2010 Calendar
January
6
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Wollongong Hawks, Wollongong
8
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats, Perth
13-24
Koru Tour/Australian Country Basketball Cup, Albury, NSW
14
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Melbourne Tigers, Melbourne
21
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Adelaide 36ers, NSEC
23
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Gold Coast Blaze, Gold Coast
25-30
All-NZ Camp, Rotorua
27
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Townsville Crocs, Townsville
February
4
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Wollongong Hawks, NSEC
11
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Gold Coast Blaze, NSEC
12-14
Women’s Academy, Auckland
13
Australian NBL - Burger King NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans, Cairns
19-21
NBL South Island Showcase, Christchuch
20-27
Australian U20 State Championships, Gawler, South Australia
March
4
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Nelson Giants, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm
Christchurch Cougars v Bay Hawks, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
5
NBL
Taranaki Mountainairs v Nelson Giants, TSB Stadium, 7pm
6
NBL
Harbour Heat v Otago Nuggets, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Southland Sharks v Bay Hawks, Stadium Southland, 7pm
Manawatu Jets v Wellington, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
11
NBL
Christchurch Cougars v Wellington Saints, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
12-14
U18 Women National Camp, Timaru
13
NBL
Nelson Giants v Wellington Saints, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
Manawatu Jets v Bay Hawks, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
Waikato Pistons v Taranaki Mountainairs, Hamilton YMCA, 7.30pm
Otago Nuggets v Christchurch Cougars, Edgar Centre, 8pm
13/14
U18 Men National Camp, Auckland
14
NBL
Harbour Heat v Southland Sharks, North Shore Events Centre, 3pm
18
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Christchurch Cougars, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm
19
NBL
Harbour Heat v Wellington Saints, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Taranaki Mountainairs v Christchurch Cougars, TSB Stadium, 7pm
Bay Hawks v Southland Sharks, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Nelson Giants v Otago Nuggets, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
25
NBL
Wellington Saints v Southland Sharks, TSB Arena, 7pm
26
NBL
Christchurch Cougars v Southland Sharks, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
Harbour Heat v Manawatu Jets, AUT, 7pm
Waikato Pistons v Otago Nuggets, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm
27
NBL
Taranaki Mountainairs v Otago Nuggets, TSB Stadium, 7pm
27-29
Junior Tall Blacks v Greece (three games), Athens
31-April 1
Junior Tall Blacks v France (two games), Strasbourg
April
1
NBL
Harbour Heat v Nelson Giants, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Bay Hawks v Wellington Saints, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Christchurch Cougars v Manwatu Jets, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
Southland Sharks v Taranaki Mountainairs, Stadium Southland, 7pm
3
NBL
Southland Sharks v Christchurch Cougars, Stadium Southland, 7pm
Otago Nuggets v Taranaki Mountainairs, Timaru, 7pm
3-10
Junior Tall Blacks at Albert Schweitzer Tournament, Mannheim, Germany
4
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Bay Hawks, Rotorua, 3pm
5-9
U16/U17 National Camp, Rotorua
6-10
Junior Tall Ferns Camp, Rotorua
8
NBL
Manawatu Jets v Waikato Pistons, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
9
NBL
Bay Hawks v Waikato Pistons, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Southland Sharks v Nelson Giants, Stadium Southland, 7pm
Wellington Saints v Taranaki Mountainairs, TSB Stadium, 7pm
9-11
Women’s Academy, Auckland
10
NBL
Otago Nuggets v Nelson Giants, Edgar Centre, 7pm
10-17
Australian U18 State Championships, Terrigal, NSW
16
NBL
Wellington Saints v Christchurch Cougars, TSB Arena, 7pm
Bay Hawks v Harbour Heat, Pettigrew Green, 7pm
16-18
BBNZ U17 Premierships
Zone 1, West Auckland
Zone 2, Manukau
Zone 3, Wellington
Zone 4, Christchurch
17
NBL
Otago Nuggets v Southland Sharks, Edgar Centre, 7pm
Manawatu Jets v Harbour Heat, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
Nelson Giants v Christchurch Cougars, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
22
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Harbour Heat, Hamilton Boys High School, 7.30pm
23
NBL
Bay Hawks v Christchurch Cougars, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
24
NBL
Manawatu Jets v Christchurch Cougars, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
Taranaki Mountainairs v Harbour Heat, TSB Stadium, 7pm
Southland Sharks v Otago Nuggets, Stadium Southland, 7pm
23-25
BBNZ U19 Premierships
Zone 1, West Auckland
Zone 2, Tauranga
Zone 3, Hutt Valley
Zone 4, Nelson
29
NBL
Wellington Saints v Harbour Heat, TSB Arena, 7pm
30
NBL
Christchurch Cougars v Harbour Heat, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
May
1
NBL
Nelson Giants v Bay Hawks, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
Waikato Pistons v Manwatu Jets, Hamilton Boys High School, 7.30pm
6
NBL
