We break down what each team that can qualify for our basketball playoffs needs to have happen
PLAYOFF QUALIFICATIONS (Teams that will play on August 20/21)
Any teams that are not listed will conclude their season on August 13/14. This also assumes that no teams have a forfeit loss in any games they are scheduled for, which could impact which teams qualify.
A reminder – these have not been independently verified, so there is the possibility of mistakes. To calculate the scenarios yourself, please see the official tie-breaker procedures in the Official FIBA Rules (Classification of teams – page 78)
Miles Toyota Men’s Premier League:
- Pioneer, Atami and Gators have all qualified for the Semi-Finals
- The winner of LU and Checkers will claim the fourth Playoff spot
Miles Toyota Women’s Premier League:
- Checkers, Halswell and North Canterbury have all qualified for the Semi-Finals
- If LU beats North Canterbury, they qualify
- If North Canterbury beats LU, Atami will qualify
Men’s Division One:
- The North Canterbury Bears and Pioneer Blue have qualified from their pool
- If Gators Green wins:
- Warthogs beat Atami CdB, Gators Green will qualify with Warthogs
- Atami CdB beats Warthogs by 1-12 points, Atami and Warthogs qualify
- Atami CdB beats Warthogs by 13+ points, Gators Green will qualify with Atami
- If Gators Green loses, Atami CdB and the Warthogs both qualify
Women’s Division One:
- Halswell Red and Checkers have qualified
- Halswell Green and UC Maroon both qualify with a win
- North Canterbury will qualify with a win if UC Maroon lose
- If Halswell Green win, they qualify as well
- If Halswell Green lose, they will be eliminated
Men’s U23 A (this was the most complicated by far, and we have left some scenarios out where teams can still qualify with a loss)
- Atari and Gators Green have qualified
- The winner of LU/Checkers qualifies
- Pioneer Blue Qualify with a win
- UC A qualify with a win and
- both Pioneer Blue and Checkers lose
- or Pioneer loses and Checkers wins by 29+ points
Men’s U23 Plate
- Checkers Taitamariki are in the Plate Final (playing on 20 August)
- The winner of Wolverines/Pioneer-Cashmere will play them
Men’s U23 Development
- The loser of Pioneer Yellow vs Gators White is eliminated
Men’s U20 A
- North Canterbury Maroon; St. Bede’s Checkers; Gators Grey; Checkers Redbacks have all qualified
Men’s U20 Middle
- Rolleston Hawks; Selwyn Hawks; Papanui Checkers; Pioneer-Cashmere Maroon have all qualified
Men’s U20 Development
- North Canterbury Black and Gators White have qualified
- Checkers Synergiers qualify with a loss by UC-Christ’s and/or UC-CBHS
- UC-Christ’s qualifies with a win, or a loss by UC-CBHS
- UC-CBHS qualifies with a win
Pizza Republic Boys’ U17
- The winners of Shirley/Riccarton and Rangiora/St. Thomas will play in the Grand Final (on August 20)
Pizza Republic Girls’ U16
- North Canterbury Black and Checkers will play in the Grand Final (on August 20)
Pizza Republic Boys’ U15
- The winners of STC Thunder/Rangiora and Kaiaipoi/Shirley will play in the Grand Final (on August 20)
Pizza Republic Boys’ U13
- The winners of Gators Grey/Horomaka Gators and Selwyn Hawks A/North Canterbury Tiger will play in the Grand Final (on August 20)
Pizza Republic Girls’ U13
- The winners of Halswell/Gators and North Canterbury White/Pioneer will play in the Grand Final (on August 20)
other headlines:
