Beth Mackie

Head Coach Aspiring Academy.
BBO u16 & u14 Representative Coach.
Scotland International, ex WBBL pro player & women's NZNBL player.

Will Hopper

Pathway Development Manager for Basketball Otago with a diverse international background as both a player and coach.

Levi Kaan

Head Coach for Otago Boys High School Senior boys.
Assistant & rapid league coach with the Otago Nuggets.

Chris Neho

Southland Boys High First V Coach
Southland u20 Representative Coach

Oliver Pali

Trinity College Coach
Otago u14 & u16 Representative Coach

Connor Coll

Southland Boys Junior Coach
Southland Sharks NZNBL Player

Maine Mareko-Johnson

Otago u18 boys representative Coach
Hoopnation Exposure Tour Coach
Team Manager for the New Zealand U15-17 Girls program.

Zane Garr

Queenstown u16 & u14 Representative Coach
Central Lakes Coach

Laura Bagwell Katalinich

USA college Hooper with Cornell & Minnesota
Southland Storm Player

Darcy Knox

Otago Nuggets Player
Otago Boys Coach

Meesha Novotny

Physiotherapist.
BPT (Hons) and BPsych, PG Cert (Sports medicine).
A former player herself, Meesha has also worked with the NZ Ice Ferns & high performance physio at snow sports New Zealand.

Steve Cockram - Athletic Mindset

Steve is the owner & founder of Athletic Mindset. Steve has certification from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mental Health In Elite Athletes and is a Certified Sports Nutrition Coach.