First Five, NZ and Philippine Team Up for Charity Basketball Game
This is a fundraiser in support of Typhoon Haiyan victims in Philippines.
This game will feature NZ Best Basketball Players - past and present Tall Blacks and Breakers will play with a Filipino Community Team.
Where: Youthtown Downtown Auckland (68A Nelson St Auckland Central, Auckland)
When: 23 November 2013, 7pm
Tickets:
$25 per entry, $10 goes to charity
Sold on site from 4pm onward. Limited seats only (300 maximum).
Participants:
- Paul Henare: NZ Basketball Legend. Former NZ Breaker & Tall Black, Current NZ Breaker & Tall Black assistant coach
- Casey Frank: NZ Tall Black, Former NZ Breaker, current NZ Breakers commentator
- Jarrod Kenny: Current NZ Tall Black
- Alonzo Burton: NZ Breaker
- Hayden Allen: Former NZ Breaker & Tall Black
- Konrad Ross: Former NZ Tall Black
- Daryl Cartwright: Former NZ Tall Black
- Houston O'Riley: 2013 Super City Rangers Captain, 2012 NZNBL Champion (Auckland Pirates)
- Johnny Fesolai: 2013 Super City Rangers
- Ana Haku: 2013 Waikato Pistons
King Kapisi: MC for events / guest player
Notes:
- Playing uniforms (xballer) provided by Paul Berridge (Hoop Nation) to be signed & auctioned.
- BBNZ to provide a singlet for auction
- Signed NZ Breakers singlet/s to be auctioned (Hayden Allen)
- Signed Youthtown balls to be auctioned