FIBA Oceania 2004 Annual Report

FIBA Oceania
2004
Annual
Report
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2004 Annual Report
FIBA Oceania 2002 – 2005
Office Bearers
President Bob Elphinston
Honorary Life President Al Ramsay
Vice Presidents
Management
Committee
FIBA Central Board
2002 – 2006
Members of Honour
Robert Bolouri
Tony Koiri
Sam T’eo
Bob Tuxson (resigned September 2004)
Robert Vautrin
Culden Kamea (October 2004)
Bill Keldermans
John Maddock
Glynis Miller
Pierre Villant
Barbara Wheadon
Bob Elphinston
Barbara Wheadon
Steve Smith
Secretary General Steve Smith
FIBA Oceania Staff
Sameme U Samia (deceased)
Merv Emms (deceased)
Carrie Gaveau
Sid Taylor
Robin Milligan
Ken Clifford
John Martin
David Rout
Michael White
Regan Kama – Zone Development Manager
Judy Smith – Administration & Special Projects
Jon Hoyle – Zone Development Officer
Stuart Manwaring - Zone Development Officer
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1. GENERAL
Table of Contents
CONTENT PAGE
FIBA Oceania 2004 Tournament Photo Gallery 4
1.1 President’s Report 5
1.2 Secretary General’s Report 6 – 8
2. DEVELOPMENT
2.1 Development Overview 9
2.2 Accreditation 9
2.3 Zone Development Officer Reports 9 – 11
2.4 Zone Development Officers Calendar of Events 12
2.5 AYAD Assignments 13
FIBA Oceania Development Photo Gallery 14
2.6 Coaches’ Study Tour 15
2.7 Silver Jubilee Funding – Papua New Guinea to Australia 16
3. TOURNAMENTS
4.
4.
3.1 5 th FIBA Oceania Youth Basketball Tournament 17 – 18
3.2 Oceania Championships 19 – 20
NBDO REPORTS 21 – 28
FEDERATION REPORTS 28 - 39
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FIBA Oceania 2004 Tournament Photo Gallery
Above – Micronesian Basketball Tournament,
Men’s Gold Medallists - Guam
Below – Oceania Youth Tournament, PNG vs Tahiti
Above – Oceania Youth Tournament Preparations
for Cultural Night
Below – Yap Vs Guam, MBT in Guam
Above – Oceania Youth Tournament Closing Ceremony
Below – Patrick Hunt and Gordie McLeod clinics for
Oceania Youth Tournament
Above –Micronesian Basketball Tournament in
Guam – Scoretable Officials
Below – Tahiti Vs New Caledonia,
Oceania Youth Tournament
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1.1 President’s Report:
FIBA Oceania enjoyed a very successful year in 2004 highlighted by very good
Olympic Games performances and the ‘best yet’ Oceania Youth Tournament, held in
Coffs Harbour, the home of FIBA Oceania, in June 2004.
For the second consecutive Olympic Games, Oceania qualified two teams, Australia
and New Zealand in both men’s and women’s competitions, highlighted by the
brilliant Australian Opals women’s team winning the silver medal. In the FIBA
World rankings at year-end, Australia was ranked 3 rd and New Zealand 17 th from 210 national federations.
The Oceania Youth tournament included the top 8 men’s and women’s Pacific nations, with New Zealand
winning the men’s division and Australia winning the women’s division. The tournament witnessed the
best ever standard of play across all 8 teams in the week long festival of basketball which included drug
education and sport psychology lectures, cultural performances, coaching clinics led by top level Australian
coaches, an Olympic style ‘athlete village and visits to local schools.
The Oceania World U/19 women and U/21 men’s Championship qualification series were well won by
Australia, in Australia, and we wish them well in their respective 2005 World Championships, where they
will again seek to win medals for Oceania.
FIBA Oceania has worked hard at both the Pacific level and the world level to further improve our great
sport, basketball.
• Australian club team, Dandenong, represented FIBA Oceania in the women’s world club
championships.
• Myself, as president, Steve Smith our secretary general and Barbara Wheadon, president of
Basketball New Zealand, attended all meetings of the FIBA Central Board, playing an active role in
world basketball.
• Lorraine Landon (Women) and Ken Madsen (Legal) chair their respective FIBA Commissions, with
FIBA Oceania also active in the other five FIBA Commissions.
• FIBA Oceania Development Officers, Stuart Manwaring and Jon Hoyle have again visited most
Pacific Island nations.
• Honorary Life President, Al Ramsay released his much-talked about book “Slam Dunked”,
providing a good history of the establishment and issues facing FIBA Oceania. He was also inducted
into the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame during the year. Congratulations Al.
The FIBA Oceania website continues to provide high quality information to assist all member federations
and through the links to the FIBA website, news from the Pacific is regularly included in the daily FIBA
news bulletins that are distributed world wide electronically
Good progress has been made in many Pacific countries but much work remains to be done – more
commitment, greater vision and better teamwork is needed in almost all FIBA Oceania member nations.
Our aim of every federation to having access to good basketball facilities, increased playing numbers in both
boys and girls, active referee and coach development programs and a full time National Basketball
Development Officer is still a long way off.
FIBA Oceania thanks FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann and his staff for their assistance and also
Robin Mitchell, ONOC secretary General and his staff for ONOC/IOC Solidarity assistance.
Finally, I thank all the many volunteers who work so hard in the interest of basketball in their clubs and
countries. My personal thanks and congratulations to our Secretary General Steve Smith and his staff for the
excellent job they do on behalf of basketball in the Pacific.
Bob ELPHINSTON
President
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1.2 From the Secretary General’s Desk:
I hope you enjoy reading the report on basketball in Oceania during 2004. For me it
documents another successful year of progress.
The Athens Olympic Basketball competition was an absolutely superb promotion for our
sport. It is now being widely described as the best ever basketball competition at an
Olympics. Impressive numbers of spectators in the arenas, unprecedented media interest
in the event and record internet traffic all are testament to the quality of competition.
For the first time for a Games outside our zone, Oceania had four competing teams in the competition, with
both Australia and New Zealand represented in the Men’s & Women’s competition. Amongst the officials,
Dallas Pickering from New Zealand, Michael Aylen and Scott Butler from Australia were invited by FIBA to
whistle games in Athens. Australia’s Lorraine Landon (basketball competition manager in Sydney 4 years
earlier) was invited by FIBA to be a member of the FIBA jury in Athens while I was courtside as the Game
Commissioner for the historic gold medal men’s game between Argentina & Italy.
The 5 th Oceania Youth Basketball Tournament was held in Coffs Harbour, Australia in June and proved to be
another fantastic celebration of basketball. The community of Coffs Harbour as well as government and
several local businesses supported this event and ensured that both on and off the court, the participants had
a memorable experience. We were very pleased that players, coaches, referees and administrators benefited
from participation in this event.
FIBA Oceania conducted a parallel men’s and a women’s tournament with equal exposure and opportunity
provided to both groups. As a sport, this is an outcome about which we can be very proud. Once again
Sporting Pulse helped us broadcast our tournament to the world. There was a significant postscript to the
event with the selection of two All-Star teams, two All-Star coaches and two All-Star Referees who
represented the Oceania region at the 3 rd Australian Youth Olympic Festival.
FIBA Oceania also conducted its Oceania Championship for U-21 men and U-19 women in July & August
respectively with Australia winning the right in 2005 to represent the region at the World Championships.
Guam played host to the Micronesian Basketball Tournament in July with an increase in competition
standards in evidence. In the Marshall Islands, a reformatting of their annual Ralik-Ratik shootout has taken
the event to a new level and basketball continues to grow strongly in interest and standards in RMI.
During the year, we undertook our first Coach’ Study Tour by island based coaches to basketball programs
in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Eight Pacific Island coaches, FIBA
Oceania’s Jon Hoyle, Stuart Manwaring and Judy Smith as well as Patrick Hunt from Basketball Australia’s
Intensive Training Centre program visited basketball programs, watched practices, held discussions with
coaches and observed Australian coaches from close quarters in “game mode”. Australian coaching legend
Lindsay Gaze gave very generously of his time to speak with the coaches and Basketball Australia President
John Maddock hosted a tour wrap-up/debrief luncheon. The reports from the visiting coaches were very
encouraging and we plan to repeat the exercise in 2006.
The Australian government’s Silver Jubilee gift to PNG helped bring Morris Asiba for an extended coaching
internship to Cairns in northern Australia.
FIBA Oceania continues to be a development focussed organisation and the majority of our time and
resources during the year were devoted to the conduct of our development program across the zone. Jon
Hoyle and Stuart Manwaring, our two Zone Development Officers continue to deliver programs right across
the region. Between them they visited more than 40 times to our member federations. Both Jon and Stuart
report highs and lows from their visits through the year.
Complementing the work of the ZDO’s, Topps Sungino in Palau, Ronnie Mea in PNG, Golden Kiloko in the
Solomon Islands, Peter Izono in Vanuatu, Ioane Ioakim in Kiribati and Joe Morrel in Fiji work on a
continuing basis as National Basketball Development Officers.
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Regan Kama joined our organisation through the year as our Development Manager and has proved to be a
valuable addition. Regan has great basketball experience as a player, coach, administrator and facility
manager. Her friendly manner and work ethic have help take our organisation to a new level.
We were also fortunate to be part of the Australian Government’s Australian Youth Ambassadors for
Development program. We were very well served by Jarrod Smith who made quite an impact during his
too brief stays in PNG and Fiji.
Australia’s Lorraine Landon stood in a class of her own in 2004 as she received the IOC Woman in Sport
Award. We were delighted that Lorraine’s work has been recognised at a global level and just as proud that
her achievements helped put our sport in the limelight as well.
FIBA’s Zoran Radovic visited the Oceania region for the Oceania Youth Tournament and was very
impressed with the progress in the standard of play since the last tournament in Tonga 2 years earlier.
New Zealand’s Gordie McLeod and Australia’s Patrick Hunt helped conduct player and coaching clinics at
the Youth Tournament event. The production of a coach’s video at the Youth Tournament has taken our
program of coach education to a new level.
Our President Bob Elphinston resigned his position as Secretary General of the Australian Olympic
Committee at the end of the year, anticipating that in the years ahead, he will need to devote more time to
basketball.
Bob, New Zealand’s Barbara Wheadon and myself were active and effective members of the FIBA Central
Board attending meetings during the year in Paris and Kuala Lumpur. The region can be very satisfied that
they have three active and well respected advocates on our sport’s governing board. Elphinston has a
significant role as FIBA’s first Vice-President.
Reflecting his role and expertise, Elphinston was asked by FIBA to head its evaluation Commission
investigating the bids to host our 2010 Men’s World Championships. As a result Elphinston visited France,
Turkey and four of the republics that at one time comprised the former nation of Yugoslavia. Elphinston
drew high praise from all, for his work as head of the team.
I was involved in a few extra duties outside my FIBA Oceania work. I was a member of the ONOC Sports
Education Working Group preparing a funding submission for a system, which could deliver sports
education through distance learning methods. Funding has been received and 2005 has been identified as the
year for the accelerated development of the scheme.
Together with Oceania Baseball’s Chet Gray and Sporting Pulse’s Edwina Ricci, I have also devoted many
hours to the formation of the Olympic Sports Federations of Oceania (OSFO) organisation, as an umbrella
organisation for Oceania International Federations. To date a dedicated website has been developed and
2005 will see the body hold its first conference/planning meeting.
I was invited by FIBA to be a member of a small Special Working Group to recommend changes to its
organisations and procedures to take account of the increasing significance of “clubs” as organisational
structures with the basketball system. The Legal Commission are presently putting the final touches to the
FIBA Statutes and Regulations to give effect to these recommendations.
A report such as this would not be complete without acknowledging the support of those who have helped
us deliver such successful programs in 2004.
Foremost among these is FIBA, our international federation who provides the bulk of our funding.
ONOC directly and through the National Olympic Committees continues to be a strong supporter. Will
Glenwright and the ASP2006 program again supported us in 2004.
Special mention must be made of the NSW Gov Sport and Recreation department, of Park Beach Plaza in
Coffs Harbour and of Olympic Solidarity for their strong financial support for our Youth Tournament.
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Of even more significance is the gratitude which is owed to the many, mostly volunteer basketball
administrators, coaches, referees and players across the region for their dedication to our sport and
enthusiasm to see it progress. It is their work which has helped us continue our forward momentum.
