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Jordan Ngatai
No. 11 – Pyrintö
PositionSmall forward
LeagueKorisliiga
Personal information
Born(1993-03-07)7 March 1993(age 31)
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolMana College
(Porirua,New Zealand)
College
NBA draft2014:undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Wellington Saints
2014Wellington Saints
2014–2020New Zealand Breakers
2015Manawatu Jets
2016Taranaki Mountainairs
2017–2019Wellington Saints
2020Otago Nuggets
2020–2022Cairns Taipans
2022Wellington Saints
2023–presentHawke's Bay Hawks
2023–presentPyrintö
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men'sbasketball
RepresentingNew Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast

Jordan Ngatai(born 7 March 1993) is a New Zealand professionalbasketballplayer forPyrintöof the FinnishKorisliiga.He is also contracted with theHawke's Bay Hawksof the New ZealandNational Basketball League(NZNBL). He played six seasons with theNew Zealand Breakersin theAustralian NBLand is a regularNew Zealand Tall Black.In the New Zealand NBL, he is a four-time champion.

Early life and career[edit]

Ngatai was born inSydney,New South Wales,in the suburb ofPaddington.[1][2]He was raised in New Zealand, inPoriruaandNgāti Toa,[3]where he attendedMana College.[4]

In 2012–13, Ngatai playedcollege basketballforSierra Collegein the United States. In 2013–14, he played forBYU–Hawaii.[5]

Professional career[edit]

Ngatai made his debut in theNew Zealand NBLin 2012 with theWellington Saints.[6]In his second season with Wellington in 2014, he won his first championship. He subsequently joined theNew Zealand Breakersas a development player for the2014–15 NBL seasonand was a member of the Breakers' championship-winning team. After a season with theManawatu Jetsin 2015, Ngatai re-joined the Breakers as a development player for the2015–16 NBL season.[7]

After a season with theTaranaki Mountainairsin 2016, Ngatai was promoted to the full-time playing roster of the Breakers for the2016–17 NBL season.[8]

In 2017 and 2019, Ngatai won championships with the Wellington Saints.[9][10][11]He was acquired by theOtago Nuggetsfor the2020 season,[12]going on to win his fourth NZNBL championship.[13]

On 14 August 2020, Ngatai signed a two-year deal with theCairns Taipans.[14]

Ngatai returned to the Wellington Saints in2022[15]and then joined theHawke's Bay Hawksin2023.[16]On 15 July 2023, he scored a career-high 47 points in a 106–81 win over theManawatu Jets.[17]

On 4 December 2023, Ngatai signed withPyrintöof the FinnishKorisliigafor the rest of the 2023–24 season.[18]

Ngatai is set to re-join the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the2024 New Zealand NBL season.[19][20]

National team career[edit]

Ngatai made his senior international debut for the Tall Blacks in 2013 at the FIBA Oceania Championships. He represented New Zealand at the2017 FIBA Asia CupinLebanon,where the team ended up in fourth position.[4][21]He was a key member of the national side which claimed the bronze medal at the2018 Commonwealth Games.[22]He was included in theNew Zealand squadfor the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[23]

In July 2023, Ngatai was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the2023 FIBA World Cup.[24]He re-joined the Tall Blacks for qualifiers in February 2024.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Jordan Ngatai".olympic.org.nz.Retrieved1 August2023.
  2. ^"Jordan Ngatai".fiba.com.Retrieved1 August2023.
  3. ^"Quality hoops on show in Porirua".poriruacity.govt.nz.15 March 2019.Retrieved1 August2023.
  4. ^ab"Jordan Ngatai | Basketball New ZealandBasketball New Zealand".nz.basketball.Retrieved17 September2019.
  5. ^"Jordan Ngatai Basketball Player Profile, New Zealand Breakers, BYU-Hawaii, News, NBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket".Eurobasket LLC.Retrieved17 September2019.
  6. ^"Player statistics for Jordan Ngatai".SportsTG.com.Retrieved17 September2019.
  7. ^"Basketball: Breakers name development players".nzherald.co.nz.24 August 2015.Retrieved17 September2019.
  8. ^"Jordan Ngatai earns fulltime Breakers contract".newshub.co.nz.2 August 2016.Retrieved17 September2019.
  9. ^"SAINTS CREATE HISTORY CLAIMING THEIR TENTH TITLE".Basketball.org.nz.17 June 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2019.Retrieved17 June2017.
  10. ^Smith, Tony (21 July 2019)."Wellington Saints claim 11th NBL title with stunning comeback win over Hawks".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved21 July2019.
  11. ^"Team".Wellington Saints.Retrieved17 September2019.
  12. ^Egan, Brendon (11 June 2020)."Otago Nuggets select Jordan Ngatai first in NBL Showdown draft".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved11 June2020.
  13. ^"NUGGETS STRIKE GOLD IN SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN".nznbl.basketball.1 August 2020.Retrieved1 August2020.
  14. ^"Taipans Sign NZ Wing Jordan Ngatai".NBL.com.au.14 August 2020.Retrieved14 August2020.
  15. ^"Jordan Ngatai signs with The Wellington Saints".saints.co.nz.24 March 2022.Retrieved24 March2022.
  16. ^Laing, Doug (2 February 2023)."Basketball: A major signing for the Hawke's Bay Hawks".nzherald.co.nz.Retrieved2 February2023.
  17. ^Egan, Brendon (16 July 2023)."Jordan Ngatai drops career-high 47 points to help Hawks into NBL finals".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved16 July2023.
  18. ^"PYRINTÖ SOPIMUKSEEN UUDEN-SEELANNIN MAAJOUKKUEPELAAJAN KANSSA".pyrinto.fi(in Finnish). 4 December 2023.Retrieved10 January2024.
  19. ^"Basketball: Hawke's Bay Hawks team re-sign star Tall Blacks forward".nzherald.co.nz.10 January 2024.Retrieved10 January2024.
  20. ^"Ngatai returns as centrepiece for Hawks".hawks.org.nz.10 January 2024.Retrieved13 January2024.
  21. ^"Jordan NGATAI at the FIBA Asia Cup 2017".FIBA.basketball.Retrieved17 September2019.
  22. ^"Basketball | Athlete Profile: Jordan NGATAI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games".results.gc2018.com.Retrieved17 September2019.
  23. ^Proballers."Jordan Ngatai, Basketball Player".Proballers.Retrieved17 September2019.
  24. ^"TALL BLACKS SQUAD OF 14 NAMED FOR WORLD CUP PREP TOUR".nz.basketball.31 July 2023.Retrieved1 August2023.
  25. ^"TALL BLACKS NAME SQUAD FOR ASIA CUP QUALIFIERS IN FEBRUARY".nz.basketball.26 January 2024.Retrieved26 January2024.

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