Manawatu Jets v Nelson Giants, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
6-9
NZ U21 Championships, Nelson
7
NBL
Bay Hawks v Nelson Giants, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Christchurch Cougars v Waikato Pistons, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
Otago Nuggets v Wellington Saints, Edgar Centre, 7pm
8
NBL
Southland Sharks v Wellington Saints, Stadium Southland, 7pm
Harbour Heat v Waikato Pistons, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
9
NBL
Taranaki Mountainairs v Bay Hawks, TSB Stadium, 2.30pm
13
NBL
Wellington Saints v Bay Hawks, TSB Arena, 7pm
14
NBL
Southland Sharks v Waikato Pistons, Stadium Southland, 7pm
Christchurch Cougars v Taranaki Dynamos, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
15
NBL
Otago Nuggets v Waikato Pistons, Edgar Centre, 7pm
Nelson Giants v Taranaki Mountainairs, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
15/16
Cluster Camp 1 (U17/U15), North, Mid-North, Central, Upper South, Mid-South & Lower South
21
NBL
Harbour Heat v Bay Hawks, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Wellington Saints v Nelson Giants, TSB Arena, 7pm
Southland Sharks v Manawatu Jets, Stadium Southland, 7pm
22
NBL
Christchurch Cougars v Nelson Giants, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
Otago Nuggets v Manawatu Jets, Edgar Centre, 7pm
Taranaki Mountainairs v Waikato Pistons, TSB Stadium, 7pm
29
NBL
Wellington Saints v Waikato Pistons, TSB Arena, 7pm
Otago Nuggets v Harbour Heat, Edgar Centre, 7.00
June
3
NBL
Harbour Heat v Christchurch Cougars, AUT, 7pm
Manawatu Jets v Otago Nuggets, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
4
NBL
Wellington Saints v Otago Nuggets, TSB Arena, 7pm
4-7
NZ U17 Championships, Palmerston North
NZ U19 Championships, Wellington
5
NBL
Nelson Giants v Manawatu Jets, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
7
NBL
Manawatu Jets v Taranaki Mountainairs, Arena Manawatu, 7pm
8/9
Junior Tall Black Camp, Wellington
10
NBL
Christchurch Cougars v Otago Nuggets, Cowles Stadium, 7pm
11
NBL
Wellington Saints v Manawatu Jets, Porirua, 7pm
Bay Hawks v Taranaki Mountainairs, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Nelson Giants v Harbour Heat, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
12
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Southland Sharks, Hamilton Boys High School, 4pm
Otago Nuggets v Bay Hawks, Edgar Centre, 7pm
13
NBL
Taranaki Dynamos v Southland Sharks, TSB Stadium, 5.30pm
17
NBL
Waikato Pistons v Wellington Saints, Hamilton Boys High School, 7.30pm
18
NBL
Harbour Heat v Taranaki Mountainairs, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Bay Hawks v Manawatu Jets, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm
Nelson Giants v Southland Sharks, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
19
NBL
Manawatu Jets v Southland Sharks, Arena Manawatu, 6pm
19/20
Cluster Camp 2 (U17 and U13), North, Mid-North, Central, Upper South, Mid-South & Lower South
22
NBL Playoffs
Fourth v Fifth (Game One)
23
NBL Playoffs
Third v Sixth (Game Two)
24
NBL Semifinals
First v Winners Game One
25
NBL Semifinals
Second v Winners Game Two
24-26
Women’s Basketball Championship (Round One), New Plymouth
28
NBL Finals
Game One
30
NBL Finals
Game Two
July
1
NBL Finals
Game Three (if required)
1-9
William Jones Cup, Taiwan
2-11
FIBA U17 World Championship for Men, Germany
3-10
Australian U16 State Championships, Logan, Queensland
7-17
IWBF World Mens/Womens Wheelchair Championships, Birmingham, England
11-13
Women’s Academy, Auckland
16-18
BBNZ Open Premierships
Zone 1, West Auckland
Zone 2, Gisborne
Zone 3, Wellington
Zone 4, Westport
16-25
FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, France
22-24
Women’s Basketball Championship (Round Two), Waitakere
23-25
BBNZ U13 Premierships
Zone 1, TBC
Zone 2, Manukau
Zone 3, Wellington
Zone 4, Dunedin
30-Aug 1
BBNZ U15 Premierships
Zone 1, TBC
Zone 2, Tauranga
Zone 3, Napier
Zone 4, Invercargill
August
7/8
Cluster Camp 3 (U13 and U15), North, Mid-North, Central, Upper South, Mid-South & Lower South
14-25
Youth Olympic Games (FIBA 33), Singapore
19-21
Women’s Basketball Championship (Round Three), Dunedin
28-31
Junior Secondary Schools Premierships
Zone 1, Rotorua
Zone 2, Rotorua
Zone 3, New Plymouth
Zone 4, Nelson
28-Sep 11
FIBA World Championship for Men, Turkey
31-Sept 4
BBNZ Secondary Schools AA/A Premierships
Zone 1 (A/AA) Boys, TBC
Zone 1 (A/AA) Girls, TBC
Zone 2 (A/AA) Boys, TBC
Zone 2 (A/AA) Girls, TBC
Zone 3 (A/AA) Boys & Girls, New Plymouth
Zone 4 (AA) Boys, Christchurch
Zone 4 (A) Boys, Alexandra
Zone 4 (A/AA) Girls, Nelson
September
10/11
FIBA Congress, Turkey
16-19
NZ Open and Wheelchair Championships, Wellington
17-19
FIBA Oceania U19 Championships for Men and Women, Palmerston North
23-Oct 3
FIBA World Championships for Women, Czech Republic
27- Oct 1
NZ A Secondary Schools Championships TBC
27-Oct 2
NZ AA Secondary Schools Championships, Palmerston North
October
4-8
NZ U13 Championships, Christchurch
NZ U15 Championships, Porirua
15-17
Regional Camps (U18, U19, U20) and Koru Camp (U17), North, Central, and South
29-31
Women’s Academy, Auckland
30-Nov 8
NZU17 at FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament, Noumea, New Caledonia
November
6/7
Koru Camp (U13 & U15), North, Central & South
December
10-12
Women’s Academy, Auckland