2005 is set to be another busy year for FIBA Oceania. Palau has placed basketball on the Mini Games
program and as a result FIBA Oceania will also hold its four yearly Congress in July in Palau. The Congress
will elect the FIBA Oceania Management Committee for the next four-year term.
We will also hold our Championship to qualify the Oceania teams for the 2006 World Championships,
which for men will be held in Japan and for women in Brazil. These events will be held in New Zealand in
August.
Of course, our regular development program will continue. In fact it got off to an early start with the
participation in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival of two All-Star basketball teams from our island
members states. Our girls did us very proud by winning our first ever medal in international competition.
Thank you for your support.
I dream of another successful year in 2005.
Steve SMITH
Secretary General
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2. FIBA Oceania Development 2004
2.1 Overview of FIBA Oceania Development
In 2004 FIBA Oceania coordinated 31 development visits to the member Federations throughout the zone,
conducting development courses and clinics for players, referees, coaches and administrators. Our staff
were involved in the conduct of the Micronesian Basketball Tournament and the U22 Oceania Youth
Basketball tournament, and the conduct of the Coaches Study Tour in Victoria and Canberra.
Through the ongoing partnership with the Oceania National Olympic Committee and the member National
Olympic Committees funding assistance was made available through Olympic Solidarity for 14 of these
visits. FIBA’s World Association of Basketball Coaches provided funding for several Coach Development
Projects across the zone.
In addition to the scheduled visits by the Zone Development Officers during the year, FIBA Oceania were
involved in the following activities within the Zone:
� Provided technical assistance for the Micronesian Basketball Tournament, conducted in Guam.
� Provided supervisory staff for the Coaches Study Tour to Canberra and Victoria in March.
� Staged the FIBA Oceania U21 Championship series for men in Terrigal, Australia.
� Staged the FIBA Oceania U19 Championship series for women in Broadmeadows, Australia
� Supported the National Basketball Development Officer program in PNG, Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu, Kiribati and Palau.
� Provided assistance to Basketball Australia and Basketball New Zealand with their development
program.
2.2 Accreditation
In 2004 the FIBA Oceania Development Officers provided a range of courses for federations across the zone.
Year Coaching Referees Scoretable Administration Total
2004 94 145 10 249
2003 138 123 63 324
2002 239 204 117 20 580
2001 85 134 101 320
2000 73 69 15 157
1999 94 49 52 195
1998 190 51 70 15 326
1997 134 45 26 16 221
1996/5 261 52 30 343
Total 1308 872 484 51 2715
2.3 Zone Development Officer Reports
The Year that was………. from Stuart Manwaring:
The saying that “people are the problem, and people are the solution” holds
true in life and in basketball. In past years several of our island countries have
experienced “problem people” in control of their federations and local
associations. I think that the biggest change over recent years has been in the
people who now control our federations and local associations and these
people are becoming the solution to the development of basketball in their countries.
During 2004 I made 20 visits to our island member countries and I am pleased to say that on every occasion I
found the administrators at all levels far more receptive to making realistic decisions that will have a
positive effect on the future development of basketball in their countries. Every country that I visited has a
plan/calendar for the year ahead and is addressing the area of junior competition to increase player
numbers. While we cannot be complacent about our future and need to continually review our plans, there
is no doubt that we are heading in the right direction.
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Countries that have made major changes in federation personnel, such as Vanuatu, Fiji, CNMI and Kiribati,
will reap the benefits of better organization and administration in the next few years. In the traditional use
of time in the islands, planning has not been of high priority, and more interest has been shown in trying to
lift standards of play.
However, if the standard and size of competitions are to be lifted then improved administration is a
necessity. Often the administrative duties are left to a small number of people who sometimes get more
criticism than praise and thanks. I know that my job would be far more difficult if not for the dedication and
passion of these administrators and so on behalf of all the basketballers in your countries, I say thank you for
your time and efforts.
This past year has been filled with highlights that bring many happy memories and much satisfaction to me.
The Coaches Tour to Australia in March was a resounding success. The island coaches had the opportunity
to witness the Australian junior development program (ITCP) in action, participated in scouting and game
coaching at the ABA level, learn the basketball program at the Australian Institute of Sport and importantly
were able to share information from their countries with other island coaches.
I know from personal experience that several of these coaches have implemented ideas from this tour in
their countries. The need for coaching knowledge to be increased in all island countries remains our most
pressing priority in the immediate future.
As part of this process I have been distributing a CD in each country I visit that contains loads of coaching
information, along with many other basketball articles. A copy of this CD may be obtained by request to the
FIBA Oceania office.
Another highlight was the Ralik-Ratak Shootout in the Marshall Islands. The RMI Federation altered the
format in 2004 to that used in the various Regional Basketball Tournaments and was a great success. This
competition is their National Championships and with some 18 teams competing over a one-week
tournament, it provided for some high level competition. In addition just prior to this competition, RMI
conducted a championship for under 20 men, comprising 28 teams, surely a record in the island countries.
Of special interest to me has been the huge change in Kiribati. With virtually no competition played in
2003/2004, the new Federation committee has worked hard since September to conduct 2 competitions with
increasing team numbers and if they can achieve all that is planned on their calendar for 2005 then basketball
will become the number one sport in that country.
The Micronesian Basketball Tournament (MBT) held in Guam in July was another highlight. The Guam
Basketball Confederation conducted a very successful tournament where once again the standard increased
on previous tournaments. Every participating team took a step up in standard, with the big improvers being
the Yap and RMI men’s teams.
The Micronesian Basketball Confederation made several positive decisions at their meeting during the MBT
which included continuing the Micronesian Basketball Youth Tournament (MBYT) every 2 years and
instigated a Micronesian Basketball Junior Tournament (MBJT) as an annual event for 18 years and under to
start in 2005.
With so many Regional Tournaments in Micronesia there is no doubt that the standard will continue to
increase.
As I said in last year’s annual report – the challenge continues. Not just for the FIBA Oceania staff, but also
for each Island Federation, to set detailed plans for the development of basketball in each country. Planning
will allow for continual assessment of goals being achieved and also ongoing review so that any necessary
changes in direction can be made.
With the SPG Mini Games in Palau in 2005 we have the opportunity to see whether the development plans
of our island member federations are achieving the goals in your vision.
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Are you ready to meet the challenge?
From Jon Hoyle:
From an overall perspective across the zone, and particularly in the South Pacific
region where I have spent most of my time this year, 2004 has been very much a
year of consolidation of ongoing programs.
With no major international competitions, most federations have concentrated on
domestic competition and internal provincial games as their primary focus for the
year. Yet with many federations boasting new committees, enthusiasm to drive the programs forward has
been prevalent rather than apathy or complacency.
Recognising that to grow the game’s participation base there needs to be access to more courts on a regular
basis, many federations are taking a proactive approach to sourcing funds for court construction. A
dedicated basketball court where the basketball association has priority of access has been identified as the
best means of growing the sport. Sharing church or community facilities with other sports has disjointed
many competitions and has been the bane of many associations. So, rather than sitting back and accepting a
less than ideal situation, committees have completed reviews and forward planning so as to be able to tender
professional submissions to both government departments and non-government organizations so that these
potential donors can gauge the value of being associated with the sport.
While success is in no way guaranteed, this more professional approach to the sports administration can
only bring future benefits.
Developmentally, the highlight of the year was the Oceania Coaches Study tour to Melbourne and Canberra
undertaken by nine coaches from the region. During an extremely comprehensive itinerary, the coaches
visited the Dandenong association to view representative team practices, attended the early morning
practice sessions of the National Intensive Training Centre Program, viewed the Victorian Metropolitan
Under 16 girls team preparing for the National Championships, attended a coaching clinic at Werribee
conducted by Basketball Australia’s Junior Development Manager Patrick Hunt, visited Box Hill Secondary
School to see the structure of Kevin Goorjian‘s high school program and visited the Australian Institute of
Sport where they were able to witness practice sessions of the Institute men’s and women’s teams as well as
Oceania’s two women’s teams which would represent the region at the Athens’ Olympic Games.
The coaches were even fortunate to witness a practice game between Australia and New Zealand and were
“over the moon” that they were able to see live Lauren Jackson and her teammates. Institute coaches Marty
Clarke and Phil Brown also conducted white board sessions with the group.
The opportunity to visit and evaluate the junior development program at Australia’s largest and most
successful association, Dandenong was eye opening for most of the island participants. Director of Coaching
Eddie Calic and the representative coaches from Dandenong gave generously of their time and allowed the
island coaches to watch practices and just as importantly ask questions (as did all coaches throughout the
visit).
Yet with all these different opportunities to witness elite coaching programs, a casual observation by Papua
New Guinea women’s coach Emma Waiwai of some mini basketballers at Dandenong had quite an impact.
Inspired by the enthusiasm of the coaches and children playing, Emma who previously had not had much
involvement with children from this age group in PNG, decided that she would like to implement a similar
program in Port Moresby on her return. Having done so and increasing the numbers to around forty or fifty
participants the local paper highlighted her initiative. From that article a local businessman impressed with
the program, donated funds for the purchase of thirty basketballs. This is a good news story and one of the
many positive outcomes to come from the study tour.
However, there were still many challenges and some disappointments during the year. The most significant
in my opinion was the suspension for various reasons of the National Basketball Development Programs in
Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. With each national federation working on implementing structures that will allow
the programs to come back online in 2005, it is hoped that basketball in these countries will be able to move
forward rapidly in the year ahead.
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2.4 Zone Development Officer Visits for 2004
Month Who Where Departure Date Return Date
January Jon Hoyle Holiday leave 1st January 11th February
Stuart Manwaring Holiday leave 1st January 18th January
Stuart Manwaring
Palau, Kosrae, Pohnpei,
Chuuk and Guam
18th January 31st January
February Stuart Manwaring FSM as above 1st February 22nd February
Jon Hoyle Tonga 11th February 24th February
Jon Hoyle Fiji 24th February 15th March
March Stuart Manwaring Solomon Islands 9th March 23rd March
Jon Hoyle Fiji 24th February 15th March
Jon Hoyle & Stuart
Manwaring
Coaches Study Tour 27th March 31st March
April
Jon Hoyle & Stuart
Manwaring
Coaches Study Tour 1st April 7th April
Jon Hoyle American Samoa / Samoa 9th April 8th May
Stuart Manwaring PNG 10th April 2nd May
May Jon Hoyle Cook Islands 20th May 31st May
Stuart Manwaring Vanuatu 14th May 2nd June
June Stuart Manwaring CNMI 10th June 1st July
Jon Hoyle Cook Islands 1st June 11th June
Jon Hoyle
Oceania Youth Tournament
Coffs
18th June 26th June
July Stuart Manwaring Guam MBT 1st July 12th July
Stuart Manwaring Fiji / Kiribati 23rd July 31st July
Jon Hoyle PNG 1st July 20th July
Jon Hoyle American Samoa/ Samoa 28th July 31st July
August Jon Hoyle American Samoa / Samoa 1st August 24th August
Stuart Manwaring Kiribati 1st August 20th August
September Jon Hoyle Solomon Islands 7th September 28th September
Stuart Manwaring Chuuk 3rd September 7th September
Stuart Manwaring Pohnpei 7th September 12th September
Stuart Manwaring Marshall Islands 12th September 27th September
Stuart Manwaring Kosrae 27th September 30th September
October Stuart Manwaring Yap 30th September 13th October
Stuart Manwaring Palau 13th October 22nd October
Jon Hoyle Vanuatu 6th October 27th October
November Stuart Manwaring Nauru 10th November
22nd November
Stuart Manwaring Kiribati 22nd November 30th November
Jon Hoyle Tuvalu 6th November 16th November
December Jon Hoyle Norfolk Island 24th November 5th December
Rurabao School – Bairki, Kiribati Coaching and ½ Court Game – Luganville, Vanuatu
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2.5 2004 AYAD Assignments – Papua New Guinea and Fiji
During 2004 Jarrod Smith was deployed to PNG & Fiji under the Australian Youth Ambassador for
Development program (AYAD) to work as a Basketball Development Officer. Jarrod departed Australia in
April and spent 4 months in PNG and 2 months in Fiji.
PNG April – July 2004
While in PNG Jarrod was based in the capital, Port Moresby and worked with the PNG NBDO Ronnie Mea.
Much of his time in PNG was spent working with the Under 20’s National teams who were into their
preparations for the 2004 Oceania Youth Tournament when he arrived.
Jarrod also worked on the 2004 Basketball Summit, which was funded by the Australian Sports
Commissions - Silver Jubilee Sports Program.
