Basketball New Zealand

BBNZ U17 National Championships

Wellington’s Steven Adams and Hawke’s Bay’s Josie Stockill claimed the most valuable player glassware at the BBNZ U17 National Championships in Palmerston North on Monday.

Adams top-scored with 19 points as Wellington defeated West Auckland 73-71 for the boys championship, while Stockill finished with 13 points as Hawke’s Bay claimed the girls title with a 67-53 win over Waitakere City.

Named alonside Adams in the boys tournament team was team-mate Chris McIntyre, and Emerging Junior Tall Blacks Michael Karena (Nelson), James Ashby (West Auckland) and Alonzo Burton (Hawke’s Bay).

Stockill, an Emerging Junior Tall Fern, led a tournament team full of her national team-mates, Waitakere City’s Moengaroa Subritzky, Counties Manukau’s Aleesha Coulter, Waikato’s Georgia Agnew and Wellington’s Kayla Kiriau.

Tournament Teams

BOYS

Rueben Te Rangi (Counties Manukau), Michael Karena (Nelson),
Issac Fotu (Harbour), Chris McIntyre (Wellington), James Ashby (West Auckland), Tim Wyatt (Harbour), Alonzo Burton (Hawkes Bay), Tom Ingham (Nelson), Elliot Bryers (West Auckland), Steven Adams (Wellington)

Most Valuable Player
Steven Adams (Wellington)

GIRLS

Moengaroa Subritzky (Waitakere City), Shannon Perrett (Nelson),
Aleesha Coulter (Counties Manukau), Maggie Burrows (Southland),
Jordan Cederwall (Harbour), Tyla Tariau (Waitakere City), Georgia Agnew (Waikato), Kayla Kiriau (Wellington), Shanice Swain (Hawke’s Bay), Josie Stockill (Hawke’s Bay)

Most Valuable Player
Josie Stockill (Hawke’s Bay)