Nelson Basketball Association

02/09/2026

Well done to all 6 Nelson teams who competed at this tournament. Was awesome to see so many Nelson athletes involved.

The SI Junior HS Basketball Tournament has now come to a close, with 196 games now in the books

31/08/2026

27/08/2026

Alright, who's on your team?

25/08/2026

Awesome wekeend for our U14 teams in Westport last weekend.

We had 2 boys teams and 2 girls teams there with all teams playing some great Basketball across the weekend.

A huge thank you to Mike Fitchett and Abraham Tuthill for coaching the Girls teams and to Phill Jones and Lucas Guyton for coaching the Boys teams. It was great to see the improvement the players made from game to game and I know they all had a lot of fun.

We also sent four young referees to the tournament who all did a great job of refereeing the games.

Thank you to Buller Basketball Association for hosting the tournament. It was a great tournament played in a great spirit.

21/08/2026

🔐 IMPORTANT ACCESS UPDATE — JACK ROBINS STADIUM

Jack Robins Stadium now has a new electronic locking system in place.

This means that existing keys will no longer provide access to the stadium. We ask anyone who still holds a Jack Robins Stadium key to please return it to the Nelson Basketball office as soon as possible.

Thank you for helping us complete the changeover to our new access system.

🏀 Nelson Basketball

20/08/2026

🏀 A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! 🙌

Our journey to the Foot Locker U18 Nationals wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of the businesses who have backed our team.

We want to give a massive shout-out to:

Fanny’s Pub
Mad Butcher Riccarton
Quinovic
Nelson Alarms
Speedy Signs
Pihopa Retreat

Your support helps give our young athletes the opportunity to compete, represent Nelson Basketball, and create memories that will last a lifetime. 🏀💙

From the players, coaches, families and everyone at Nelson Basketball — thank you for getting behind us! 👏

Please support the businesses that support our basketball community.

19/08/2026

2026 Club Finals Results.

Our Club finals finished up last week and we have reached the end of our Club season for 2026.

Here is run down of the results:

Men's Prem:
Final: ABC Rhythm def Stoke Bears 88-84

1st ABC Rhythm
2nd Stoke Bears
3rd Nelson College A

Women's Grade:
Final: Old School def Koata Wahine 86-63

1st Old School
2nd Koata Wahine
3rd ABC Storm

Men's A Grade:
Final: JA Ballers def ABC Magic

1st JA Ballers
2nd ABC Magic
3rd Garin Crusaders

Men's B Grade:
Final: Koata Krazy Horsez B def Hustlers 72-63

1st Koata Krazy Horsez B
2nd Hustlers
3rd Richmond Renegades

A huge thank you to all of our referees who helped make the 2026 season another successful one. Without your help we would be unable to play our games and run our competitions. We all really appreciate the time you give up to help the Nelson Basketball community.

Thank you also to the all of our players and volunteers for all of your hard work and input into our season.

We look forward to seeing you all again next season.

18/08/2026

Finally, with a moment to breathe we can give the court a clean. Yes we do this ourselves too!

Remember, it's a gold coin or an open donation to use JR without a booking. This money goes directly into maintaining the stadium. And she needs some work.

Help us to keep the doors open for you!

10/08/2026

It all comes down to this!!

It's been a long season with lots of drama and plenty of upsets but our Club season comes to an end tonight with our finals night at Saxton Stadium.

In Men's Prem, the Stoke Bears have been the team to beat all season as they look to finish off an undefeated season tonight against the ABC Rhythm who haven't made a Club Premier final since 2011 and will be keen to cause an upset.

In Women's grade, Old School will take on the Koata Wahine. Once again another strong season from Old School sees them playing in yet another final but Koata as a new team this season will be doing their best to take home the trophy

The Men's A grade final is an all ABC affair with ABC Magic taking on JA Ballers. Both these teams had great rivaliries throughout the season with JA getting the better of it but it should be tightly contested game tonight.

The Men's B grade final will see Koata Krazy Horzes B taking on Hustlers in what should be an entertaining final. Both temas had plenty of ups and downs throughtout the season but found form at the right time and will be looking to take out the title.

Best of luck to all teams competing tonight and be sure to come down and check out the action.

04/08/2026

Great day hosting the annual Tasman Secondary Schools Basketball Tournament at the Motueka Recreation Centre alongside Sport Tasman. Massive thanks to the teams for making the trip to Motueka and our awesome group of referees. Here is just a sneak peak at some of the action.