The Basketball Summit brought stakeholders from around the country together to discuss the issues
affecting the development and the future direction of basketball in PNG. The results from this summit were
very positive. The participants produced an action plan, which had realistic and achievable goals for the
next 12 months.
It was agreed that the summit should become an annual event, coinciding with the National Championships
each year.
Highlights of Jarrod’s time in PNG included:
• Facilitating the 1 st annual Basketball Summit
• Preparing the Port Moresby based players for the 2004 Oceania Youth Tournament (OYT)
• Assistant Coach/Manager PNG under 20 men at the Oceania Youth Tournament
• Coordinator of the School Holiday basketball clinic – 70 participants over 5 days
Fiji September – November 2004
After being re-deployed to Fiji to complete the AYAD assignment Jarrod was faced with a new set of
challenges in working and living in a developing country. The Fiji Basketball federation had recently gone
through an election and the new board was beginning to make some progress.
Unfortunately just as the office was set up and some funding was secured through the Colonial Bank to run
more development programs Jarrod returned to Australia to undertake other employment.
Highlights of Jarrod’s time in Fiji included:
• Coaching clinics in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth Employment Opportunities and Sport.
• Assisting in the conduct of the 2004 High School Tournament
• Planning a High School development program to begin in 2005
School holiday clinic conducted by Jarrod Smith in PNG Jon Hoyle conducting a coaching course in PNG
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Above – Coaches Study Tour, Victoria and Canberra,
group discussion
Below – Pohnpei Sport Administration Workshop
Above – CNMI School Summer Camp
Below – PNG Referees Course with Jon Hoyle
FIBA Oceania Development Photo Gallery
Above – Cook Islands Primary School Clinic
Below – Vanuatu School Camp
Above – American Samoa Level 1 Referees Course
Below – Coaches Study Tour Group
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2.6 Coaches Study Tour:
Every two years coaches from Basketball Australia’ s Intensive Training Centre Program (ITCP) embark on
an international study tour to USA and Europe. Steve Smith and Patrick Hunt, Australia’s ITCP Head Coach
and FIBA Oceania WABC President, held discussions about conducting a similar study tour for coaches
from throughout the FIBA Oceania region, with the coaches visiting Australia.
FIBA Oceania was able to obtain funding for the study tour from the World Association of Basketball
Coaches and the Oceania National Olympic Committee, with the coaches also making a personal
contribution. The purpose of the study tour was to expose national Pacific Island coaches to a variety of
programs ranging from junior women’s and junior men’s, senior men and women at ABA level and also to
visit the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. The study tour eventuated with the coaches visiting
Australia from 26 th March to 6 th April 2004.
The tour participants were: Rachel Gwerder (NZ), Emma Waiwai (PNG), Theo Thinnifel (Yap), Frank Calvo
Jnr (Guam), Elias Rangamar (CNMI), and Michael Whippy (Fiji).
Tour leaders were Patrick Hunt, Stuart Manwaring, Jon Hoyle and Judy Smith.
It was agreed from the outset of the planning for the tour that there would be a ‘mutual service agreement.’
Coaches selected for the tour had to commit to conducting a number of camps for players and clinics for
coaches on their return from the tour. It is pleasing that this agreement has been completed by all of the
coaches with the exception of New Zealand’s Caleb Harrison who relocated to the USA on a basketball
scholarship just after the tour ended.
A very comprehensive schedule was organised through the Intensive Training Centre Program in Victoria
Metropolitan (Melbourne) and Victoria Country, Bendigo and Ballarat and at the Australian Institute of
Sport in Canberra.
The island coaches observed and discussed team practice sessions, games, received coaching presentations,
attended coaching clinics and individual practice sessions. They had the opportunity to ask questions and
discuss elements of the practice sessions, games or coaching sessions with the Australian coaches who were
involved in conducting the sessions.
Through group discussion and feedback sessions the program aimed to share information from practice
sessions and programs in an endeavor to expand coaching expertise and knowledge.
Overall, the initial tour was declared a great success. We had a group of 11 people from vastly different
cultures and basketball experiences, yet everyone was keen to contribute and remained enthusiastic in the
face of long hours and little sleep. The scouting exercises were challenging, practical and covered both
scouting of individual players and team systems of play.
It was pleasing to note the willingness of the Australian coaches conducting the sessions to share
information and provide resources wherever possible.
Feedback from participating coaches has indicated that it has proved to be a most significant event in
helping them further their coaching expertise and broaden their coaching programs.
At the completion of the tour it was recommended that this coaching milestone for basketball in FIBA
Oceania should take place every two years.
The challenge for the participating coaches is to implement and integrate this most valuable information into
their own programs, which will sustain the growth of our tremendous game throughout the FIBA Oceania
region.
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2.7 Silver Jubilee Funding – Papua New Guinea to Cairns, Australia
From Morris Asiba
This report is to express my appreciation to Papua New Guinea Basketball Federation (PNGBF) and FIBA
Oceania by highlighting my brief experience as a sporting diplomat of PNG Basketball to Cairns Basketball,
Australia, under the Silver Jubilee scholarship program.
During my time in Cairns I was able to observe the professional management of their association and
programs, coaching programs at different levels and Basketball Australia programs in action. Below are my
observations.
Cairns Basketball Association (CBA) - Management
1. Administration: Professionally managed by paid staff, volunteers and business professionals alike.
2. Programs: Calendar of events – 5 year business plan, including education & development.
3. Facilities: Upgraded to acceptable world basketball standards.
4. Marketing Initiatives – Promotional and advertising programs aimed at specific target groups e.g.
Junior development.
Personal Experiences / Discoveries – from CBA
I had the opportunity to watch how an association can be formed from the ground up. It starts from the
volunteers going to schools and running a program called Aussie Hoops (skills session). These children are
then introduced to regular weekly domestic competitions which are arranged into age and skill level.
After domestic level the elite players are selected to representing their association. From this beginning the
players can gain representation at state level, then to playing in the national basketball league, to playing for
their country. Of course as they get older other factors may deter them from basketball so the more players
and volunteers they can get from the school camps and clinics the better the older competitions and national
teams are going to be.
Goals and Objectives for PNG after observing the Cairns system:
• Actively promote basic basketball fundamentals at the junior level, provincial levels, in schools,
colleges and universities.
• Identify areas lacking and then rectify them to improve the current level of basketball nationwide.
• Utilising representative senior/experienced players in coaching programs. To develop basketball
knowledge, skills and attitudes required for a quality player.
Recommendations for PNG:
1. Implement junior development programs, targeting junior and upper level schools, colleges and
universities.
2. Promote, advertise and sell the sport of basketball e.g. pamphlets, flyers, radio, TV.
3. Utilise senior experience and / or representative players to develop the sport.
4. Establish a relationship with Cairns basketball as a mentor in their knowledge, skills etc,
5. Create more exposure for our coaches/ referees / players to move basketball forward.
6. Plan internal training sessions/ refresher clinics for coaches / referees / players to keep up to date
with new rules and game regulations.
I believe it would be of great benefit for Papua New Guinea basketball to form a sister relationship with
Cairns basketball. Papua New Guinea can only gain positive exposure to a higher level of game play,
administration and management skills by sending and receiving each others teams / coaches / referees /
players.
I take this opportunity to thank the PNG basketball federation, Mr Mike Scott of Cairns Basketball and the
office staff at FIBA Oceania for setting up this fulfilling and rewarding program which has introduced me to
a higher level of basketball.
My sincere thanks must go to the Silver Jubilee Fund for funding this fulfilling and rewarding experience.
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3. Tournaments
3.1 5 th FIBA Oceania Youth Basketball Tournament
The 5th FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament had 10 days of competition, cultural experience and fun. 16
national teams, representing 9 countries competed in the competition, conducted in Coffs Harbour Australia.
We were delighted to welcome the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Guam teams to their first ever
Oceania Youth Tournament.
FIBA Oceania congratulates the federations on their efforts to get their players to Coffs Harbour. We never
underestimate the time and effort required to do so. We hope that you have made an investment in the
future of basketball in your country and that the experience gained will make your players, coaches and
referees better future national representatives at the senior level.
Both Patrick Hunt and Zoran Radovic commented that the skill of the players and the standard of coaching
had improved significantly since the 2002 tournament in Tonga. This reflects the good work being done
across the zone by coaches and players, and augers well for the continued development of our sport.
At the end of the tournament the winning federations were New Zealand and Australia. Congratulations to
both of those federations.
The New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks took the men’s gold medal, Australia took the silver and the bronze
went to tournament new comers, Guam. In the women’s
competition Australia took gold, New Zealand silver and Fiji
won the bronze.
Each time we stage this competition it gets a little better and
this time we made some competition changes and some
additions to the complementary program. The commencement
of a ‘cultural program’ in conjunction with the event has
certainly broadened the scope of the event and significantly
enhanced the opportunities for participants to learn more
about their Pacific neighbours.
The education program conducted in conjunction with the
tournament was expanded this year to include sports
psychology workshops. Combined with the player and coach
Above: Fiji boys proudly showcasing their
traditional dance at the Cultural evening.
development clinics and the drug awareness program, teams were offered unparalleled opportunities to
learn from some of Australia’s foremost experts in their field.
FIBA Oceania extends its thanks to WABC Oceania President Patrick Hunt, New Zealand’s Player & Coach
Development Manager Gordon McLeod, the Australian Institute of Sport’s psychologist Emma Hall, the
Australian Olympic Committee’s Jacqui Finn and former Olympian Debbie Watson for their efforts in
delivering a very successful education program for the players, coaches and referees.
The referee’s program was well managed by Zone Development Officer, Jon Hoyle, with the assistance of
Sandra Mottram, a volunteer from Coffs Harbour. The referee education program focused on teaching the
referees how to effectively evaluate game officiating. A variety of evaluation methods were used, and it is
hoped that the level of refereeing in member federations will improve when the new evaluation processes
are introduced.
The success of the tournament hinged on the ability of the city to provide adequately trained scoretable
officials, statisticians, administrators and media teams, and we were thrilled with the efforts of all these
volunteers. Many in fact are looking forward to travelling to the next tournament at their own expense!
Special thanks must go to the Athlete Village staff—Doug and Rhonda Ferris, Sara Cork and Barb Dwyer
who provided around-the-clock service to the teams. Their extraordinary efforts did not go unrecognised by
the teams, with many federations making small presentations to the Village staff prior to departure on
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Sunday morning. In rounding up our volunteers we found it hard to put into words the emotional rewards
gained from volunteering. However, after the tournament all of our volunteers said they were really pleased
that they decided to be involved and that it was ‘their best ever basketball experience.’ FIBA Oceania would
like to thank the players and the coaches for the friendship and cooperation they showed to our volunteers.
It proved to be a memorable event.
FIBA Oceania worked very hard to raise the necessary funds to support the tournament, and we are very
proud to inform our readers that over $100,000AUD was gained directly from cash sponsorship. This
sponsorship came from the regional shopping complex in Coffs Harbour, Park Beach Plaza; from the NSW
Department of Sport and Recreation; the Oceania National Olympic Committee; Australasian Sports Floors;
the International Olympic Committee and the Australian Olympic Committee.
This financial support provided to the tournament allowed FIBA Oceania to provide a number of additional
things for participants.
Players, referees and coaching staff received a tournament backpack, a water bottle, vouchers and a
laminated team photograph at no cost.
The volunteers were fitted out with colourful vests, each colour indicative of the ‘team’ the volunteer
belonged to. This made each of the groups clearly identifiable, particularly the first aid volunteers.
Final Placing in the Men’s Competition:
1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Guam
4. Fiji
5. New Caledonia
6. Tahiti
7. Cook Islands
8. Papua New Guinea
Final Placing in the Women’s Competition:
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Fiji
4. Tahiti
5. Papua New Guinea
6. New Caledonia
7. Solomon Islands
8. Cook Islands
Below: Patrick Hunt and Gordie McLeod
during a training session with the teams.
Above – Athlete Village volunteers Sarah, Doug and Barb.
Below – New Zealand v Australia men’s final
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3.2 2004 Oceania Championships
FIBA Oceania Women’s U-19 Championships
The 2004 FIBA Oceania Women’s U-19 Championships was played as a best of three match series between
Australia and New Zealand. The series was played at the Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium within the
Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia.
The schedule of games was: -
Game 1: Friday August 6 th
Game 2: Saturday August 7 th
Game 3: Sunday August 8 th (if necessary).
The referees nominated by the two federations carried out their duties without incident and competently.
