Nick Barrow

Position: Forward

Height: 205cm

Born: 17 February, 1992

Junior Association: Counties Manukau

High School: St Kentigern College

Highest Representative Honour – Junior Tall Blacks (2011)

Previous NBL clubs – Auckland Pirates (2011 and 2012), Waikato Pistons (2013 and 2014), Super City Rangers (2015-2019), Franklin Bulls (2020), Auckland Huskies (2021), Auckland Tuatara (2022-present)

Embarking on his 13th season in the Sal’s NBL, Barrow won an NBL Championship with the Auckland Pirates in 2012 and has since played 164 NBL Games. Played 15 games for the Tuatara last season averaging 3.4 points per game.

Scored a career high 17 points against the Bulls in 2021.

Selected for the NZ Police team in 2019 that attend the Australasian Police Basketball Tournament in Canberra where he was named to the All-Star Five.

He was on the Counties Manukau team that won the U23 National Championship title in 2014 playing alongside Derone Raukawa and Shea Ili.

Tu Kaha Cooper

Position: Guard

Height: 190cm

Born: 14 May, 2002

Junior Association: Northland

High School: Whangarei Boys High School then Rotorua Boys High School.

Previous NBL clubs – Manawatu Jets (2021-23)

Cooper joins the Tuatara after three seasons and 37 appearances for the Jets. Scored a career high 17 points in the single point loss to the Nuggets in Round 1 of the 2023 season.

Named to the Tournament Team at both the 2021 U23 and U19 National Championships playing for his native Northland.

Helped Whangarei Boys High School reach the Secondary Schools National Championships in 2019 after an absence of over a decade.

Reuben Fitzgerald

Position: Guard

Height: 184cm

Born: 3 October, 1999

Junior Associations: Tauranga City, North Harbour

High School: Aquinas College, Tauranga and Westlake Boys HS

Previous NBL Clubs –Super City Rangers (2019), Auckland Huskies (2020-21), Auckland Tuatara (2022-present)

Fitzgerald has played 22 games for the Tuatara. Also played for the Tuatara at the 2022 and 2023 3×3 Cups.

Scored a career high 14 points for the Huskies against the Giants in 2020.

Named to the All-Star Five at the 2023 Tertiary National Championships as he led Auckland University to a bronze medal finish.

Named to the Tournament Team at the 2021 U23 National Championships helping Harbour to a third place finish.

Fitzgerald was also a First XI cricketer at Westlake Boys.

Conor Flanagan

Position: Forward

Height: 203cm

Born: 6 June, 1998

Junior Association: Waitakere

High School: Auckland Grammar School

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Following his senior year at Auckland Grammar School in 2016 Flanagan played three years at the University of West Florida (NCAA Division II).

After initially redshirting Flanagan went on to play 71 games for the Argonauts before graduating in 2022.

A multisport athlete Flanagan was a member of the NZ U17 national championship swim team in 2015.

Ezrah Eagle

Position: Forward

Height: 190cm

Born: 24 April, 2006

Junior Association: Hawkes Bay

High School: Dilworth School/ Hastings Boys High School

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Plays for Coach Josiah Maama at Dilworth School (Year 13 student). Moved from Hastings in June 2021.

Played for the New Zealand team that won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA U17 Oceania Championships in Papua New Guinea.

Led the Hawkes Bay scoring at the 2023 U17 National Championships averaging 18ppg.

Cam Gliddon (Import)

Position: Wing

Height: 197cm

Born: 16 August, 1989

High School: Bunbury Senior High, Western Australia

Previous NBL Clubs – Canterbury Rams (2019), Auckland Tuatara (2023-present)

Played 19 games for the Tuatara in 2023 averaging 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Played 18 games for the Rams in 2019 averaging 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game – named to the NBL All-Star Five that season.

A veteran of over 300 games in the Australian NBL since debuting for Cairns Taipans in 2012. Played 5 seasons with the Taipans, 2 each with Brisbane Bullets and South East Melbourne Phoenix and most recently (2022-24) two seasons with the BNZ Breakers.

Played on the Australian Boomers Gold Medal winning teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

Enjoyed a 4-year NAIA Division I career at Concordia University Irvine (where Charlie Dalton currently plays) Led the Eagles to the NAIA National title in his senior year (2012) – named to the All-NAIA First Team.

Jackson Kiss

Position: Wing

Height: 200cm

Born: 26 May, 2007

Junior Association: Auckland/Counties Manukau

High School: Auckland Grammar School

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Played rugby in his early school years, only taking up basketball in Year 9. Currently a Year 12 student at Auckland Grammar School where he is coached by Lindsay Tait.

