The Summer Series

The Summer Series (SS)
Most recent season or competition:
2018 SS Season
Sport Basketball
Founded 2017
Inaugural season 2018
Director Liam Collins
Commissioner Daphne Martinez
No. of teams 8
Country New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)

Tawa College (1st title)

Wellington East Girls' College (1st title)
Most titles

Tawa College (1st title)

Wellington East Girls' College (1st title)
Official website summerseries.nz

The Summer Series (SS) is a high school men's and woman's basketball league competition in New Zealand. The league was founded in 2018 and is currently contested by ten teams; five in the girls division, and five in the mens division.

History

The Summer Series was created by two former students of Newlands College, where the aim is to, "allow teams to play against one another in true game conditions before the season begins. This allows teams to practice, try new things, and bond with one another.[1]"

Leading into the Summer Series competition, many other minor basketball competitions were run by the pair, including The New World Series and The Newlands 3x3 School Championship.[2]

Competition format

Regular season

Each team is to play 4 games during the regular season. The regular season starts in February and ends in mid March.

Finals

The top four teams at the end of the regular season advances to the Finals. The team finishing in the first position at the completion of the regular season receives top seed and plays against the team finishing fourth. The team who finishes second at the completion of the regular season receives second seed, and plays against the team finishing third. The winner of each of these matches advances to the Grand Final.

Current teams

Boys Division

School/Club Country Number Of Students Head Coach
Heretaunga College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 820 New Zealand Grant Parker
Newlands College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 942 Philippines Grant Kingon
Kapiti Basketball Association Wellington Wellington, New Zealand N/A United States Cullen Donovan
Tawa College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 1522 New Zealand Rob Gold

Girls Division

School Country Number Of Students Head Coach
Heretaunga College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 820 New Zealand Rachel Gordon
Newlands College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 942 New Zealand Sacha Waller
Kapiti Basketball Association Wellington Wellington, New Zealand N/A New Zealand Hamish Weir
Wellington East Girls' College Wellington Wellington, New Zealand 1096 New Zealand Voldi Simi

Referees

There are 8 referees that are currently signed up to officiate the competition. The shirt was created by SAS Sports in Auckland, New Zealand. The style of the shirt follows similarly to the Basketball New Zealand tournament shirt,[3] however, the SAS Sports logo is on both sleeves, instead of being on the right chest. The Spark NZ logo is in place on the right chest.

The 2018 Summer Series Referee Shirt (Front)

Current Referees

Name Country SS Games Seasons
Liam Collins New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 5 1
Lewis Johnson New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 8 1
Mikayla Ludlow New Zealand Napier, New Zealand 3 1
Daphne Martinez Philippines Manila, Philippines 1 1
Emily Smith Australia Brisbane, Australia 14 1
Shaun Wakefield New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 4 1
Cade Young New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 5 1
Jake Young New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 9 1

References

  1. ↑ "Summer Series Official Website". 18 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Newlands 3x3 School Championship Official Website". 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Secondary School National Basketball Competition Referees 2018. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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