Both were good ambassadors for their federations and for FIBA. The referees for this series were Andrew
Thackray from New Zealand and Philip Haines from Australia.
Approximately 200 people were on hand to view the first game in the Championship. More than 800 were
on hand to see the deciding game on Saturday night.
Results Game 1: Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium Dimboola Rd, Broadmeadows, Australia.
Friday August 6 th 7.30pm
Australia 70 (halftime 29) defeated New Zealand 41 (26)
Leading scorers:
(Australia) O’Hea 22, Fox 15, Camino 10, (New Zealand) Terei 12, Cocks 10.
Results Game 2: Broadmeadows Basketball Stadium Dimboola Rd, Broadmeadows, Australia
Saturday August 7 th 7.30pm
Australia 98 (53) defeated New Zealand 46 (31)
Leading Scorers:
(Australia) Camino 26, O’Hea 18, Fox 17, (New Zealand) Cocks 17, Wallbutton 8.
The scorelines give a distorted impression of the nature of the contest. Australia had to work hard for their
victory and all those associated with the development of the New Zealand team should be encouraged by
the manner in which they undertook the challenge.
Australia wins the 2004 FIBA Oceania U-19 Championship 2 games to 0 and become the Oceania
representative at the 2005 FIBA Championship in July in Tunisia.
Australian U19 Women’ team New Zealand U19 Women’s team
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FIBA Oceania Men’s U-21 Championships
The 2004 (Men’s) FIBA Oceania Championships was played as a best of three match series between Australia
and New Zealand. The series was played at the Gosford Sports and Entertainment Centre at Terrigal
approximately 1 hour’s drive north of Sydney, Australia.
The schedule of games was: -
Game 1: Friday July 30 th
Game 2: Saturday July 31 st
Game 3: Sunday August 1 st (if necessary).
The referees nominated by the two federations carried out their duties without incident and competently.
Both were good ambassadors for their federations and for FIBA. It is noted that both have made progress as
officials since the gaining of their FIBA International Licence. The referees for this series were Gavin Whiu
from New Zealand and Tim Mills from Australia.
Approximately 400 people were on hand to view each of these matches.
Results Game 1: Gosford Basketball Stadium Duffy’s Road Terrigal, Australia.
Friday July 30 th 7.30pm
Australia 102 (halftime 50) defeated New Zealand 44 (22)
Leading scorers:
(Australia) Janev 24, Hill 18, Newley 14, (New Zealand) Baker 15, MacLeod 9.
Results Game 2: Gosford Basketball Stadium Duffy’s Road Terrigal, Australia.
Saturday July 31 st 7.30pm
Australia 84 (48) defeated New Zealand 54 (29)
Leading Scorers:
(Australia) Bruce 31, Maric 10, Walker 10, (New Zealand) McCarthy 19, Baker 11.
Australia wins the 2004 FIBA Oceania U-21 Championship 2 games to 0 and become the Oceania
representative at the 2005 FIBA Championship.
Australian U21 Men’s team New Zealand U21 Men’s team
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4. Reports from the National Basketball Development Officers:
Palau:
By Topps Sungino
The year started with some minor changes to my plans and some extra work out of
basketball. A funeral in the National Gymnasium stopped all the scheduled events
of the gym and I was put in charge of the gymnasium arrangement. The Oceania
Baseball Confederation also held their 1 st AAA Youth Tournament.
So, the basketball programs resumed in late January with the continuation of the Shell National Basketball
league with another record number of 18 teams participating. FIBA Oceania Zone Development Officer
Stuart arrived and helped with the organisation of the Echang Hamlet League with coaching clinics, referees
clinics and administration clinics. The 1 st Echang Basketball tournament was conducted in February with 6
teams participating in the event. Stuart also helped us with our practice plans for our trip to Guam for the 3 rd
Micronesian Basketball Tournament in July.
Mr Brian Minnikin of ONOC held meetings with the various sports federations on how best they can utilize
the solidarity funding through the NOC. Elementary schools held their Championships on March 15 th
(Youth Day Holiday) along with the Shell NBL All star game.
Palau hosted the annual ONOC General assembly in late March, followed by the SPG Council meetings in
early April. I was placed in charge of logistics and transportation during the important event. I had a
wonderful time and enjoyed the experience of working with the highest officials in our Oceania sporting
world.
Interscholastic School League (ISL) for all the high schools continued with boy’s varsity, junior varsity and
girl’s varsity. Prime sponsors Shell donated $5,000.00 to the Palau Basketball Federation for all the youth and
national programs of the federation. Shell NBL concluded in the end of April with the 4 Wheelers winning
the Championships followed by Perched 2 nd place and the Meda boys coming 3 rd. The Echang Invitation
Basketball League girls division was held in April with 4 teams participating. The State programs for
Ngeremlengui state began with 4 games every Sunday at Ngeremlengui outdoor court a total of 4 teams
participated in the league.
The Jailhouse Rock 3 on 3 program continued with games every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A total of
6 teams participate in the league.
The men’s and women’s National teams for the 3 rd Micronesian Basketball Tournament commenced their
training. I was chosen as the head coach for the men and Burton Wong was chosen as the head coach for the
women’s team.
The Koror State Hamlet League summer program was held in June with 7 teams participating in the 15
under division and 10 teams participating in the 18 under division. Filipino Basketball League commenced
with 10 teams participating in the league. At the conclusion of the Koror State Hamlet League was the
awarding ceremony from the officials of Koror State Government; about 250 kids participated in the
program.
The Palau men’s and women’s national teams participated in the 3 rd MBT in Guam in July. The Men came 7 th
place in the tournament and the girls came 2 nd.
The Department/Business League started with a total of 14 teams from various government agencies and
the business community participated.
My biggest highlight of the year though was when I attended the Olympics Games in Athens, Greece and
stayed at the Olympic village. I saw and met some of the biggest names in the sporting world like the
Thorpedo, Tim Duncun and the whole US Dream Team, Ginobili of the gold medal Argentina team and Paul
Gasol of Team Spain. I also met Lisa Leslie and saw the whole Australian men and women basketball teams.
Last but not least I met up with Steve and Judy Smith at a basketball game and took pictures with them. I
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had a really great time and enjoyed every moment of it including all the sleepless hours in the airports and
airplanes on our way there and back. Thank you PNOC Board of Directors and the Basketball community
for a wonderful experience.
At the conclusion of the Filipino Basketball League the team Spoilers won their unprecedented 9 th
Championship crown and bragging rights of the Filipino Basketball League. The Department/Business
League concluded with team PPR winning the Business Division Championships and Team MOF (Ministry
of Finance) of the Government Agencies division winning the Championships in their division. Team PNOC
won the Season Final as they upset team PPR in the semifinals Department/Business League.
Elementary school visits commenced with visits to the Elementary schools in Koror and Babeldoab. Craig
Hood conducted a Sporting Pulse workshop for all sports in preparation for the Mini SPG. ISL Girls Varsity
were played in October with team Palau High School Lady Spiders winning the Championships over the
much favoured Midzenty High School Cardinals. The Boys Varsity also saw the PHS Spiders win over the
Midzenty High School to bring the basketball trophy back to Palau High School after a 20 year absence.
Stuart Manwaring’s second visit was again very productive as he held a Tournament Directors Workshop
for all sports at the NOC to help the tournament directors of the other sports start their planning strategies
and their responsibilities for the sports in the upcoming Mini SPG in July.
I represented PNOC at a Non-Communicable Diseases workshop held by the Ministry of Health and made a
presentation regarding Physical activities.
Palau Basketball Federation held its Annual General Assembly on October 13 th.
The 1 st PNOC Sports Outreach Program for the states within Palau began with the programs for Peleiu State
on November 26 th. Five sports were played and about 50 kids and their parents participated in the events of
the day. The 2 nd visit was held in Ngiwal state on December 18 th. Five sports were played and 50 kids and
about 30 adults played in the events of the day that included a Shell NBL basketball game. The last Outreach
program of the year was held at Melkeok State on December 22 nd and involved 150 Ngiwal, Melkeok and
Ngchesar elementary school students and their parents. It was a joint program with the schools and JICA
volunteers along with the PNOC Outreach Crew. Everyone had a lot of fun and enjoyed the days sporting
festivities.
The final program of the year was the Presidential 3 on 3 shootout that saw 10 teams participating in the 4
day event with the highlights of the events being the President of the Republic His Excellency Tommy E
Remengesau Jr. visiting us on the last day to watch the Championship game. His presented the prizes for the
winners and made his final speech of the year, showing his full commitments by providing funds for our
future basketball programs.
This is due to PBF’s commitment to help the youths of the island stay off drugs and alcohol and take refuge
in the game of basketball for our development in becoming productive adults for our community. He
personally thanked me and all the volunteers of PBF for a well organized event and treated everyone dinner
at a favorite Pizza restaurant on the Island. Happy New Year to all and may God bless us all as we strive to
make a difference in our community.
Highlights of the Year!
• Echang Basketball League commences on their new outdoor court
• Brian Minnikin ONOC Solidarity Workshop
• ONOC General Assembly and SPG Council Meetings in Palau
• 3 rd Micronesian Basketball Tournament in Guam
• PBF Prime Sponsor Shell Palau donates 3K
• Participation in 2004 Athens Olympics (An Olympic experience)
• Inclusion of Echang Basketball Association to PBF in Annual General Assembly
• Craig Hood of Sporting Pulse conducts workshop
• Record-breaking number of people participating in basketball through new programs e.g. the
PNOC Outreach program, Echang Basketball league and State League.
• President Tommy E Remengesau Jr renewed commitment in sponsoring the PBF Youth programs.
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Papua New Guinea:
By Ronnie Mae, NBDO
I look back with great pleasure this year on what we have done and achieved
within the local associations and the federation as a whole. I must acknowledge the
Patron of Basketball PNG Sir Julius Chan who spear-headed our year 2004 fund
raising drive with a donation of K 2,500.00
I believe we have faced some difficulties during the year, as we wanted to make the
federation and associations become more professional. I also saw the enthusiasm
shown by some associations and the amount of cooperation everyone gave to make
this federation truly become successful.
This year we have enjoyed the utmost cooperation and assistance from FIBA Oceania, PNG Sports
Federation (ONOC), PNG Sports Commission and the Silver Jubilee Sports Program.
January was a time for getting things in place for the year, preparations were under way for major events for
the year 2004 ie: the Oceania Level: 2 Referees workshop, 2003 Annual General Meeting, the first ever
Basketball Development Summit, Premier Clubs Championship all scheduled for Lae and the Junior
National Training camp for Port Moresby and Lae. All these programs were scheduled for the month of
April in Lae basically as a cost cutting measure as Lae is centrally located and that it was prepared to assist
in hosting all these activities.
FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament
Preparations and training for the National Junior Team to participate in the FIBA Oceania Youth
Tournament in Coffs Harbour — NSW, Australia was well under way at the beginning of the year. The time
and effort shown and given by Romel Macasaet, Veitu Diro in Port Moresby was well worth it and Bob
Aaron, Male Nalau did well in Lae. Basketball PNG is proud to have 5 players picked in the FIBA Oceania
All Stars Junior squad during the tournament to participate in the Sydney Youth Olympics Festival in
Sydney, Australia from the 14 th -24 th January 2005.
FIBA Oceania Coaches Study Tour
We acknowledged the FIBA Oceania invitation for a nominee to attend a 2 weeks Coaches Education Study
tour of Australia. Basketball PNG endorsed Mrs. Emma Waiwai as the recipient for the study tour, which
took place from 26th March to 8th April 2004. PNG Sports Federation is to be thanked for funding Emma’s
trip through its sponsors Goodman Fielder International with its FLAME brand products & Women In
Sports.
A Junior Skills Development Program commenced on the 13 th November 2004 at the Sir John Guise stadium
as part of former international Mrs Emma Waiwai project with the Coaching Education Scholarship tour by
FIBA Oceania in March 2004. On the first Saturday Emma had only 12 children but the attendance numbers
doubled week after week. Plans are under way for children and students for Sunday sessions. BFPNG and
Emma are proud to have Sir Brian Bell & Co donate basketballs and also Mike Comerford of Cord &
Associates pay for the hire of the venue. National junior and senior squad members have been assisting
Emma in conducting the sessions.
AYAD
The arrival of Australian Youth Ambassador for Development, Mr. Jarrod Smith, to be attached to the
Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea was welcome news for the development of the sport in the
country. Upon his arrival in early April he was tasked to assist in the training camp and preparation of the
National Youth team to the FIBA Oceania games in Australia.
