Auckland Dream

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Auckland Dream
2021
League	NBL
Founded	2017 (2017)
History	'Auckland Dream 2017–present
Arena	Pulman Arena
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Team colours	Black, light blue, white
General manager	Bevan Murray
Head coach	Aik Ho
Team captain	Sharne Robati
Ownership	Breakers Basketball Ltd
Championships	2" (NBL 2019) (3X3 2020)
Website	Auckland Dream
Uniforms
Home Away

The Auckland Dream (also known as Etco Auckland Dream) is a New Zealand based women's basketball organisation in Auckland. The Dream compete in the New Zealand National Basketball League and play their home games at Pulman Arena.

The team was founded in 2017 and in 2019, the Dream won their first NBL Championship.

History

The Auckland Dream were founded in 2017 to enter the 2018 WBC (Women's Basketball Championship). The 2018 season was the first year of a new tiered competition with 8 teams in the elite Tier 1. Dream applied and were subsequently accepted into the Tier 1 competition in January 2018. With Bevan Murray as their foundation General Manager, Dream's first coaches were Aik Ho (Head Coach) and Tania Hunter (Assistant Coach), and the foundation captain was former Tall Fern Amanda Buck (nee Harris). A key aspect of Dream's foundation season was the recruitment of Australian-based sisters Charmian Mellars and Natalie Taylor. Both Tall Ferns and former Olympians, the 2 sisters were key to Dream launching the organisation's first season with a legitimate challenge for the title. The team acquitted themselves well in their opening season finishing in 3rd place with a 75-53 win over Harbour Breeze in the 3rd/4th playoff.

Current Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Auckland Dream roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 11 Pupuke-Robati, Sharne (C) 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) G 3 Buchman, Casyn 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F 22 Wayment, Amanda 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 13 McGoldrick, Ezra 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 10 Berry, Olivia 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) G 8 Cowley, Aria 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G 17 Cook, Savannah 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Finnigan, Darci 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 5 Noyer, Katelin 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) G 14 Vucinic, Jelena 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 15 Leusogi-Ape, Allyah 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) G/F 35 Nanai, Milomilo 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 25 Whittaker, Lauren 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Head coach Aik Ho Assistant coach(es) Tania Hunter Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 06 September 2021

Retired Jerseys

Auckland Dream Retired Numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure

Development League Team

In 2021, Auckland Dream added a D-League team to their women’s basketball umbrella.

The D-League competition acts as a development league run by the NBL alongside the NBL proper (Sal’s NBL). Auckland Dream sees the D-League team as an opportunity to provide quality basketball for another group of female athletes, and a chance to develop younger players who would represent the NBL team in the future.

In 2021 the D-League featured 8 teams, including Dream, Harbour (2 teams), Capital, Rotorua, Tauranga, Taranaki and Northland.

The coaches of the 2021 Auckland Dream D-League team were Tania Hunter (Head Coach), and Darci Finnigan (Assistant Coach).

Current Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Auckland Dream D League roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 28 Papa, Rionne 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) G 18 Motufoua, Summer-Jean 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) G 33 Tuaiti, Elianna (C) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 21 Clarken, Waimanu 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 20 Taingahue, Maya 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G/F 19 Leslie, Greissen 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) F 31 Schuster, Aylesha 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 27 Alize-Minty, Rebecca 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 30 Robati, Patricia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 34 Leauanae, Courtenay 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G 32 Latu, Mele 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 16 Manase, Jada 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [[ | ]]	Head coach Tania Hunter Assistant coach(es) Darci Finnigan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (IN) Inactive (I) Import player Injured

Arena History

• Pulman Area (Present)

External links

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