Koru Tour Programme
The Koru Tour is a competition programme designed to accelerate the development of participants and provide competitive experiences against Australian teams at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury, NSW.
http://www.countrycup.basketball.net.au/
Athletes and staff selected for the 2010 Koru Tour are …
U14 Boys
NZ Koru
Doven Barlow (Waikato), Zach Buchegger (North Harbour), Wilfred Dickson (Hawke’s Bay) Isaac Letoa (Wellington), Blair Mackenzie (Otago), Nikau McCullough (Waikato), Toma Noguchi (Nelson), Ezra Simmons (Waikato), Paul Stephenson (New Plymouth), Mikaere Watene (Rotorua)
Coach - Alby Ellis
Manager - Pirihira Puata
NZ Kea
Jayden Bennett (Palmerston North), Sheaziah Compain (Waitakere), Geronimo Doyle (Waitakere), Mataeus Marsh (Hawke’s Bay), Aniwaniwa Kewene-Edwards (Otago), Delaney Puata-Chaney (Waitakere), Richard Rodger (Otago), Judson Seumanu (West Auckland), Liam Stanley-Tasi (Counties-Manukau), Haimona Tamati-Te Paki (Wanganui)
Coach - Jayson Johnson
Manager - Jackie Mackenzie
U14 Girls
NZ Koru
Roimata Blackburn (Wanganui), Reihana Dougherty (Canterbury), Samantha Eathorne (Hutt Valley), Cydney Ebeling (Western Bay of Plenty), Ella Maddix-Wikaira (Harbour), Maria Milani (Waitakere), Cori Pokotea (Hawke’s Bay), Tia Tuhakaraina (Eastern Southland), Moerangi Vercoe (Rotorua), Maia Wilson (Waitakere)
Coaches - Sue Pene
Managers - Mary Small
NZ Kea
Toni-Ann Cameron (Waikato), Matangiroa Flavell (Rotorua), Krystal Leger-Walker (Waikato), Katarina Mandic (North Harbour), Rachel Miller (Canterbury), Tessa Morrison (Mid Canterbury), Bella Shakes (North Harbour), Miah Small (Otago), Lyric Taurua-Wolfgramm (Waitakere), Laken Wairau (Canterbury),
Coach - Melanie Bennett
Managers - Caroline Upoko
U16 Boys
NZ Koru
Mitchell Clinton (Canterbury), Finn Delany (Nelson), Hunter Hawaikirangi (Waitakere), Kane Hodges (Hawke’s Bay), Marco Hofma (Hibiscus Coast), Ethan Horner (Otago), Tre Mauriohooho (Wellington), Jacob Nahora (Hawke’s Bay), Raymond Penny (Counties-Manukau), Lochlan Tangaroa (Marlborough)
Coaches - Shiv Narayan
Manager - Tepene Te Wharau
NZ Kea
Nico Buckrell (Hutt Valley), Aart Fahrenshon (Waitakere), Jaylen Gerrand (Hibiscus Coast), Mark Kelly (Western Bay of Plenty), Te Whati Kihi (Rotorua), Jonathan King (Palmerston North), Connor Lidstone (Canterbury), Alex Lloyd (Mid Canterbury), Joshua Peterson (Hutt Valley), Joshua Stempa (Mid Canterbury),
Coach - James Ballinger
Manager - Tepene Te Wharau
U16 Girls
NZ Koru
Aaliyah Ah Kiong (Hawke’s Bay), Natalie Baylis (Palmerston North), Stella Beck (Hutt Valley), Molli Daily (Buller), Kali Fraser (Otago), Polly Hill (Canterbury), Candace Moir (North Canterbury), Chevahn Morris (Waikato), Amorangi Ngata-Atkins (Waitakere), Anna Radovonich (Canterbury),
Coach - Tania Hunter
Manager - Ang Fraser
NZ Kea
Wuanyei Ah-Hing (Counties-Manukau), Briana Brockliss-Lodge (Waitakere), Gayle Broughton (Hawera), Esther Cheong (Hutt Valley), Chelsea Lumb (North Harbour), Dionne Martin (Lake Taupo), Carly McMillan (Buller), Laykin Paenga (Porirua), Roana Paterson (Counties-Manukau), Terina Wanoa (Canterbury)
Coach - Jimi Hills
Manager - Ang Fraser
U18 Boys
NZ Koru
James Aitken (Thames Valley), Alex Carew-Bourke (West Auckland), Lachlan Fenwick (Ney Plymouth), Jordy Jamieson (North Harbour), Terrence Lewis Jnr (Wellington), Sheldon McGuire (Hawke’s Bay), Peter Milani (Waitakere), Bejamin Nee-Nee (Counties Manukau), Hale Nepia-Su’a (Hawke’s Bay), Jack Stirling (Wellington),
Coaches - Sean Fuller
Manager - Wayne Rodgers
NZ Kea
Simon Bush (Marlborough), Dylan Edwards (Thames Valley), Kale Emery (North Harbour), Jesse Komene (Rotorua), Matt Loulanting (West Auckland), Jia Jia Meng (Counties Manukau), Jake Swindells (Otago), Jesse Te Tau (Otago), Nicholas Vickers (Rotorua), Jacob Walsh (Hawke’s Bay)
Coach - Dave Ruha
Manager - Wayne Rodgers
U18 Girls
Kimberley Goodearl (Hutt Valley), Sarah Hayman (North Canterbury), Lucy Heenan (Southland), Amelia Palmer (Waikato), Jaydene Poto (Counties Manukau), Pamela Purdie (Rotorua), Huriana Reid (NSW), Nina Reutlinger (North Harbour), Carissa Te Wharau (Waikato), Dayna Turnbull (Otago)
Coach - Sarah Dakers
Manager - Maryellen Bezzant
Other Staff
Physios - Grant Bell & Ema Pene
BBNZ Rep - Sue Pene
Tour Manager - Robyn Ruka
Tour Director - Mel Young