He was whisked straight into action to train the Port Moresby based juniors and then to conduct the junior
training camp. This was followed by the Development Summit which he facilitated in Lae on the 16/17th
April. Yes it does look very exhausting for the volunteer but he did well with what was tasked to him.
Silver Jubilee Sports Program
The Silver Jubilee Sports program was funded by the Australian Government to celebrate 25 years of PNG
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independence. Basketball PNG was allocated K 20.000.00 for development programs from the Jubilee funds.
The executives decided that a higher level refereeing course and the Development Summit must take place
to re-assess basketball development in the last 4 years and looking to the next 4 years.
A Level 2 referees course was conducted in Lae from the 12 th-16 th April 2004 with 21 participants from Port
Moresby, Central, Goroka, Mt Hagen, Kavieng, Madang, Kimbe & Lae. This was the first for the country.
The Basketball Development Summit also took place in Lae on the 16 th & 17 th April coinciding with the
Annual General Meeting.
Another coaching workshop was conducted by the FIBA Oceania Development Officer Stuart Manwaring in
Port Moresby from the 20 th-30 th April 2004, which also coincided with the junior squads, training sessions
used as practical sessions for the coaches who were attending the coaching workshop.
The last of the funding had Alotau Basketball Association see its first basketball workshop in August 2004
after reviving its competition in March 2004. Thank you to Mrs Hilda Tom for coordinating a very successful
workshop.
Silver Jubilee Sports program must be acknowledged here for their assistance to Basketball PNG for funding
a Coaching Scholarship. Mr Morris Asiba journey to Cairns Basketball Association in Australia from the 22 nd
June to the 8 th July 2004.
Sadly the Silver Jubilee Sports Program wound up in September 2004.
PNG Sports Federation
Basketball PNG has over the years been benefiting from the Sports Federation through its Olympic
Solidarity funding and year 2004 was no different. A total of US$4,000 was allocated for training and
development programs.
The executives of Basketball saw fit to utilise the funds for Junior Development programs and thus it was
used for Junior training camps for both Port Moresby and Lae Training camp for Port Moresby based
players was conducted by Australian Youth volunteer Mr. Jarrod Smith at the Sir John Guise stadium from
the 11 th-16 th April 2004 assisted by manageress Mrs Veitu Diro and Mr Romel Macasaet.
While at the same time at the Sir Ignatius Kilage stadium in Lae, players from Kundiawa, Kimbe, Madang,
Mt Hagen and Lae were trained by Bob Aaron and Male Nalau with assistance from Stuart Manwaring. The
funding catered for land & air travel, accommodation and meals for all squad members and coaching staff.
We acknowledge the continued support by Olympic Solidarity and PNG Sports Federation. The Mini SP
Games Squad & Management was announced at the end of October 2004. Training for the Port Moresby
based followed soon after while players outside of Port Moresby started a week later.
Conclusion
The first ever schools holiday program was a big plus for children and students in July and we will need to
continue in 2005.
The Development Summit was in itself the way to start the year, but that it is important to start working on
what has been identified to further develop the code in the country by communicating, more action and less
talking. Executives will need to source more corporate funding and assistance to cater for all the programs of
the Federation in year 2005
We acknowledge all stake holders and sponsors who have contributed in the development of basketball and
its programs, including Pacific Mobile Communications, Telikom, Mineral Resource Development
Company, Air Niugini, Sir Mekere Morauta, NCDC. Eda Ranu, RH HyperMarket, TNT Air Cargo, Foe
Petroleum Resources, Culinary Delight.
Thank you once again to FIBA Oceania, PNG Sports Federation, Silver Jubilee Sports Program, PNG Sports
Commission, Trukai Industries & Lae Biscuit Company. We look forward to working closely with you again
in 2005.
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The Solomon Islands:
By Golden Kiloko, NBDO
2004 has been another busy and exciting year for the Solomon Island Basketball
Federation in many ways, although we did not achieve some of our yearly plans.
Participating in the Youth Tournament in Coffs was one of those achievements and a
bonus to have one of our referees selected to be part of the Oceania Youth team to the
Youth Olympics in Sydney.
The Staging of the Solomon Games Basketball tournament was also another
milestone to the development of basketball in the country.
It is the efforts of many hundreds of basketball volunteers in Honiara and the provinces which by following
their passion, helped our sport progress. Solomon Islands Basketball would like to thank the National
Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands, FIBA Oceania, QQQ Wholesale, ANZ Bank and the National Sport
Council for their continued support.
Challenging times lay ahead for the SIBF but I'm confident that we have good people, structure and the
experience to meet the challenges and continue to progress.
Development Activities 2004:
We achieved some of the activities this year as part of the Solomon Island Basketball Federation 5 year plan.
Tulagi Tour:
The Central Island Province, through its Sport Coordinator, had invited me to inspect the existing basketball
court early this year. The existing basketball court was funded by one of the NGOs, but was not completed
because of funding problems. However, we have worked with the Tulagi Sport Association, to sort out the
funding to complete the existing basketball court.
FIBA Oceania Development Officer Visit:
As part of the FIBA Oceania development plan for the Solomon Islands, Stuart visited to further develop the
sport for teachers and students by running basic coaching, administration, bench and referees courses. The
Solomon Island Basketball federation benefited from the program, which was funded by Olympic Solidarity.
QQQHigh School Championships:
Once again QQQ Wholesale sponsored the high school basketball Championship this year. 12 schools took
part in the championship, which were conducted during the mid year school break. QQQ has had a long
commitment to the development of basketball in the country.
Andel Basketball:
The Andel Club represented the Solomon Island Basketball Federation by sending its under 20 years girls
team to take part in the Oceania Youth Tournament in Coffs Harbour. The SIBF also sent its two senior
referees to the tournament to officiate in the tournament. From the tournament Brian Pongatapu was
selected to team up with the Oceania All Star basketball team to attend the Youth Olympics in Sydney in
January 2005.
Solomon Games:
One of the highlight sports during the Solomon Games was basketball. 7 provinces out of 10 had took part in
basketball, 7 men's and 5 women's. During the basketball games, the gym was really packed with spectators
who were there to support their provincial team. Basketball is used to this crowd in the past, and we were
hoping that we would get them back again next year during our program.
Goldie College Tour:
Goldie College is one of the biggest colleges in the Western Province, which have about 400 students. The
Principal invited me to visit the college in August. I conducted basic courses on coaching, bench, sport
administration and refereeing and then as part of the course, the trainee participants organized a small
competition for the other students. More than 50 students and teachers attended the course.
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FIBA Oceania Development Officer Visit:
Jon Hoyle visited the Solomon Islands as part of the FIBA Oceania development program to the Solomon
Island. He conducted several basic courses for students and teachers. Jon also visited potential areas to
construct new outdoor court and held discussions on how to renovate existing basketball courts in Honiara.
ANZ Bank Competition:
It's a first of its kind for ANZ Bank to sponsor any basketball competition in the history of basketball in the
country. The ANZ Bank donated cash for the senior basketball competitions. 11 men's team and 9 women's
teams took part in the ANZ Bank sponsored basketball championship.
2004 Super 6 High School Competition:
The National Sport Council rescued the Solomon Island Basketball Federation by sponsoring one of our
school championships in November. 6 boy’s and 5 girl’s teams took part in the competition. The competition
was well organized with the help of our accredited teachers and students who had been involved in the
referee courses.
FIBA Oceania Equipment:
FIBA Oceania donated basketball equipment to the Solomon Island Basketball Federation and the Red Cross
Hurricane Basketball Club, through the Australian High Commission. The gift was indeed a great boost to
the development of basketball in the country, especially with disabled kids.
2005 Mini Games:
The Solomon Island Basketball Federation agreed that they will send a men's and women's team to the SP
Mini Games in Palau next year 2005. This will also go along with NOCSI’s bid to host the 2011 South Pacific
Games.
Conclusion:
The Solomon Island Basketball Federation would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the many volunteers
who supported and helped in the development of basketball in the country this year. The SIBF would also
like to thank our mother bodies, NOCSI, FIBA Oceania, NSC and stakeholders who supported our successful
programs throughout this year. We are looking forward to your ongoing assistance next year
Vanuatu:
By Peter Izono and Miky Leong, President
The interim VBF committee was formed after the resignation of our late VBF
President Mrs Nancy Kasten early 2004. On the 27 th of May a new interim
committee for VBF was elected by the Basketball associations of Vanuatu with
the aim of having a three man committee to run the affairs of Vanuatu Basketball
until February 2005 were a committee will be re-elected..
ASP 2006 Funding:
Early this year Vanuatu Basketball Federation was privileged to receive funding
from the Australian High Commission through the ASP 2006 program. The
funding was originally discussed between our former AYAD Katrina Ferris and the high commission, and
later on decided by our late President Mrs Nancy Kasten to be allocated for the resurfacing of our basketball
court at the Port Vila stadium. With the funds we were able to build a new toilet and bathroom facility on
the venue as well. Unfortunately the court surface was not satisfactory to the federation and VBF is now
looking to have repair works done.
School competitions:
The school competitions have been played again this year with an increase in the number of participating
teams. Our records show that there were a total number of 244 players and 15 coaches participating in the
Primary school competition and 541 players and 18 coaches in the two secondary school competitions.
In Port Vila the secondary schools played their preliminaries in May during the first of the two-week
holidays and had their finals played in July. The primary schools did their competition in a period of 3
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months from April to July. The schools have taken their responsibilities for the competitions and have had
teachers playing the role of the coach.
In August I was sent to the Province of Penama where the Secondary school competition went for a week
during the other two-week holiday of the year.
School camps
Two basketball camps where organized for the Primary and Secondary schools this year during the school
holidays. The Secondary camp was held in May with the ZDO Stuart Manwaring and the Primary camp in
December with our NBDO.
The participation in both camps has been very satisfactory and the kids where very enthusiastic. As always
we could get the assistance of volunteers, which made the job a lot easier for both coordinators.
It has been the third year since we started organizing school camps and we are seeing the benefits of it. We
look forward to run School Basketball Camps again in 2005.
FIBA Oceania ZDO visits
VBF has had the privilege of having both Zone Development Officers Stuart and Jon visit during 2004.
During their visits we organized a camp, referees coaching and administrative courses. Out of the courses
we have accredited 43 Ni Vanuatu’s with the Level 1 coaching certificates.
We were also able to send Jon and myself to visit the league of Luganville in Santo island for a week.
ZDO visits confirm our recognition by FIBA Oceania and serves to convey its vision to our Federation. It also
serves to evaluate the progress of basketball in our country.
Gillette Top 4 Tournament
The Vanuatu Basketball Federation through its president Miky Leong has assisted the Port Vila Basketball
Association this year to ask Gillette for sponsoring a tournament of high and intensive performance. The
tournament is organized only for the top 4 teams of the senior men and women division of the league.
The sponsorship was a success with many objectives achieved. The promotion of basketball through the
media was excellent and the players performed very well. We have also noticed a growth of public interest
for Basketball in Port Vila.
National Basketball Festival
The National Basketball Festival was an event to be organized in Luganville a town on the island of Santo
with the assistance of the local basketball association. The festival was to include competitions in the Under
15 years, seniors and masters.
The Port Vila Basketball Association was to send teams by ship up north to the event. Unfortunately there
was a sudden decision from our main sponsor to postpone the festival until 2005. Our sponsor who is also a
parliamentarian took that decision while his party was at the point of overthrowing the actual government
and thought that there would not be enough safety for the participants. Despite the decision, all
participating teams are still enthusiastic about the National Basketball Festival in 2005.
Appreciation
FIBA Oceania has been one of the major contributors of VBF in the area of funding towards the employment
of our locally based National basketball Development Officer with whom many tasks have been facilitated.
We also would like to thank VASANOC for the funding available through our affiliation and also for the
allocation of office space for our National Basketball Development Officer. Our appreciation goes as well to
the department of Youth and Sports and the National sports Council for providing the facilities for
Basketball to grow in Vanuatu.
VBF also wants to thank all the local Basketball Associations throughout the country for making the game of
Basketball grow healthily.
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Kiribati
By Ioane Ioakim, NBDO
I would like to thank the new executive committee under the leadership of Rota
Onorio to agree and approve my re-employment as NBDO, after I resigned in the
first week of May 2004.
