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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | December 2021 |
First season | 2022 |
General Manager | Maree Taylor |
No. of teams | 5 |
Countries | New Zealand |
Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
Most recent champion(s) | Northern Kāhu (1st title) |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sport |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Official website | Tauihi.Basketball |
The Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is a women's professional basketball league in New Zealand.
History
[edit]In December 2021, a new women's national basketball league was established for 2022 with five new franchises.[1][2] The league's name Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa was announced in March 2022, with Tauihi meaning "to soar" and Aotearoa meaning New Zealand in Māori language.[3] The inaugural teams included Northern Kāhu, Mid-North Whai, Tokomanawa Queens, Mainland Pouākai, and Southern Hoiho.[4][5][6] The Queens were crowned the inaugural champions.[7][8][9]
All five inaugural franchises continued for the league's second season in 2023.[10][11][12] The Kāhu were crowned the 2023 champions.[13][14][15][16]
In April 2024, the league announced a new season window of October to December and that international expansion was being explored.[17][18][19][20][21] Increased player payments was also implemented in order to attract top women's players from around the world.[22]
Current teams
[edit]Team | City | Region | Arena | Colours | Debut |
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Mainland Pouākai | Christchurch | Canterbury | Cowles Stadium | 2022 | |
Northern Kāhu | Auckland | Auckland Region | Eventfinda Stadium Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre McKay Stadium, Whangārei The Trusts Arena |
2022 | |
Southern Hoiho | Dunedin/Queenstown | Otago | Edgar Centre Queenstown Events Centre |
2022 | |
Tauranga Whai | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre | 2022 | |
Tokomanawa Queens | Porirua | Wellington Region | Te Rauparaha Arena | 2022 |
League championships
[edit]Team | Wins | Losses | Total | Year(s) won | Year(s) lost |
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Tokomanawa Queens | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2022 | 2023 |
Northern Kāhu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2023 | 2022 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NEW NATIONAL LEAGUE SET TO TRANSFORM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN AOTEAROA". tauihi.basketball. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "FIVE FRANCHISE OWNERS DECIDED FOR REVAMPED NATIONAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE". tauihi.basketball. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "TAUIHI SET TO CHANGE THE FACE OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN NEW ZEALAND". tauihi.basketball. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "TAUIHI BASKETBALL AOTEAROA SEASON PREVIEW". tauihi.basketball. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (28 June 2022). "High five: What you need to know about the new Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ Fransen, Moeawa (28 June 2022). "Women's basketball tourney set to soar". waateanews.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022.
- ^ "GAME RECAP: QUEENS TOP POUĀKAI TO ADVANCE TO GRAND FINAL". tauihi.basketball. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
- ^ "GAME RECAP: KĀHU BOOK SPOT IN GRAND FINAL WITH WIN OVER WHAI". tauihi.basketball. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
- ^ "GAME RECAP: QUEENS CLAIM INAUGURAL TAUIHI TITLE WITH WIN OVER KĀHU". tauihi.basketball. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 G.J. GARDNER HOMES TAUIHI SCHEDULE UNVEILED". tauihi.basketball. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Tauihi 2023 Schedule" (PDF). tauihi.basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2023.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (12 July 2023). "Tauihi season two bolstered by nine players with WNBA connections". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023.
- ^ "FINAL 4 PREVIEW". tauihi.basketball. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
- ^ "SEMI-FINALS – RECAP". tauihi.basketball. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
- ^ "KAHU CROWNED 2023 CHAMPIONS". tauihi.basketball. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (10 September 2023). "Northern Kāhu crush Queens to secure first Tauihi title in team history". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
- ^ "PLAYER PAYMENTS TO DOUBLE AS TAUIHI MOVES PLAYING SEASON AND EYES INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION". tauihi.basketball. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Basketball: Player payments double for Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa". The New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
- ^ Swinkels, Logan (4 April 2024). "TAUIHI BASKETBALL AOTEAROA ANNOUNCE LANDMARK CHANGES TO LEAGUE'S STRUCTURE". SEN.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Grant (4 April 2024). "Basketball: Women's Tauihi Aotearoa league doubles player payments, moves season, expands offshore". Newshub. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 G.J. GARDNER HOMES TAUIHI SCHEDULE UNVEILED". tauihi.basketball. 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024.
- ^ Reid, Felicity (22 May 2024). "Lucrative New Zealand basketball league on stars' radar". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Inaugural 2022 schedule
- "Northern Kāhu return to winning ways in Tauihi competition ahead of semifinals" at stuff.co.nz
- "Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa: Inside the creation of NZ's pro women's basketball league" at stuff.co.nz
- "Argentinean guard Florencia Chagas shines as Queens capture inaugural Tauihi crown" at stuff.co.nz
- Rapid League 2023
- Award winners – [1] [2]