Tauranga Whai

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Established
2024 (2 years old)

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Basketball

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Mercury Baypark Arena
(19,800 Capacity)

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Tauranga, New Zealand

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New Zealand NBL

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curswine: 09/May/24

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29 Jul 26	SouthlandSouthland Sharks	96 - 81	Tauranga Tauranga Whai
25 Jul 26	Nelson GiNelson Giants	78 - 91	Tauranga Tauranga Whai
22 Jul 26	Tauranga Tauranga Whai	107 - 66	Otago NugOtago Nuggets
18 Jul 26	WellingtoWellington Saints	107 - 95	Tauranga Tauranga Whai
10 Jul 26	Tauranga Tauranga Whai	95 - 109	WellingtoWellington Saints

Description

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.