When I started the primary school program on the 18 th October 2004, there were
only 5 primary schools. I visited each of these schools once a week for 1-4 hours to
teach basic skills. I also encouraged the children to go to the court anytime to
practice and play. During that time I found some children were beginning to
understand how to play basketball.
The KBF competition: I was very happy and proud that women have joined in the league last year. There
were also more girls who competed in 2004 than 2003; this could be due to the women’s league forming.
There is no problem with the men and boys. Now we have to educate the girls on refereeing, they are keen
to do score bench duties but shy away from the referee duties. This is something we will work on in 2005.
The men and boys do a very good job refereeing during the competition. I would like to thank Stuart (ZDO)
who has spent much time teaching men in referee clinics. We now have 6 men who were qualified to referee.
Kiribati has now changed their basketball situation and have increased team numbers and also the amount
of competition.
Once again, I thank, Steve Smith, Judy Smith and Regan Kama for your support in many kinds of ways and I
will not forget my main goal to increase the amount of people playing basketball in my country, Kiribati.
5. Reports from the Federations:
Australia:
By Rachel Wolters
Australian basketball enjoyed a year of immense success in 2004, where the sport was able
to reap the rewards of years of labour.
The development and hard work over the past four years came to fruition in Athens in the
form of three silver medals. Jan Stirling (Opals), Murray Treseder (Rollers) and Gerry
Hewson (Gliders) all brought their teams through tough competitions and helped them
reach the success they all strive for in their careers.
Brian Goorjian and the Boomers showed they have plenty of work to do in order to bring the senior men's
program up to the level of the world superpowers. With success at the U19 and U22 level we have seen in
recent years, there is no question the Boomers will be back among the worlds best in years to come.
Australia hosted two international series for the ‘Price Attack’ Opals in June 2004, with China, Korea and
Poland competing against Australia in Cairns and Townsville in the Opals World Challenge and China
playing a three-game series in Sydney.
The Boomers and Opals played various series and tournaments offshore in the lead up to Athens, with the
Opals winning the inaugural FIBA Women’s Diamond Ball in Crete and the Boomers defeating eventual
silver medallists Italy the week before the Games.
In 2004, the Australian women’s U19 team (the Gems) and the men’s U22 team (the Crocs) played New
Zealand in a three-game Oceania qualification series to determine a birth in their respective World
Championships in 2005. Australia swept both series and booked their places in the World Champs. The
Gems will be led to Tunisia by retiring AIS coach Phil Brown and Cairns Taipans NBL coach, Guy Molloy,
will be at the helm of the Crocs when they head to Argentina.
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Brown announced he would be stepping down from his position as head coach of the women’s program at
the Australian Institute of Sport and of the Gems following the World Championships. He has been head
coach of the program for 14 years and has coached at the AIS for almost 20.
The NBL's 2004 signing of Philips as the naming rights sponsor of the League is a real coup and NIKE, ABC
Learning Centres, Molten and Virgin Blue will provide the League with the necessary resources to again see
Australian men's professional basketball rising within sport's fans and the media's agenda.
The WNBL welcomes back naming rights sponsor Price Attack as we enter the second year of the
partnership.
Our sincere thanks must go to our many sponsors and local basketball associations whose ongoing support
of basketball in this country has made much of our recent success possible. Price Attack, the Australian
Sports Commission, the Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Commonwealth Games Association,
Australian Paralympic Committee, Champion, Coast 2 Coast, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Interfuse,
Molten and Thermoskin, as well as the 450+ local associations around Australia have all played a significant
part in nurturing the great talent we have in Australian basketball, which we saw blossom into success in
Athens in August and September.
Involving the Community:
In conjunction with FIBA Oceania and Southern Cross Broadcasting, BA produced a basketball community
service announcement in late 2004, which is aimed at getting more kids to play basketball. It features
testimonials from 'Price Attack' Opals and Boomers captains Trish Fallon and Shane Heal and has been
distributed to television stations across the country. The ad directs viewers to the BA website where they
can find their local association through a new locator using their postcode.
Developing Basketball:
Aussie Hoops continues to reach thousands of Australian children across the country. The program is
focussed on having fun whilst learning basketball skills and also helps develop the children’s confidence.
In 2004, pilot programs for the involvement of people with a disability in all aspects of the sport (players,
coaches and officials) were run and resources will be developed in 2005 to enable all associations to extend
the reach of basketball programs.
Getting Kids Active:
BA is excited to be involved in the Federal Government's announcement of a $116 million package over four
years - 'Building a Healthy Active Australia' - aimed at promoting healthy eating and increasing the level of
physical activity amongst Australian children. The program will be offered to all school children in
Australian primary schools and approved-out-of-school-hours care services. BA will be supporting this
program through the delivery of Aussie Hoops.
Viewership Grows:
The partnership between ABC-TV and the 'Price Attack' WNBL has proven another success story in the
WNBL's history. Viewership in 2004 increased dramatically during the season, with Round Three
viewership up by 159, 000 from last season.
Renewed Partnership:
One Basketball announced it's renewal of the long-standing relationship between BA, the National
Basketball League, Women's National Basketball League and Australian Basketball Association and ball
supplier Molten in 2004. The deal consolidates Molten's position as official ball of FIBA and also brings to
Australia the exciting new FIBA-endorsed 12-panel basketball that is now used in all official international
competitions.
History Celebrated:
Australian basketball's rich history was celebrated in October when the sport's elite were honoured with the
induction to BA's newly established Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame has been founded in order to recognise
those people who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport of basketball in Australia at any level
and will be awarded every two years.
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Congratulations to Basketball Australia's inaugural Hall of Fame inductees - Jenny Cheesman, Andrew
Gaze, Robyn Maher, Phil Smyth, Lindsay Gaze, Adrian Hurley, Dr. Ivor Burge, Alistair Ramsay, Dr. John
Raschke, Sid Taylor and Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Ken Watson.
Left: Opals with Olympic
Silver Medal
Right: Andrew Bogut vs
Lithuania at the 2004
Olympics
Photos Courtesy of Getty Images
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands:
By Michael White
It was another good year for CNMI basketball, as BANMI concentrated on increasing the growth and
development of our sport locally, and encouraging participation at all age levels.
Honors
The star of our women’s national team, Beverly Igitol, was recognized as the CNMI’s Female Athlete of the
Year in 2004, while well-known and highly respected coach Elias Rangamar, the CNMI’s only Level IIcertified
coach, was selected as CNMI Coach of the Year.
Micronesian Basketball Tournament
After hoisting the third-place trophy in last year’s Micronesia 22-and-Under Basketball Tournament in
Palau, the CNMI women’s basketball team affirmed its powerhouse status in the region by landing the
bronze medal once more in the Micronesian Basketball Tournament in Guam in early July.
The CNMI women’s squad consisted of Krista Cruz, Henny Elayda, Chariss Ruluked, Vanessa Diaz, Dana
Ngirchongor, Emily Oitreong, Vanessa Mobel, Ladonna Castro, Connie Camacho, and All-Tournament
Team member Beverly Igitol. The men didn’t do too well, finishing in sixth place, defeating only Chuuk.
PacRim Tournament
This tournament, held annually in November, is rapidly becoming one of the premier events for young
basketballers in the Micronesian region.
Saipan’s teams broke the hearts of Guam’s Southern Youth Basketball Association All-Stars by sweeping
both the 18-and-under and 14-and-under divisions. Saipan Sixers were the first to give SYBA a tearful sendoff,
leading wire-to-wire to surprise the Guamanians, 86-72, in the 14-and-under championship. But while
Sixers had a relatively easy time keeping the juniors trophy at home, Ol’Aces had a lot of nervous moments
in their 60-56 triumph over SYBA in the 18-and-under finals.
It was a low scoring, emotionally charged contest with both teams exchanging leads before the boys of Elias
Rangamar took the driver’s seat for good in the closing minutes, thanks to the heroics of Paul Magcalas and
tourney MVP Jeremy Winkfield.
Budweiser Cup
In the CNMI’s premier open league, Toyota Ol’Aces I bagged its second consecutive BANMI Budweiser Cup
championship after sweeping archrival APC Brothers, in a best-of-three championship matchup last May.
Masters League
In June, former National Team standout Frank Iglecias led defending champion Verizon in beating chief
nemesis Old Aces, 97-85, in the do-or-die championship of the 2004 40-and-over Masters Basketball League.
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MIBT
Saipan Red defeated Saipan Blue in the Marianas Invitational Basketball Tournament, held on Tinian earlier
in the year. This annual youth tournament is the region’s oldest. This year’s was abbreviated because of the
financial difficulties of Guam and Palau teams.
Youth Leagues
Makos hoisted the championship of the 2004 Saipan Rotary Club Summer Youth Basketball League after
silencing Sixers I, 90-74, inside a jam-packed Ada Gymnasium last October. The Paul Magcalas-led team
held the high-scoring Sixers I team scoreless in the last 5:07 of the ballgame to become the most unlikely
champions of the 18-and-under league.
In July, Garapan Rollers I won its second Inter-Village Youth Basketball League championship after rallying
to a 60-58 win against the 69ers at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. Down by 10 points with a little
over five minutes left in the contest, G-Rollers I buckled down to work and tied it all up at 58-all on a free
throw by point guard Joemar Tumaquip with 42 seconds remaining. Following fruitless thrusts from both
teams to shatter the deadlock, G-Rollers I finally got the opportunity to go ahead after league scoring
champion Preston Basa of the 69ers used his fifth and final foul on Don Teregeyo, with 15 seconds left and
his team in the penalty. The 13-year-old forward proved up to the task and calmly sank both gift shots to
give G-Rollers I its first lead since late in the second quarter. His points were the eventual game-winners.
2005 and Beyond
The BANMI Board, under the leadership of President Mike Muna, renewed its commitment to promote the
sport at all age levels. We are continuing to take a conservative approach to international competition at the
senior level, until we have proven to ourselves that we have the dedication and willingness to work that we
must have in order to succeed.
Cook Islands
by Elizabeth Sosene, President
2004 has been a very busy, but challenging year for the federation. Although we didn’t have our full
compliment of committee members at the beginning of the year, the federation continued to deliver the
annual tournaments and managed to have two major tours overseas.
Overseas Tours
Although a major strain on all involved, fundraising took a lot of time and effort leading up to the overseas
tours. Despite this, a national men and women’s side went to Wellington, New Zealand in March for a week
of invitational games organised by Basketball NZ. Under the guidance of coaches Jim Ford and Ralph
Adams, players experienced high quality matches and the opportunity to have Tab Baldwin take time out
and give the players a coaching session. The formation of networks with Basketball New Zealand
strengthened the development in the Cooks.
In June we were fortunate to have our men’s & women’s teams enter in the 5 th Oceania Youth Tournament in
Coffs Harbour. This was a first time experience for most of the players and coaches at an international event.
Although the women’s side was relatively young and inexperienced, and faced highly ranked opponents,
coach James Puati managed to keep his players focused on the game plan, just losing out in the final
rankings. The men’s team did extremely well under the guidance of coach Rex Valoa and assistant Jim Ford.
Although having a tough pool, they managed their first win against PNG to end up 7 th ranking in the
tournament.
ZDO Visit
We had the pleasure of a visit from ZDO Jon Hoyle in May, to help us in the areas of coaching, refereeing,
administrative matters and preparation work with the teams going to OYT.
Also during the year our regular tournaments took place, bringing a more diverse make-up of players to the
game through the new concept of our mixed tournaments and inaugural business-house Pre-Xmas
tournament.
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New Year’s One-Day Tournament (January)
First tournament for the year attracted overseas Cook Islands teams along with local club teams and family
teams holidaying during the festive season.
Edgewater Resort Pre- Season tournament: (March)
A combination of five women and five men’s team participated in the four-week pre-season tournament
won by the women’s Pro-Active team and Frangi Bullets men’s team.
Air NZ Main Season Championship: (May-July)
The main championship of the calendar, this ten-week tournament attracted fifteen teams. The A & B grades
where the combination of the under 18 and masters teams, along with the open teams to make up A grade
teams. Nono Magic taking out the women’s A grade, with Friends in the men’s A. B grade women’s saw
Pinkies take 1 st placing with HSBC runner up. And 2 took out the men’s category with Mix Grill in 2 nd place.
Inter-College competition (13-17yrs) & Primary Schools (8-12yrs) Tournament (September)
One-day tournament was organised for high school students and an attempt to introduce more young
players to the game from the four secondary schools from Form 1 to 5. Tereora College being far superior in
all grades took the overall prize. The primary schools also held a one-day tournament, after coaching
workshops run by local coaches with the help of players that attended the OYT in June.
