The Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team are back-to-back champions!

They have again won the Schick Championships Secondary Schools Nationals ‘AA’ title after beating Kilbirnie’s Saint Patrick’s College 114 – 62 in the final.

The Schick Championships Secondary Schools Nationals were held at Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena on 1st – 6th October.  The team consisted of captain, Kruz Perrott-Hunt and team members Mitchell Dance, Kainoa Lepou, Joseph Hylton, Tom Seuren, Thomas Morgan, Marvin Williams-Dunn, Terence Abdon, Jayden Boucher, Sean Murphy, Taine Murray and Reihana Maxwell-Topia.

The Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team is coached by Matt Lacey, with Sonny Tuaputa the assistant coach. Manager is Nick Turpin and the team’s physio is Kairan Govender. Michell Dance was, again, named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Michell, Taine Murray and Kruz Perrott-Hunt were also named in the Tournament Team.

Rosmini College’s Head of Basketball, Mr Ambrose Samuels says: “While there are five senior players leaving this year, the future looks bright with players like Murray, Williams-Dunn, Abdon, Maxwell-Topia, Boucher, Murphy and Morgan all set to return next year for another crack at the title. Integral to this will of course be the continued guidance of Head Coach and Rosmini Old Boy Matt Lacey, who has proven that age is no deterrent to success and that winning comes through hard work and determination, as well as talent.”