New Zealand’s (HPSNZ) funding schedule – for one year. But consulted on again during 2014 with tweaks made as necessary. Many other community focused initiatives have been basketball for our communities. HPSNZ are clear that they exist to ‘invest in medals not in sport’ progressed during 2013 and progress will be reported on at The new zone concept, where Associations are encouraged and this remains a huge challenge to basketball where we are the AGM. There remains much to do but there is much to be to work together on basketball issues wider than just playing a truly global sport. We are not expected to win a medal positive about. representative aspects, progressed although we acknowledge immediately but we must show we are progressing towards there have been issues and stresses. The Board believes that Looking forward we have begun the process to ensure regular that probability over the next few years if we are to retain any this cooperative concept is important in moving forward and home games for our Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns, we have an level of funding. is looking at how it can be further supported. In the meantime array of updated and improved frameworks and resources The many changes agreed as part of the AoBP will take a over $150,000 was distributed to Associations by BBNZ for being produced that will support players, coaches and referees number of years to develop and bed in. Basketball is a sport coach development that required multi-Association cooperation and we have an increasing profile for our sport that spells with huge potential but to realise that potential we must ‘play Iain Potter Chief Executive – we hope to build on this in the future. success for future years. a long game’ – make decisions now that will reap rewards in The Pacific Championship’s for men and women were held Thanks to the BBNZ staff who all worked hard to move five, ten and twenty years as today’s youth become tomorrow’s in Porirua at the end of the year – congratulations Porirua for things forward with limited resources and thanks also to all adults. This long game view will require some patience – but it hosting this major FIBA Oceania event and congratulations to the Association staff and volunteers who have supported will be worth it. Meantime there are many things we can and the winning Maori mens team. tournaments, events, project teams and their basketball are doing now to help re-build our capacity and profile with communities. the Burger King 3x3 National Tour being an example of a new Financially we made some inroads with Trusts and sponsors initiative that will grow exponentially in coming years. Similarly and once again we received greater than expected income we have re-connected with a number of Asian countries to start through TAB sport betting. This, together with the agreed one- the process of hosting annual domestic internationals, South off surcharge on tournament fees that assisted us to when the Korea being first up in 2014. new levy system commences in 2014, and continued financial constraint allowed us to post a Group surplus of $96,076 for the year. We settled all historical debts relating to our premises making a saving on any future interest due. Karen Poutasi Chairperson BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2009 NATIONAL TEAMS & COMPETITION BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 NATIONAL TEAMS NATIONAL TEAMS 06/07 NEW ZEALAND TALL BLACKS 2013 proved to be a mixed bag for the Tall Blacks At the FIBA Oceania world cup qualifying series the Kiwis made and with several senior players unavailable for a good starts in both games in Auckland and Canberra leading variety of reasons, coach Nenad Vucinic took the after the first half but couldn’t hold on in the second as the opportunity to blood new talent and introduce shooting stats fell. Guard Cory Webster proved his scoring rookies to the national team. ability and led the Kiwis with 14 points in the first and 16 points in the second game. Nearly half of the trialists named for the China tour, in preparation for the FIBA Oceania Championship series Many young players were introduced to international basketball against the Australian Boomers, had never played for and the future looks very positive. the Tall Blacks. 2014 is set to be a big year as the Tall Blacks prepare and The five newcomers were Brook Ruscoe (22), Jack Salt (17), compete in the FIBA World Cup. Reuben Te Rangi (18), Izayah Mauriohooho Le’afa (16) and Jordan Ngatai (20). All five had represented New Zealand through the age groups. Forward Tom Abercrombie joined the team in China after missing trials to pursue his NBA dreams and Mika Vukona was back for another season as captain.