Rima Nicholas Mixed tournament: (September – October)
A fun tournament to wrap up the regular basketball calendar the mixed tournament fielded eight teams
combining high- level skills from both men and women.
Business House Pre-Xmas Tournament: (December)
A social-grade tournament ran for three weeks, with double-headers once a week, involved new comers and
also enticed visiting music group, “Nesian Mystic” from NZ to catch a few games while in Rarotonga.
Disappointments:
1. Not being able to participate in the Cook Islands Games held in October due to the Elite Athletes
Commission criteria to have 50% of team participation from the Outer Islands.
2. The Vaka tournament, usually held annually as a wrap-up to the Cook islands Constitution celebrations
in August between the three vakas (districts) on Rarotonga, was abandoned due to lack of response from
the Vakas.
Looking Forward
A huge effort next year is to focus on establishing the infrastructure of the Junior and Outer Islands
development program in the next four-year plan process. We would also like to enable basketball
participation in the upcoming tournaments through strengthening the pathways towards EAC’s criteria.
Guam
By John T Calvo
University of Guam Invitational Friendship Tournament – May, Guam
The University of Guam Endowment Foundation hosted a very successful invitational tournament with
international participants including Japan, Far East University from the Philippines, Korea University &
Guam’s Men’s Team. The representative from the Philippines defended their tournament championship
with a decisive win over Japan in the finals. A young Team Guam finished 0-4 in this year’s tournament.
5 th FIBA Oceania Youth Basketball Tournament – June, Australia
The hard work and training of the Guam men’s team, sent to participate in the 5 th FIBA Oceania Youth
Basketball Tournament held in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia from June 19 th – 26 th, 2004, paid
off tremendously! In Guam’s first ever Oceania Youth Tournament, and after nine days of competition,
clinics and fun, the Guam men’s team returned home with a Bronze medal, finishing behind only New
Zealand and Australia. Four Guam players were selected to the Oceania All-Star Team, including: Marty
Mendoza (PG), Willie Stinnette (SG), Vince Estella (SG/F) & Seve Susuico (F).
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The Micronesian Basketball Tournament – July, Guam
GBC’s biggest challenge this year was to host, for the first time, the 2004 Micronesian Basketball Tournament
(MBT), which took place at the University of Guam Field House from July 5 th – 10 th, 2004. Eight men’s teams
and five women’s teams competed in this year’s event. This is only the third time this tournament has taken
place and the calibre and performance of the teams continues to improve. The Guam team’s showcased
their talent and ability and made Guam proud by winning the Gold medal in both the men and women
division. Tournament Most Valuable Players were Vince Estella (Guam) & Michelle Presnelle (Guam). The
MBT was a huge success in bringing together teams from across Micronesia for exciting basketball and
friendship.
BYU Invitational Tournament – November, Hawaii
The Guam Men’s National Team participated in the Third Annual Asia-Pacific Invitational Basketball Classic
to be held on November 12 th – 13 th, 2004 in Hawaii. Brigham Young University (BYU) and the Polynesian
Cultural Center hosted the event, including: the Guam National Team; the Tahiti National Team; a Fiji
Invitational Team; and the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders. This is the only contest between an NCAA Division II
team and national teams from around the Pacific Rim.
The Calvo's Run & Shoot Youth Basketball Tournament – November, Guam
GBC has taken a guiding hand to help foster the growth of community based basketball programs for the
youth (8U/10U/12U/14U) in the three districts of Guam: the Northern, Central and Southern villages. As a
sign of the success of the program, the young players participated in The Calvo’s Run & Shoot on November
27 th – December 5 th, at the Guam Sports Complex. The 2-week tournament was a success with excellent
attendance and team play with adjusted rules for various ages to help the youths grow into the game.
Players from these youth basketball clubs also put on an exhibition match at the University of Guam Field
House during halftime of the MBT 2004 medal games earlier that summer.
Youth Basketball Clinic – November, Guam
GBC conducted a basketball clinic on November 14 th, 2004 at the Pacific Island Club’s Sports Expo. Several
referees and players from the Guam Basketball Confederation coached young players through several drills
and talked to them about the game.
Upcoming Events
UOG Invitational Friendship Tournament – May 2005, Guam
Shell Guam 2005 Drug-Free Youth Basketball Clinic & League, April through July 2005
Mini South Pacific Games – July 2005, Palau
World Masters Games, Edmonton, Canada - July 22-30, 2005
Masters Games, Adelaide, Australia - November 2005
East Asian Games – November 2005, Indonesia
Calvo’s Run & Shoot Youth Basketball Tournament – November 2005, Guam
Kiribati
By Rota Onorio, President
The year 2004 was a very quiet year for basketball across Kiribati. This has been entirely due to lack of
commitment to the development of the game not to mention the lack of motivation within the leadership of
the Kiribati Basketball Federation Executive Committee at the time. Not only that but conflict manifested
itself in the higher echelons of the basketball governing body and thus over time was echoed down to the
players themselves.
The conflict led to the resignation of the NBDO due to reasons beyond his control and this left the Federation
with no primary, junior secondary or senior secondary school programs as well as competitions.
2004 was a very important year for sport in Kiribati as this was the year in which our biannual Kiribati
National Championships were held. However, in making matters worse for the Kiribati Basketball
Federation and the basketball player’s, technical criterion for participation in the National Championship as
interpreted by the Organizing Committee of the National Championships led to the game of basketball not
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eing included as a sport during the National Championships. In spite of that, the Organizing Committee for
the Silver Jubilee Independence Anniversary took over the reigns and included basketball as a sport during
the Independence Anniversary Celebrations and provided sponsorship for a tournament for the occasion.
This was fortunate enough for the Federation as the Anniversary was held also during the period in which
the National Championships were also being held. Six men's teams and women's teams participated in the
Open Division tournament for men and women respectively.
In August, the Zone Development Officer Mr. Stuart Manwaring visited the country and enlisted the help of
the former NBDO to carry out his program in the country. The ZDO held a meeting with all basketball teams
to try to get things going again. The main item at the meeting was the concern from the players on the lack of
interest and initiative in the management of the affairs of the Federation on the past of the Executive
Committee. This was duly noted by the Executive Committee and steps were taken to try to improve the
situation. In spite of that, the Executive Committee with the help of the ZDO managed to start a competition
going before the end of his visit. The competition format was reformatted to FIBA rules, which the ZDO
helped out in administering.
In late September the Executive Committee decided it was better that they relinquish the reigns of the
Federation to a new committee and thus a new KBF Executive Committee was formed.
The new Executive Committee has carried on the development work needed for the sport and have
managed to get basketball back on track. This includes continuing the work of the previous Executive
Committee, restarting the school programs with the help of the rehired NBDO, organization of more
competitions as well as lifting the general profile of the sport.
The return of the ZDO Mr. Stuart Manwaring in November was very much welcomed by the new
committee. Mr. Manwaring arrived at a crucial time in which support was needed by the Executive
Committee in terms of developing player knowledge, referee knowledge as well as insight in the general
management of the federation. This eventuated in filling the ZDO’s second visit full of activities, which he
carried out with the help of the rehired NBDO to include:
- refereeing clinics
- coaching clinics
- upgrading of referees on new rules (rule changes Sept 2004)
- help in preparation of 2005 Development Plan
- logistical support as well as provision of insight to the Executive for the development of
basketball in Kiribati.
From the start of the competition that the ZDO helped to start to the end of the year the new Executive
Committee has managed to get things going again in basketball for Kiribati which have resulted in the
increased participation of teams in the competitions measured to an extent from the inclusion of a third
division for the men’s competition as well as the inclusion of a second division for the women’s competition.
As the year has come to an end the Kiribati Basketball Federation would like to extend its gratitude and
thanks to all those that have contributed to the basketball movement in one way or another. This includes
volunteer work, assistance in-kind or in cash and general support for the Executive Committee and the
players of the game either it be a social or formal event. Specific words of thanks go out to the Organizing
Committee for the Silver Jubilee Independence Anniversary, Peter & Sons Co, Broadcasting and Publications
Authority, parents and friends of players that have helped in sponsoring and arranging publicity for the
Kiribati Basketball Federations.
Not only that but the KBF would also like to thank the many volunteers who have endured much and have
had no personal gains from there contributions to the game of basketball. In addition, thanks go out to FIBA
Oceania and KNOC for their continued support and confidence in the KBF.
Last but not least a special thanks goes to the current Executive Committee of the Kiribati Basketball
Federation for the perseverance, determination and commitment to what has been an intensive 4 - 5 months.
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Federated States of Micronesia: (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae)
Yap
by Warwick Allen
Yap State Basketball faced a year of crisis in 2004 when, on Friday April 9, which we remember as "Not So
Good Friday", Typhoon Sudal devastated the island. Over half the 1800 homes on the island were totally
destroyed, with only 41 houses remaining undamaged. Virtually all local food was destroyed.
Every school suffered severe damage, causing an immediate early start to Summer Break, an extended
holiday which was to last until early December for some schools. This caused a number of High School
students (particularly seniors) to leave the island so that their schooling would not be interrupted.
Yap State Gymnasium, the 3,000-seat showplace of Yap Basketball, suffered damage in excess of one million
US dollars. This destruction was very visible damage. The State and the people of Yap suffered an invisible
damage in the trauma of the event and subsequent loss of morale. The Basketball Program suffered, as it was
difficult to be motivated towards sporting excellence when you have no roof over your head.
However, Yap picked up the pieces and got on with life, and the performance of the men’s team at the
Micronesian Tournament in July was excellent, particularly when you consider the lack of practice facilities
and lighting.
The other highlight of the year was the first ever State Championship, an elimination series of 16 teams
played in the State Gym in difficult conditions after some temporary repairs were effected.
Referee Clinics
1. Colonia - Stuart Manwaring
2. Faalalop (Ulithi) - Victor Bamog
Coaches Clinics
1. Colonia - Stuart Manwaring
2. Colonia - Theo Thinifel
3. Yap State Gymnasium - Theo Thinifel
4. Yap State Gymnasium - Theo Thinifel, Warwick Allen, John Waathan
5. Faalalop (Neighboring Islands) - Theo Thinifel
Scorebench Clinics
1. Faalalop (Ulithi) - Judy Allen
School Vacation (Summer) Camps
Camp for Boys - Theo Thinifel
Camp for Girls - Kristi Allen
Competitions
State League - 16 mens teams; 5 womens teams
Junior State League - 12 mens teams
State Championship (elimination series) - 16 mens teams; 2 womens teams
Tournaments
Micronesia Basketball Tournament 2004
Yap State finished fourth, the second best finish of the FSM States.
Coaches Study Tour of Australia
Theo Thinifel
Sponsorship
Sponsorship from the Australian Embassy for a specialist women’s basketball camp during Summer Break
2004
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Chuuk:
by Clark Graham, Secretary
The Chuuk state has had many difficulties throughout 2004, but all in all has been able to promote and
introduce basketball to both men and women, young and old. We have successfully implemented a calendar
and a strategic plan, which are the stepping stones to improving the sport of basketball.
Since the state radio station has been back in operation we have been able to announce all basketball news.
This media outlet has been significant in updating the community on our events.
The Chuuk Basketball Association (CBA) also assisted the Interscholastic Sports Council (ISC) in planning
and running the boys and girls basketball league. This included training students to be scorekeepers and
timekeepers. Two score table clinics were offered.
Competitions
• A two month junior competition was held in October and November. 10 teams 17/Under and 6
teams 12/Under participated.
• Several church basketball leagues were held on several islands.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship and support is difficult to obtain. The association raised the funding for the Chuuk Basketball
Association in 2004. Obtaining private sector support is most difficult. HOOPS (Helping Ourselves:
Outreach Programs in Sports) an NGO is a main supporter of CBA programs and activities.
FIBA Oceania Zone Development Officer Visit
On September 7th the CBA and stakeholders in basketball met with Stuart Manwaring to discuss Chuuk's
basketball program and make plans for the remainder of 2004. This meeting proved to be most beneficial
and now the association has a plan and goals to strive for throughout 2005.
2004 CBA Chuuk State Championship Basketball Tournament
• The Chuuk Championship Basketball Tournament was made up of teams from three of Chuuk's five
regions are competing and a team from the College of Micronesia - Chuuk Campus. This 10-day
tournament was held in the Saramen Chuuk Academy Gymnasium. The CBA pays a fee to use this
gym, this is the only suitable gym on Weno.
