Tia Calais-Remuera
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Paris Lokotui
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 180cm
Born: October 17, 2001
Junior Association: Hutt Valley
High School: Queen Margaret College, Wellington
Previous NBL Clubs: Wellington
Lokotui played for New Zealand at 2017 FIBA U16 Championships in India.
Named to the Tournament Team at the 2018 Secondary Schools National Championships – Queen Margaret College finished 4th.
A multi-sport athlete Lokotui has represented New Zealand at basketball, netball and water polo.
Sariah Penese
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 170cm
Born: August 23, 1999
Junior Association: Wellington/Porirua
High School: St Mary’s College, Wellington
Previous NBL clubs – Capital Swish
Won 2017 Secondary Schools National Championship with St Mary’s College Wellington – named to the Tournament Team at those championships. The team contained her sisters Nataliah and Lylah
Played for the Junior Tall Ferns in 2017. Named to the WBC All-Star Five in the same year.
Due to return to University of Maryland – Baltimore County for her junior year later this year.
Dalen Pilitati
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 167cm
Born: January 1, 1998
Junior Association: Wellington
High School: Newlands College
Previous NBL Clubs: Capital Swish
Played at Southeast Community College (2016-17).
Played for Gladstone City Port in the Queensland Basketball League in 2017
Played for the Cook Islands gold medal winning team at the FIBA Polynesian Cup in 2018.
1n 2019 represented Cook Islands at the Pacific Games in Apia.
One of triplets – all girls.
Jordan Rangitawa
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Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickett
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 184cm
Born: April 3, 1989
Junior Association: Kapiti Coast
High School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito
Previous NBL Clubs: Southland Pearls (2011-12 and Nelson Sparks (2014).
A Southern Steel and former Central Pulse netball player she was a member of the New Zealand gold medal winning team at the 2012 Fast 5 tournament in Auckland.
Played two tests for the Silver Ferns in 2013.
Played for the Junior Tall Ferns in 2007.
Grace Vaofusi
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 175cm
Born: October 6, 1999
Junior Association: Wellington/Porirua
High School: Hutt Valley High School
Previous NBL clubs – Capital Swish
Played for New Zealand at the 2015 FIBA U16 Oceania Championships.
Standout player for Hutt Valley High School in 2017 at Secondary Schools Nationals.
Lilly Taulelei
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 189cm
Born: March 13, 2005
Junior Association: Wellington
High School: Queen Margaret College, Wellington
2020 > Capital Swish NBL selection; Winner of the National U15 Representative Championships and Tournament MVP; Named Wellington Female College Player of the Year
2019 > Named in the Jr. NBA Asia Pacific team; Selected as Captain and competed at the Jr NBA Global Championship in Florida, USA
2018 > NZ U14 Representative; Won Gold at the Nunawading Invitational, Melbourne Australia
Bulou Tuisue
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 182cm
Born: September 1, 1990
Junior Association: Wellington
High School: Mana College
Previous NBL Clubs: Hutt Valley Flyers (2011-13) Capital Swish (2014-17)
Fiji born Tuisue hosts a radio show – Luvei Viti (Children of Fiji) Youth Zone
Played for the Fijian National team in 2008.
Maia Jean Watene
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 171cm
Born: May 5, 1996
Junior Association: Counties Manukau
High School: St Kentigern College
Previous NBL Clubs: Capital Swish, Auckland
Played for New Zealand U20 Women in 2014
Spent a year at BYU, Hawaii (NCAA Division II) in 2016-17
Won a WBC Division 2 title with Capital Swish in 2019.
Letava Whippy
Club: Capital Swish
Height: 175cm
Born: March 24, 1991
Junior Association: N/A
High School: Church College
Previous NBL Clubs: Waikato, Capital Swish
Fiji born Whippy played for the Fijian National team as a 17-year old. She most recently played for Fiji at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.
Spent four years at Long Island University (NCAA Division I) where she played 112 games for the Sharks.
In her senior year (2014-15) Whippy was named to the NEC All-Defensive Team after averaging 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
Led Capital to the WBC Division 2 title in 2019.
Jyordanna Davey
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Rachel Pike
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Grace Gordon
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D’stani Foley
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High School: Hutt Valley High School
Previous NBL Clubs: Rookie
D’stani is a Year 12 student at Hutt Valley High School
Named to the Tournament Team at the recent Aon U17 National Championships. She averaged 11.7 points per game for silver medallists Hutt Valley.
D’stani is also a talented softball player having represented Hutt Valley since 2016.