Reuben Te Rangi
Reuben Te Rangi (born 14 October 1994) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) and is a regular New Zealand Tall Black.
No. 7 – S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | NBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 14 October 1994||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Auckland Grammar School (Auckland, New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2012 | Harbour Heat | ||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Southland Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Super City Rangers | ||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Brisbane Bullets | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Southland Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Canterbury Rams | ||||||||||||||
2020–present | South East Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Knox Raiders | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Auckland Tuatara | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Te Rangi was born in Auckland and raised in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa.[1][2] He attended Auckland Grammar School and played junior basketball for Counties Manukau Basketball Association.[3]
Professional career
Australian NBL
Te Rangi made his debut in the Australian NBL during the 2012–13 season as a development player with the New Zealand Breakers. He was subsequently a member of the Breakers' championship-winning team.[4] For the 2013–14 season, he was elevated to the Breakers' roster on a full-time contract.[4] In March 2015, he won his second NBL championship when the Breakers defeated the Cairns Taipans in the NBL Grand Final.[5] A year later, he helped the Breakers reach the 2016 NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated by the Perth Wildcats.[6]
In April 2016, Te Rangi joined the Brisbane Bullets.[7] In February 2019, he was named the NBL's Best Sixth Man and Most Improved Player.[8]
On 22 July 2020, Te Rangi signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.[9]
On 24 March 2022, Te Rangi signed a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix.[10] In January 2023, he played his 300th NBL game.[11]
New Zealand NBL
Te Rangi made his debut in the New Zealand NBL in 2012 with the Harbour Heat[2] and subsequently won the Rookie of the Year award.[12]
In 2013, Te Rangi joined the Southland Sharks and helped them win the championship.[13] He returned to the Sharks in 2014 but was cut mid-season following an off-court incident in New Plymouth.[14]
For the 2015 season, Te Rangi joined the Super City Rangers.[15] He returned to the Rangers in 2016 and helped them reach the NBL final, where they lost to the Wellington Saints.[16]
For the 2017 season, Te Rangi was welcomed back to the Southland Sharks.[14] He helped the Sharks reach the NBL final, where they lost to the Wellington Saints.[17] In 2018, Te Rangi helped the Sharks avenge their defeat to the Saints by beating them in the final behind his Finals MVP performance.[18]
For the 2019 season, Te Rangi joined the Wellington Saints.[19] He went on to play in his fourth straight NBL final, where he won his third NBL championship.[20] He played for the Canterbury Rams in 2020[21] and the Auckland Tuatara in 2023.[22]
NBL1
On 11 March 2021, Te Rangi signed with the Knox Raiders for the 2021 NBL1 South season.[23] He re-joined the Raiders for the 2022 NBL1 South season.[24]
National team career
In 2012, Te Rangi played for the Junior Tall Blacks at the FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship and the Albert Schweitzer Tournament.[2][25] He made his debut for the Tall Blacks in 2013 and played at the FIBA Oceania Championships in the same year.[3] He went on to play at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship.[25] He captained the Tall Blacks at the 2017 Asia Cup in Lebanon, and in 2018, he was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the Commonwealth Games.[3] He played during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asia Qualifiers, but missed the World Cup due to injury.[3]
In July 2023, Te Rangi was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[26]
Personal
Te Rangi is the son of Alex and Piloma, and he has two siblings, sister Aerin and brother Dante.[14]
References
- "Reuben Te Rangi". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Hein, David (24 May 2012). "World champ Te Rangi New Zealand's next big hope". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Reuben Te Rangi". nz.basketball. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Savory, Logan (12 June 2013). "Breakers contract has teenage Te Rangi confident, buzzing". The Southland Times. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Grand Final Report: Ibekwe jumper wins Breakers the Championship". NBL.com.au. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
- Hinton, Marc (6 March 2016). "NZ Breakers beaten by Perth Wildcats in ANBL finals decider". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Basketball: Te Rangi signs on with Brisbane Bullets". New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Tall Black Reuben Te Rangi scores double success at Aussie NBL's awards night". Stuff.co.nz. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Reuben Te Rangi Signs with South East Melbourne". NBL.com.au. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Phoenix Sign Te Rangi to Contract Extension". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- Hersz, Tom (22 January 2023). "Milestone Man Te Rangi Sticks to Process". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- "2012 NBL Final Four". basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012.
- Worthington, Sam (14 July 2013). "Hungry Sharks claim unlikely NBL title". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- Savory, Logan (9 June 2017). "Reuben Te Rangi falls in love with basketball again as he points his career in the right direction". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Hinton, Marc (2 February 2015). "SuperCity Rangers sign Reuben Te Rangi for NZ NBL". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Savory, Logan (4 June 2016). "Wellington Saints win 2016 NBL title with win over Super City Rangers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Saints create history claiming their tenth title". Basketball.org.nz. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
- Anderson, Niall (5 August 2018). "Basketball: Southland Sharks beat Wellington Saints in superb final to win NBL title". nzherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018.
- Hyslop, Liam (30 November 2018). "Reuben Te Rangi joins Paul Henare at Wellington Saints for World Cup year". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Smith, Tony (21 July 2019). "Wellington Saints claim 11th NBL title with stunning comeback win over Hawks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Rams Announce The Addition Of Reuben Te Rangi For The 2020 Sals NBL Showdown". canterburyrams.basketball. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "TALL BLACKS STAR TE RANGI JOINS TUATARA". tuatarabasketball.com. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "Raiders add Phoenix Forward Reuben Te Rangi". knoxraiders.nbl1.com.au. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
South East Melbourne Phoenix starter Reuben Te Rangi will suit up with the Knox Raiders in NBL1 South 2021.
- "Reuben Te Rangi". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Reuben Te Rangi". fiba.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "TALL BLACKS SQUAD OF 14 NAMED FOR WORLD CUP PREP TOUR". nz.basketball. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.