• The CBA offered a score table training to interested people as part of the 2004 Chuuk State
Championship Basketball Tournament
• This year we had a scoreboard for the tournament. It was donated some time ago by the Australian
Rice Growers Association and adds a professional touch to the tournament.
Difficulties
This year the lack of government support is a major cause of poor preparation of Chuuk's basketball teams
for competition and prevents the CBA and other organizations from offering badly needed basketball camps
for youth, training for coaches, leagues and tournaments. The Chuuk Department of Recreation does not
function well with the director absent, and the government has failed to appoint a Recreation Board.
This administration failed to plan and prepare for China's $3+ million grant to build a gymnasium in Chuuk.
Instead the state government used the money for something else, thereby giving up the opportunity to go
back and ask China for the money once land had been secured. In addition, the current administration plans
to convert the Chuuk High School (CHS) gymnasium to a library, meaning that there will be no public gym
for Weno's 8,000+ youth under the age of 22.
Conclusion
Despite all of the difficulties the CBA did everything possible to encourage and promote women's basketball
in 2004. The ISC decided to take steps to encourage girls basketball teams, and the success was immediate
with seven schools fielding girls' teams. Many girls participated in their first-ever basketball game, some
playing in long skirts and rubber flip-flop sandals.
And with a calendar and plan to implement basketball activity Chuuk can only go forward in 2005.
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Nauru:
By Dominic Cain, Secretary
This year has been a series of ups and downs as the country is facing financial difficulties. We are not getting
the support we use to have with the Government, various corporations, and business stores. The association
did not attend any international competition this year, as there are no funds available. But we’ve been very
active & successful with arranging competitions and the celebration of our national days.
This year the association took part in assisting the NOC Celebration of the Olympic fun run.
In August we attended an administration course, which was organized by the Nauru Olympic Committee,
and was conducted by Mr. Craig Hood from Sportingpulse. The course was very helpful as now our
association has its own website. Anywhere in the world you may tap into www.oceaniasports.com and find
out more about our basketball association.
The association is lacking with facilities and sports equipment. We are only using 1 court, which is the
location court, which sometimes clash with Volleyball. There are 2 other courts but they need major repairs,
but funds are not available.
Please find below the competition format that took place for the year 2004.
January 31 st District competition for men and women celebrating Independence Day.
February 10 th A round robin competition for juniors, boys & girls 16/under, 11/under.
May 17 th District competition for men & women celebrating Constitution Day.
September 25 th A round robin competition was arranged for men & women celebrating Youth Day.
November 1 st A double knockout championship to determine who will be the champions for the year 2004.
Acknowledgments: Nauru Government, Nauru Phosphate Corporation, Nauru Olympic Committee, Youth
Affairs, Hon. Freddy Pitcher M.P., FIBA Oceania
New Zealand:
By David Crocker, CEO
(Extract from the BNZ Annual Report)
I am delighted to present my fifth annual report as chief executive
officer of Basketball New Zealand. 2004 was another significant year for Basketball New Zealand as we
progress into a new phase of our development.
SPARC
Our relationship with SPARC continues to flourish with their investment into basketball now reaching the
level of just over one million dollars in 2004. Several new initiatives from SPARC have generated additional
value to our organisation, particularly their Business Improvement Programme. This programme assesses
our organisation’s capability across a wide range of criteria, leading into specific project plans. Through this
work, our ability to become one of the leading national sporting organisations in New Zealand improved
markedly.
An investment was also made to help build our coaching base and raising our overall coaching standards.
This investment enabled the employment of coach and player development manager Gordon McLeod.
Through the New Zealand Academy of Sport, 52 carded athletes benefited from services including from
Athlete Career Education (ACE) counselling, sports science and sports medicine. 12 basketballers had their
educational aspirations supported by the Prime Minister’s Scholarship, a cash grant to cover tuition fees.
This important scholarship helps build a life balance for athletes by providing for post- basketball careers.
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SPARC chief executive Nick Hill provided valuable support to a proposed Australia/New Zealand bid to
host the 2010 world men’s championships. Nick’s enthusiasm for this project demonstrates SPARC’s
commitment to attracting major events to New Zealand. SPARC continues to evolve into a valuable resource
for basketball and we look forward to continuing our strong relationship with them in 2005.
Financial Performance
The 2004 financial performance was unsatisfactory, achieving an operating deficit of $38,000. Revenue of
approximately $4 million was 37% up on the $2.9 million achieved in 2003. The growth in the past 12
Month, ($1.1 million) reflects increased funding and grants.
Sponsors
Burger King continues its enthusiasm for basketball as naming rights sponsor to the Burger King Tall Blacks
and as an associate sponsor of the National Basketball League. An exciting promotion for us in 2004 was the
introduction of a Tall Black burger. In leveraging our relationship, Burger King invested in a television
commercial, along with the packaging of bags, cups and chip containers in all 63 restaurants, presenting the
Tall Blacks to their 2 million patrons during this promotion. Burger King reported favourably on the
promotion with an increase of 6% in sales for this period. This promotion demonstrated their willingness to
leverage their basketball partnership for our joint benefit.
Daimler Chrysler New Zealand, through its Jeep brand, expanded its relationship with basketball to include,
alongside its sponsorship of the Jeep International Series, an associate sponsorship of the National Basketball
League. The league sponsorship is unique in its expansion of the relationship to include local dealers and
the NBL teams as part of this national sponsorship.
Our relationship with And1 this year expanded to include the Tall Ferns, as well as the Burger King Tall
Blacks.Both teams were completely fitted out with uniforms and shoes by And1 for all their 2004 activities.
This deal was co-ordinated with the New Zealand Olympic Committee to provide And1 with the
opportunity to be at the Athens Olympic Games as competition supplier for the New Zealand basketball
teams. And1 is a growing international brand with its origins in Philadelphia, USA, and its stable includes
some of the game’s biggest stars. Largely as a result of its relationship with Basketball New Zealand, And1
has maintained its spot as No.1 basketball brand in New Zealand.
The high profile And1 Mixed Tape Tour streetballers visited New Zealand for the first time, attracting a
crowd of 4,900 to the Waitakere Stadium. Their fusion of music, fashion and basketball in the ‘street game’
culture made for a great event, which hit the spot with the diverse audience in attendance.
Molten Japan has taken up the sponsorship of basketballs as they rationalise their international distribution
network. They are now represented by Bernsport in New Zealand as they look to grow their retail networks.
TVNZ invested $750,000 into the production of basketball broadcast games in the past year. Audiences for
the 11 NBL and three international games were steady, but did not grow to the levels we both hoped. Our
ongoing dialogue with TVNZ, who hold the trust rights to the NBL and international games, has been for
premium time slots and more promotion. Some exciting developments are in place for 2005, which will help
grow our viewing audiences.
Game Development
Coaching
In 2004, we were able to gain investment from SPARC for the new role of the coach & player development,
successfully filled by Gordon McLeod.Gordon has spent his initial time with BBNZ reviewing our pathways,
programmes and resources. His review included attendance at all our national tournaments to observe the
style and quality of our coaching and playing, and to interview coaches.
Along with Terry Brunel, he developed an extensive report, outlining the coaching and player development
issues we face. This strategy was presented to the board and adopted in its entirety for implementation in
2005. Gordon has worked with FIBA Oceania on the development of a common resource across the zone for
coaching education. We delivered 15 Getting Started, Level One or Level Two courses in 2004 with a new
high of 98 attending the annual Labour Weekend workshop.
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Referees
National referee officer Alan Godden continues to build on his initial work of programme development and
delivery in 2004. Having a full time national referee officer has certainly improved the number of education
programmes we can deliver and the support we provide referees at our events. The extended network of
evaluators will also contribute to the quality improvements in referees. The introduction of the regular
referee newsletter has also been well received.
FIBA selected Dallas Pickering to officiate the Athens Olympics and performed exceptionally well to earn a
women’s quarterfinal appointment.
The referees’ advisory panel of Ken Coulson, Fleur Knowesly, Bev Page and Barbara Wheadon met twice in
2004, producing valuable feedback to the CEO on the effectiveness of the referees’ programme and some
recommendations for improvements.
Tournament participation
Participation in tournaments in 2004 rose to 540 teams from 477 in 2003, continuing its double digit (13.2%)
growth. Improvements were noted on the survey forms with particular mention of referee improvements.
www.basketball.org.nz
The Basketball New Zealand website experienced more than 22 million hits in 2004, up from eight million in
2003. Driven by communications manager Grant Chapman, the site regularly updates with news, results and
other valuable information.
Marketing and Communication
Marketing agency Farrimond was contracted in 2004 to drive our marketing initiatives. Rick Nauck from
Farrimond worked diligently with our sponsors and has developed great relationships for us to build on.
Farrimond’s main work was with the Jeep International Series and leveraging campaigns with our sponsors.
Communications
Grant Chapman continues to tirelessly build our media profile. A survey of our media relations returned
positive reports on accessibility, news worthiness and service to the media. During our first half of 2004, our
media work generated an average of 237 articles in national media per month. As you would expect, most
articles were generated by the National Basketball League, the Burger King Tall Blacks and the Tall Ferns.
Field Development Officers
The biggest initiative in 2004 was the implementation of the Field Development Officers. Six officers with
good basketball backgrounds were employed to develop healthy basketball associations.
By the end of October 2004, the officers had assessed 43 associations across an extensive interview checklist.
Collection of this data enabled us to establish real information on our associations and report this to the
board in December 2004.
The field officers report their immediate impact on our associations has:
• assisted 8 associations in completing strategic plans and work commenced with 10 more associations
• assisted two associations to update their constitutions and working with nine more associations
• assisted four associations in restructuring their associations
• assisted three associations with the conduct of their AGMs
• assisted three associations to complete management plans and working with three more
• assisted six associations in recruiting staff or seeking funding for new staff roles
• assisted three associations to develop websites, working with the upgrade of another
• assisted 11 associations in gaining a Sporting Pulse license
• assisted nine associations in creating their development or representatives programmes
• facilitated two Level One coaching courses and one Level Two course
• assisted the affiliation of three new associations and working with nine others
• facilitated working relationships with three associations and their local NBL clubs
The Scottwood Trust has made a significant and valuable financial contribution to this project that will have
a positive impact on our sport for a long time in the future.
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Board
Basketball New Zealand is fortunate to have a board comprising such a competent group of people to lead
the organisation. The board willingly and openly debates the issues and clearly determines our course. A
review by Boardworks International was most complimentary of the high standards our board establishes
and achieves.
Firstly a thank you to John Barr, who is stepping down after four years of commitment to BBNZ on top of
nearly 30 years with Basketball Otago.
Andy Bennett is also stepping down after three years on the BBNZ board. His particular work on the Burger
King Tall Blacks world championship campaign was invaluable and a major factor in the teams success.
I truly appreciate the many hours of good council from Barbara Wheadon and Justin Toebes.
To the other board members - Burton Shipley, Mel Young, Simon Young and Ivan Yukich – thanks, too, for
you regular contributions.
National Basketball League
The 10-year NZNBL Ltd license to operate the National Basketball League expires in March 2005 and BBNZ
commissioned a review of the league and its future direction. FIBA head of television Paul Stimpson and
Simon Young undertook an extensive review of similar competitions around the world to establish the best
possible model for New Zealand conditions. The final recommendation was to establish a new company that
would be 100% owned by BBNZ under separate governance. The new entity - National Basketball League
Ltd - has been established for the 2005 season. Exclusive licenses for the first three years of the league were
allocated to the ten participating teams in the 2004 competitions.
NZBL Ltd
Burton Shipley chaired the NZBL with directors Mike Greenslade, Glenda Hughes, Clive Pedley and John
Watson. With limited finances, this group of people very capably continued the steady growth of the league
from previous difficulties. Most franchises reported growing spectator base and certainly increased local
profile. From a league standpoint, the closeness of the competition is always important with six teams still
in semifinal contention just two weeks out from the post-season.
Thank you for your support and advice…
Zoran Radovic – FIBA Steve Smith – FIBA Oceania
Hori Thompson – Kaumata Stephen Neal - SPARC
Tim Mahon – SPARC Kelly Farrimond - Farrimond
Chris Ineson Paul Stimpson - FIBA
Glenda Hughes Scott Derwin – Basketball Australia
Bill Day – NZ Community Trust Robin Murray – Scottwood Trust
Dennis Jones – Burger King
To my colleagues here at Basketball New Zealand, thank you for another year of commitment above and
beyond for the cause.
David Crocker
Chief Executive
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