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Representative team

U18 Boys

Rotorua's U18 Boys representative team, pictured at the 2026 Nationals.

Rotorua number 11 prepares a shot with teammates positioned behind him.

Team overview

The U18 Boys team represents Rotorua in under-18 representative basketball. The team competed at the 2026 Nationals, and photographs from that campaign are shown below.

Pathway

Trials and selection

Rotorua's representative programmes run across the school year. Open trials for U12, U14, U16 and U18 take place after Labour Weekend. The pathways below are how RBA has described each age group's programme; dates for each new season are announced by RBA.

U16 and U18 pathway

  1. Term 4

    Open trials and development squads

    Open trials take place after Labour Weekend. Up to 24 athletes are identified for a Development Squad, working on skills and understanding with their appointed coaches.

  2. Term 1

    Easter tournament

    U16 and U18 squads use the Easter tournament as their final trials to select the team or teams for the Mid-North Zone Day.

  3. Term 2

    Mid-North qualifiers

    Selected teams compete at the Mid-North Zone Day and the Mid-North Qualifiers for Nationals.

  4. Nationals

    Basketball New Zealand Nationals

    Qualified teams go on to represent Rotorua at the Basketball New Zealand Nationals.

Tournament news and results

2026 Nationals

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