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2024 (0 years old)
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Mercury Baypark Arena
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Tauranga, New Zealand
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The Tauranga Whai are a New Zealand basketball team based in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty. The Whai compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Mercury Baypark.
Men's team
In December 2021, the Bay of Plenty Basketball Foundation were granted a license to enter a men's team into the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024 season. The team was initially named the Bay of Plenty Stingrays. The team was rebranded as Whai in the lead up to their first season and then later officially branded Tauranga Whai. The word whai as a noun means stingray in Māori. As a verb, whai means to chase or pursue.
In October 2023, Whai Basketball announced Matt Lacey as their inaugural men's coach. In their NBL debut on 28 March 2024, the Whai defeated the Hawke's Bay Hawks 91–70 at Mercury Baypark.
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Mercury Baypark Stadium (formerly known as Trustpower Baypark Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is currently used for dirt track Speedway and jetsprints events during summer, and various other events throughout the year.
A $42 million multi-purpose facility, the Mercury Arena, is situated next to the stadium.
The arena also has a cafe and provides catering services through the onsite caterer Bay Catering.
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