2025 NCBA PRIZEGIVING

2025 NCBA Awards Celebration 

Sunday, 12th October saw the North Canterbury Basketball community come together to celebrate the achievements of our players, teams, coaches, referees, and volunteers after another fantastic club and representative season.

It was a wonderful morning recognising the hard work, talent, and commitment shown throughout 2025 — both on and off the court.

Congratulations to all our award recipients and thank you to everyone who contributes to making basketball in North Canterbury thrive.

Please see the full list of all of the 2025 award winners.

2025 Major Award Recipients ​​​​​​​

Most Improved Referee - Albie Gash
Junior Referee of the Year - Adam Riley
Senior Referee of the Year - Brock Harlum

​​​​​​​Junior Female player of the Year - Mae Stringer
Junior Male player of the Year - Jesse Stuart

Senior Female player of the year - Hannah Toli
Senior Male player of the Year - Zac Lynskey

Team of the Year - U13 Girls Maroon Club Team

Apprentice Coach of the Year - Eru Rongonui
Coach of the Year - Jesse Thompson

Mark Whittaker Service to Basketball Award - Jesse Thompson

2025 Representative Award Recipients - 

In the following order for each team -

MVP
MIP
PP

U16 Mainlands BoysMaroon
Jesse Stuart
Lucas Bourke
Jesse Stuart

U16 Mainlands Boys Black
Farai Musesengwa
Finn Clark
Sione Lealiki-Waldron

U16 Mainlands Boys Grey
Alex Houghton
Marcus Eastmond
Alex Mckinney

U16 Mainlands Boys White
Harry Hill
Jack Reynolds
Dan Keating

U16 Girls Mainlands Maroon
Alys Hatton​​​​​​​
Ruby Johnson
Isabella Sugrue

U16 Girls Mainlands Black
Georgie Hickin
Ava Pounsford
Arliyah Fletcher

U19 Men Mainlands Maroon
Will Harrison & Zac Lynskey
Jonty McAllister
Nicholas McKinney

U19 Men Mainlands Black
Cooper Payton
Lucas Chatterton
Nico Wilson

U18 Nationals GirlsHannah Toli
Emma Sincock
​​​​​​​Ayla Ropiha

U13 Boys Maroon
Dallas Fechney
Kylem Kumeroa-Pokai
Josh Leslie & Harlan Dunn

U13 Boys White
Micah O'Dowd
Edward Wratt
Micah O'Dowd

U13 Girls
Isabelle Tull
Piper McAllister
​​​​​​​Mae Stringer

2025 Club Award Recipients - 

In the following order for each team -

MVP
MIP
PP

U13 Tigers
Carl Daniel Opeda
Isaiah O'Dowd
Gus Cameron

U13 Lions
Josh Knaggs
Cullen Kneebone
Chase Hunter

U13 Pumas
Ryan White
Corban Patterson
George Hunt

U13 Jaguars
Cooper Schumacher & Oscar Fisher
Logan Birch
Daezhyne Thompson

U13 Cougars
Jacob Melana
Jaxon Dodd
Benjamin Ferguson

U13 G Maroon
Mae Stringer & Issy Tull
Matilda Simon
Scarlet Wiki

U13 G White
Isla Kelso
Suli Talie
Miriama Jonathan

U13 G Black
Dylana Hardaker
Olivia Joyce
Sienna Wicksteed

U15 Maroon
Lachlan Marshall
Zach Hazeldine
Jesse Stuart

U15 Black
Eshan Raja
Jasper Wenborn-Herzhoff
Dan Keating

U15 Grey
Kade Robinson
Liam Bates
Isaac Ross

U15 White
Oskar Ansley
Charlie Meyer
Tor Snopovs

U15 Red
Zach Soufflot
Toby Eathorne
Noah Wethey and Xavier Smith

U16 Girls Maroon
Alys hatton
Annabelle Johns
Alys Hatton

U16 Girls White
Savarna Nutbrown
Imani Prakash
Savarna Nutbrown & Bella Sugrue

U17 Maroon
Billy Gooch
Jared Els
Albie Gash

U17 White
Nik romanov
Lucas fagan
Arly McConchie

U20 Men
Nicholas McKinney
Juno Cervantes
Billy Hollard

Womens Prems
Molly Cockburn
Emma Sincock
​​​​​​​Holly Parish