
Waiata Jennings
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High School: St Peter’s School, Cambridge
Previous NBL club: Rotorua
She was named to the 2020 Junior Tall Ferns to tour China before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the trip.
Won back to back National Secondary Schools Basketball Championships with St Peter’s in 2018 and 2019. Named to the Tournament Team in 2019.
Also attended the World Schools Basketball Championships in Greece in 2019.

Laura Kuka
Height: 173cm
Born: July 9, 1993
Junior Association: Tauranga
High School: Tauaranga Girls’ College
Previous NBL clubs: Tauranga City Coasters
Laura Kuka played representative basketball Tauranga City Basketball Association through the age-groups.
Both her mum Debra Kuka and nana Petra Osborn (deceased) are life members of the Association.

Awatea Leach
Height: 173cm
Born: March 14, 1999
Junior Association: Rotorua
High School: Rotorua Girls’ High School
Previous NBL clubs: Rotorua Lady Volcanoes
Studied Design at Massey University for two years before heading to Collin Community College, Texas in 2019.

Chelseah Savage
Height: 168cm
Born: March 19, 1995
Junior Association: Waikato
High School: Hamilton Girls’ High School
Previous NBL clubs: Waikato Wizards and Waikato Country Cannons
Played for the Junior Tall Ferns in 2012.
Played at Southeast Community College (2013-15) then NCAA Div II at Southern Nazarene University (2015-16) where she led SNU in assists that season.
Transferred to Mid-American Christian University (2017-18) for her Senior Year where she again led her team in assists.

Kaitlyn Morrell
Height: 170cm
Born: July 21, 2001
Junior Association: Tauranga City Basketball
High School: Tauranga Girls’ College
Previous NBL clubs: Tauranga City Coasters
Played for Tauranga City Coasters in 2018 WBC averaging 8.3ppg.