The Canterbury Women are the defending National Champions, while our Men will be looking to improve on their bronze medal in 2024. Games will be played at MainPower Stadium. The Full Draw Can be accessed on BBNZ’s website: 2024 Footlocker U20 Draw Canterbury Teams Schedule: Friday 31 May Women A vs Taranaki B 9am, AND vs Counties Manukau 215pm Men A vs Counties Manukau 9am, AND vs Manawatu 4pm Women B vs Harbour 1230pm, AND vs Waikato 730pm Men B vs Harbour B 215pm, AND vs Harbour A 730pm Saturday 1 June Women A vs Otago 1230pm Men A vs Franklin 1045am Women B vs Tauranga 215pm Me ..read more

Our First round of Top 8 and Bottom 7 kicks off for the Lincoln University Thomson Trophy, while the other competitions carry on through their round robins.   Lincoln University Thomson Division One Top 8 Our Top 8 has our current top seeds Christs College host Rangiora, which promises to be close. My pick for this though is Rangiora. First time top 8 seed Rolleston takes on St Bedes at St Bedes. But I think St Bedes will claim this one. ST Andrews are heading to St Thomas with an early tip off (5.45pm). I think St Andrews could still claim this one. Last up pre season champs and current ..read more

25-26 May Draw 2024 8-9 June Draw 2024 G13 Games on June 9 – G13 matchups will be added after this weekend’s games in the noted timeslots Other June Draws – with two early afternoon Rams’ games on June 15 and 22, we are working on these two draws simultaneously, to help make these two severely impacted days run ok. Note, we are working to have all venues wrapping up between 3 and 4pm, which means a number of teams will play earlier than they normally do on these dates  Sub Grades – we have moved some teams in B13, B15, and B17 grades around (in the case of the B15 sub grade, we have reconf ..read more

We are heading into week three of our Lincoln University and NZ Charitable Trust competitions, with the Thomson Division One lads relying on tonight’s results. Lincoln University Thomson Division One Pool A have Christ’s College sitting out on a bye week having already qualified for Top 8, and Cashmere and Hillmorton battle it out in a must win match to decide who joins Christ’s College. My pick to win is Cashmere. Pool B we have Rangiora who have comfortably qualified take on CBHS while St Bedes look to confirm their spot against Riccarton. Rangiora and St bedes both look good to win tonight ..read more

18-19 May Draw 2024 25-26 May Draw 2024 This week’s notes: King’s Birthday – a reminder that there are no CBA Club games on June 1 or 2 (but North Canterbury Basketball Association will be running the BBNZ U20 Rep Tournament out at MainPower Stadium in Rangiora) June Draws – with two early afternoon Rams’ games on June 15 and 22, We will be working on those first three weekends together, to help make those two severely impacted days run ok. Note, on June 15 and 22, games are all wrapping up between 3 and 4pm, which means a number of teams will play earlier than they normally do then Plays ..read more

This week’s match ups look to bring a few great contests with several hard picks to make. All Thomson games tip off at 7.30pm Tuesday! Starting with Lincoln University’s Division One Thomson Trophy. Pool One Cashmere sit out with a bye week, while Christ’s College travels to Hillmorton. My pick for this matchup has to go to Christ’s College to follow up on their performance against Cashmere. Pool Two has Rangiora take on St Bede’s in what is likely to be a physical match up. With Rangiora’s current results, I expect to see them take the W. While our other match up in Pool Two should be another ..read more

11-12 May Draw 2024 18-19 May Draw 2024 25-26 May Draw 2024 Notes for this week: Christ’s New Gym – this opened up for the Thomson Trophy team last night, and by all accounts was a fantastic new addition to the school. We’re very lucky to be able to use the gym for some weekend club games too. Please note, we have renamed the courts in the gym that we will use to #2 (Riverside) and #3 (Garden Side) respectively. Also note, there is not parking in the school grounds, so please give yourself a bit of time to arrive and walk in the main entrance, past the field and classrooms to the new gym (or ..read more

Register for trials here. The Mainlands Programme are for athletes that are not currently on a CBA representative team traveling to a national tournament (reserves on these teams are eligible to trial) and are committed to developing in line with the CBA style of play. U16 (turning 14 or 15 in 2024) and U19 (turning 16, 17 or 18 in 2024) teams will be selected in both genders to compete July 12-14th in the 2024 Mainlands Tournament @ Selwyn Sports Center. Team numbers are below based on projected growth from 2024 numbers: U16 Girls  U19 Women  U16 Boys  U19 Men  2 Tea ..read more

Tonight is the night. Thomson, Whelan and Grocott are all tipping off tonight for the 2024 Season. Starting off with the Lincoln University Thomson Division One picks. We have 15 teams competing in Division One this season, across four pools to begin. All games tip off at 7.30pm. Pool A gives Hillmorton an easy start with a bye week, while the other teams in their pool, Christ’s College and Cashmere are battling it out in the Christ’s College new gym grand opening. My pick- Christ’s College. Pool B has Rangiora host Riccarton while St Bede’s have CBHS to battle. My picks- Rangiora and St Bede ..read more

This preview is reproduced with permission from the Author (Sam Watkins), original article can be seen here The wait for secondary school athletes is over as the Lincoln University Whelan Trophy competition tips off tomorrow. All eyes will be on the new-look St. Andrew’s side, who are looking to be the first team to win five straight titles since Rangiora High in 2011–2015. The 2024 format will see each team play each other twice in a home and away series. The top 2 teams advance to the semi-finals, with the lower seeds playing off in 3v6 and 4v5 match-ups. The lowest-seeded winner will t ..read more