effort, the team did indeed reach the Thomson Trophy final but fell short against a fired-up St Thomas of Canterbury College. However, Senior A took another massive step at the South Island tournament. Needing to finish in the top-six to qualify for nationals, the boys were on a mission. In what seemed like the pool of death, the boys were undefeated, securing impressive wins. College beat Christchurch Boys’ High School comfortably in the quarter-final and was in complete control for most of the semi-final against St Thomas of Canterbury College. The boys fought hard but lost in the final to eventual nationals finalist Waimea College. With an impressive performance at the South Island competition, the boys were determined to deliver at nationals. That was exactly what they did in pool play, being undefeated and beating pre-tournament favourite
Rotorua Boys’ High School. Just like the Thomson Trophy final, the boys were a bit startled on the big stage against St John’s College in the quarter-final. Proving that it is not how hard you can hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, the boys won the next three games to finish 5th. Overall, it was a phenomenal performance and a testament to the work put in behind the scenes by the coaching staff, led by Quinn Clinton and well-supported by Fox Gray, Tom Higgins, and Kaia Isaac. Everyone is already fired up for next season. Thank you to all our coaches for the countless hours you have put into the season, including those 6am practices and 10pm finishes; Director of Sport Benn McBrearty for his support in my first season in the MiC role; the Friends of Basketball for their support with big events, my colleagues for managing their
respective teams, and the parent community for their support of the boys and the programme. Travis Dixon MiC Basketball AWARDS Senior Basketball Player of the Year Tamatoa Isaac Contributions to Basketball Aston Nijjar Tobais King Trophy of Most Improved Junior Lucca Kenny Referee of the Year in Basketball Hunter Lethlean
BASKETBALL SENIOR A 2023 Runner-up in the CSS Thompson Trophy, Runner-up at SISS, 5th Place at NZSS
Back Row: AJ Smith, HPR Ifopo-Togia, BO Paerata Middle Row: Mr QN Clinton (Coach), HJ Laing, AS Nijjar, TBM Cate, JJ Shannahan, Mr TJ Dixon (Manager) Front Row: AWW Eglinton, TA Isaac (Co-captain), IRK Cate (Co-captain), TD Heath (Co-captain), EI Davidson
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