Helped Auckland Grammar to a 6th place finish at the 2023 Secondary Schools National Championships – Named to the Tournament Team. Averaged 20.6ppg at the tournament with a top score of 38 points against Fielding High School.

Nephew of former All Black Charlie Riechelmann.

Josh Leger

Position: Forward

Height: 203cm

Born: 21 March, 2001

Junior Association: Auckland/Counties Manukau

High School: Mt Albert Grammar School

Previous NBL Clubs – Nelson Giants (2020-21), Franklin Bulls (2022), Manawatu Jets (2023)

Played 14 games for the Jets in 2023 averaging 2.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Played for the Tuatara, alongside brother Will, at the 2023 3×3 Cup.

Scored a career high 14 points against the Auckland Huskies in 2020

Leger formed a formidable ‘Twin Towers’ front court at Mt Albert Grammar in 2019 playing alongside Nate Wilson on a team that won bronze at the 2019 Secondary School National Championships under Coach Daryl Cartwright.

He is a cousin of Tall Ferns Krystal and Charlisse Leger-Walker.

Will Leger

Position: Forward

Height: 201cm

Born: 23 September, 2004

Junior Association: Auckland

High School: Sacred Heart College and from Year 11 Mt Albert Grammar School

Previous NBL Clubs – Auckland Tuatara (2023-present)

Played 3 games for the Tuataras in 2023 – scored 4 points on debut against Taranaki Airs in April, 2023.

A product of the Daryl Cartwright led Mount Albert Grammar School programme from where he graduated in 2022.

Averaged 8.3ppg for the Auckland team at the 2023 U19 National Championships.

The power forward is the younger brother of Josh Leger and a cousin of Krystal and Charlisse Leger-Walker. 

Rob Loe

Position: Centre

Height: 211cm

Born: 5 August, 1991

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Westlake Boys HS

Highest Representative Honour – Tall Blacks (debut 2009)

Previous NBL Clubs – Wellington Saints (2019), Auckland Tuatara (2022 – present)

Named the MVP of the 2023 Sal’s NBL season after he averaged 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks as the Tuatara went all the way to the Grand Final for the second consecutive season.

After playing over 130 Australian NBL games in a six year career with the New Zealand Breakers Loe played part of the 2023-24 season for Melbourne United – made 8 appearances as an injury replacement player. 

Made his Tall Blacks debut in 2009 and went on to cement his place as the starting centre at both the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain and the 2019 event in China. Averaged 11.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in China where he also scored at 52% (12/23) from beyond the arc.

Was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games averaging 9.4ppg and 5.0rpg. Announced his international retirement in 2023 after 90 Tall Blacks appearances.

Despite being the youngest member of the team he was the leading scorer (averaging 18.8ppg) for New Zealand at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Cup in Auckland. 

Spent four years at St Louis University playing 133 games for the Billikens – until overtaken by Tobias Cameron in February 2023 it was the most Men’s NCAA D1 games played by a Kiwi. It remains the record for a 4 year career given Cameron played 5 years.

Chris McIntosh

Position: Guard

Height: 184cm

Born: 10 November, 1994

Junior Association: Hibiscus Coast

High School: Kingsway School

Highest Representative Honour – 3×3 Tall Blacks (2023)

Previous NBL Clubs – Franklin Bulls (2020), Auckland Huskies (2021), Auckland Tuatara (2022 – present)

Played 18 games for the Tuatara in 2023 averaging 2 points per game – scored a season best 11 points against the Nuggets.

Was a member of the 3×3 Tall Blacks team that defeated Australia to win the inaugural Trans-Tasman Cup in Invercargill in 2023.

Debuted for the 3×3 Tall Blacks at the 2023 FIBA Asia Cup in Singapore in March where the team were bronze medallists.

Having attended Kingsway School he played his early representative basketball for Hibiscus Coast before switching to North Harbour where he won an U23 National Championship title in 2016.

Jameer Reed

Position: Forward

Height: 196cm

Born: 15 August, 2007

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Rosmini College

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Plays for Coach Sonny Tuaputa at Rosmini College (Year 12 student)

Played for the New Zealand team that won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship in Doha. Scored 12 points in the gold medal game against Australia.

Led the North Harbour scoring at the 2023 U17 National Championships averaging 14.4ppg.

Sister Tera Reed plays for the Tall Ferns and mother Justine Reed is coach of the 3×3 Tall Ferns.

Aaron Sievert

Position: Guard

Height: 188cm

Born: 

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Northcote College

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Sievert was set to represent the Tuatara at the 2023 3×3 Cup before a hand injury ruled him out of the tournament.

