National title hoop dreams now a reality
T he Senior A basketball team has sealed its place in school history, becoming the first Christ’s College team to win the New Zealand Secondary Schools National AA Championships while also lifting the regional Thomson Trophy for the third year in a row. Steered by 2022 Basketball New Zealand Coach of the Year Ben Sheat, College has been crowned national champion following a remarkable, all-round display in the final in Palmerston North, delivering an emphatic 87–52 win over Rosmini College. In enthralling play, Tom Harrison has claimed a game-high 38 points, followed by Most Valuable
Player Hunter Adam with 24, and 2022 College Head of Sport Jordan Braithwaite with 17 points. Liam Jack has also snared a team-high 14 rebounds in the final game. A first-time finalist, College quickly took the early lead to be 22–12 at quarter-time, before racing to 40–20 at half-time. In a brilliant performance, Hunter and Tom combined for College’s first 11 points in the third-quarter before Jordan made a pair of baskets.
College dominated the court, pulling away to claim the Doug Harford Memorial Trophy after an unbeaten run at the tournament. To top off a remarkable effort, Hunter, Tom, and Jordan were all named in the AA Boys Tournament Team. It is the first time that the trophy has returned to the South Island since 2014, and to a Christchurch school since 1998.
“Throughout the season, all the boys have shown great resilience, powering up for each game and never backing away from the challenge.”
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