 Te Rangi with theBrisbane Bullets in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 7 – New Zealand Breakers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard /small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-10-14)14 October 1994 (age 31) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Knox Raiders | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Auckland Tuatara | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Tasmania JackJumpers | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Franklin Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gold Coast Rollers | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
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Reuben Rangi-Ua Te Rangi (born 14 October 1994) is a New Zealand professionalbasketball player for theNew Zealand Breakers of the AustralianNational Basketball League (NBL). He started his Australian NBL career in 2012 with the Breakers, with whom he won twochampionships in 2013 and 2015. Te Rangi joined theBrisbane Bullets in 2016 and won both theBest Sixth Man Award andMost Improved Player Award in 2019. He played four seasons with theSouth East Melbourne Phoenix before signing with theTasmania JackJumpers in 2024. He returned to the Breakers in 2025.
Te Rangi is a regularNew Zealand Tall Black and has played many seasons in the New ZealandNational Basketball League (NZNBL).
Te Rangi was born inAuckland, New Zealand,[1] in the suburb ofŌtāhuhu.[2] He was raised inManurewa.[3] He attendedAuckland Grammar School and played junior basketball for Counties Manukau Basketball Association.[4]
Te Rangi made his debut in theAustralian NBL during the2012–13 season as a development player with theNew Zealand Breakers. He was subsequently a member of the Breakers' championship-winning team.[5] For the2013–14 season, he was elevated to the Breakers' roster on a full-time contract.[5] In March 2015, he won his second NBL championship when the Breakers defeated theCairns Taipans in the NBL Grand Final.[6] A year later, he helped the Breakers reach the 2016 NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated by thePerth Wildcats.[7]
In April 2016, Te Rangi joined theBrisbane Bullets.[8] In February 2019, he was named the NBL'sBest Sixth Man andMost Improved Player.[9]
On 22 July 2020, Te Rangi signed a two-year deal with theSouth East Melbourne Phoenix.[10] On 24 March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix.[11] In January 2023, he played his 300th NBL game.[12]
On 26 July 2024, Te Rangi signed with theTasmania JackJumpers for the2024–25 NBL season.[13] In January 2025, he played his 350th NBL game.[14]
On 8 April 2025, Te Rangi signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers, returning to the club for a second stint.[15]
Te Rangi made his debut in theNew Zealand NBL in2012 with theHarbour Heat[3] and subsequently won theRookie of the Year award.[16]
In2013, Te Rangi joined theSouthland Sharks and helped them win the championship.[17] He returned to the Sharks in2014 but was cut mid-season following an off-court incident in New Plymouth.[18]
For the2015 season, Te Rangi joined theSuper City Rangers.[19] He returned to the Rangers in2016 and helped them reach the NBL final, where they lost to theWellington Saints.[20]
For the2017 season, Te Rangi was welcomed back to the Southland Sharks.[18] He helped the Sharks reach the NBL final, where they lost to the Wellington Saints.[21] In2018, Te Rangi helped the Sharks avenge their defeat to the Saints by beating them in the final behind hisFinals MVP performance.[22]
For the2019 season, Te Rangi joined the Wellington Saints.[23] He went on to play in his fourth straight NBL final, where he won his third NBL championship.[24] He played for theCanterbury Rams in2020[25] and theAuckland Tuatara in2023.[26] He re-joined the Tuatara in2024.[27] He joined theFranklin Bulls for the2025 season.[28]
On 11 March 2021, Te Rangi signed with theKnox Raiders of theNBL1 South for the2021 season.[29] He re-joined the Raiders for the2022 NBL1 South season.[30]
In April 2025, Te Rangi signed with theGold Coast Rollers of theNBL1 North for the2025 season.[31] He was named NBL1 North All Star First Team.[32]
In 2012, Te Rangi played for the Junior Tall Blacks at theFIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship and theAlbert Schweitzer Tournament.[3][33] He made his debut for theTall Blacks in 2013 and played at theFIBA Oceania Championships in the same year.[4] He went on to play at the2015 FIBA Oceania Championship.[33] He captained the Tall Blacks at the2017 Asia Cup in Lebanon, and in 2018, he was a member of the bronze medal winning team at theCommonwealth Games.[4] He played during the2019 FIBA World Cup Asia Qualifiers, but missed theWorld Cup due to injury.[4]
In July 2023, Te Rangi was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the2023 FIBA World Cup.[34]
In May 2025, Te Rangi was named in the Tall Blacks squad for a trans-Tasman series againstAustralia.[35]
Te Rangi is the son of Alex and Piloma, and he has two siblings, sister Aerin and brother Dante.[18]
South East Melbourne Phoenix starter Reuben Te Rangi will suit up with the Knox Raiders in NBL1 South 2021.