A prolific scorer in Auckland Secondary Schools competitions playing for Northcote College he scored 67 points in a single game on two occasions in 2023. In addition he had two 50-point games.

A member of Harbour’s 2023 U19 National Championship winning team.

Reuben Te Rangi

Position: Guard/Forward

Height: 198cm

Born: 14 October, 1994

Junior Association: Counties Manukau

High School: Auckland Grammar School

Highest Representative Honour – Tall Blacks (debuted in 2013)

Previous NBL Clubs – Harbour Heat (2012), Southland Sharks (2013-14 & 2017-18), Super City Rangers (2015-16), Wellington Saints (2019), Canterbury Rams (2020).

He played his first season in the New Zealand NBL for the Harbour Heat as a 17 year old and has since won a championship with the Sharks in 2013 and the Saints in 2019.

Joined the New Zealand Breakers in 2012 winning Australian NBL titles with the club in both 2013 and 2015. Has since played for the Brisbane Bullets and South East Melbourne Phoenix.

Just 28 years-old Te Rangi has already logged over 300 games in the Australian NBL and 150 games in the Sal’s NBL.

Debuted for the Tall Blacks in 2013 and has since made 52 appearances in the black singlet – 17 as captain. Was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Hunter Te Ratana

Position: Guard

Height: 190cm

Born: 17 April, 2007

Junior Association: Waikato

High School: Saint Kentigern College

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Played for the New Zealand team that won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship in Doha. Scored 12 points in the gold medal game against Australia.

Averaged 16.6 points per game for Saint Kentigern College at the 2023 Secondary Schools National Championships.

Tom Vodanovich

Position: Forward

Height: 201cm

Born: 28 July, 1994

Junior Association: Wellington

High School: St Pat’s Town, Wellington

Highest Representative Honour: Tall Blacks – debut 2018

Previous NBL clubs – Southland Sharks (2018-19), Manawatu Jets (2020), Auckland Huskies (2021), Wellington Saints (2021-2023)

Vodanovich played for Fiber Xers in the PBA (Philippines Basketball Association) following the 2023 Sal’s NBL season before transferring to the Tasmania Jack Jumpers.

Played all 19 games for the Wellington Saints averaging 16 points and 7 rebounds per game in 2023.

Played for the NZ Breakers in 2022-23 as the club went all the way to the ANBL Grand Final.

Named NZNBL MVP in the 2020 Showdown when he averaged 21.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as he carried the Manawatu Jets to the Sal’s NBL Grand Final.

An NBL Championship winner with the Southland Sharks in 2018. 

Played both Asia Cup Qualifying games for the Tall Blacks in February 2024 – scored an international best 16 points against Chinese Taipei.

A member of the victorious Tall Blacks team that defeated Australia in Brisbane in February 2020.

Played NCAA Division I at James Maddison University in Virginia where he played 120 games for the Dukes (2013-17).

Corey Webster

Position: Guard

Height: 185cm

Born: 29 November, 1988

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Westlake Boys High School

Highest Representative Honour: Tall Blacks – debut 2008 

Previous NBL Clubs – Harbour Heat (2009-10), Wellington Saints (2011, 13-14, 17), Super City Rangers (2016), Franklin Bulls (2022), Canterbury Rams (2023).

In 2023 Webster scored 25 points in the NBL Grand Final against the Tuatara to help the Rams to an historic 93-82 victory. Averaged 14.5 points in 8 games for the Rams.

Earlier in 2023 he won the African League Championship playing for Egyptian club Al Ahly Cairo.

Webster has won four NBL championships – three with the Saints and one with the Rams. In addition he won three ANBL championships with the New Zealand Breakers.

Played 11 season with the Breakers totalling 236 games – he is 3rd all-time on the club’s scoring list with 2,664 career points. Has played the last two seasons (2022-24) with the Perth Wildcats.

Webster has played 93 games for the Tall Blacks – led the New Zealand’s scoring at both the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain (13.7ppg) and the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China (22.8ppg).

In 2017 he played six games for the Dallas Mavericks at the NBA Summer League.

Josh Wylie

Position: Guard

Height: 182cm

Born: 17 May, 2006

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Rosmini College

Previous NBL Clubs – Rookie

Played for the New Zealand team that won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA U17 Oceania Championships in Papua New Guinea.

Won the 2023 3×3 Secondary Schools National Championship playing alongside brother Chris and Zion Anderson (Whai Development player).

A triplet – three brothers all play for Rosmini College.

Aaron Young (Head Coach)

Sonny Tuaputa (Assistant Coach)

Josiah Maama (Assistant Coach)