Reuben Te Rangi (born 14 October 1994) is a New Zealand professional

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player for the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North. He is also contracted with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He started his Australian NBL career in 2012 with the Breakers, with whom he won two championships in 2013 and 2015. Te Rangi joined the

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in 2016 and won both the Best Sixth Man Award and Most Improved Player Award in 2019. He played four seasons with the South East Melbourne Phoenix before signing with the Tasmania JackJumpers in 2024. He returned to the Breakers in 2025. Te Rangi is a regular New Zealand Tall Black and has played many seasons in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

Early life

Te Rangi was born in

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and raised in the

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suburb of

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. He attended

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and played junior basketball for Counties Manukau Basketball Association.

Professional career

Australian NBL

Te Rangi made his debut in the Australian NBL during the 2012–13 season as a development player with the

. He was subsequently a member of the Breakers' championship-winning team. For the 2013–14 season, he was elevated to the Breakers' roster on a full-time contract. In March 2015, he won his second NBL championship when the Breakers defeated the

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in the NBL Grand Final. A year later, he helped the Breakers reach the 2016 NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated by the

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. In April 2016, Te Rangi joined the

. In February 2019, he was named the NBL's Best Sixth Man and Most Improved Player. On 22 July 2020, Te Rangi signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix. On 24 March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix. In January 2023, he played his 300th NBL game. On 26 July 2024, Te Rangi signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers for the 2024–25 NBL season. In January 2025, he played his 350th NBL game. On 8 April 2025, Te Rangi signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers, returning to the club for a second stint.

New Zealand NBL

Te Rangi made his debut in the New Zealand NBL in

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with the Harbour Heat and subsequently won the Rookie of the Year award. In

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, Te Rangi joined the Southland Sharks and helped them win the championship. He returned to the Sharks in

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but was cut mid-season following an off-court incident in New Plymouth. For the 2015 season, Te Rangi joined the

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. He returned to the Rangers in

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and helped them reach the NBL final, where they lost to the

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. For the 2017 season, Te Rangi was welcomed back to the Southland Sharks. He helped the Sharks reach the NBL final, where they lost to the Wellington Saints. In

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, Te Rangi helped the Sharks avenge their defeat to the Saints by beating them in the final behind his Finals MVP performance. For the 2019 season, Te Rangi joined the Wellington Saints. He went on to play in his fourth straight NBL final, where he won his third NBL championship. He played for the

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and the Auckland Tuatara in

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. He re-joined the Tuatara in

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. He joined the Franklin Bulls for the 2025 season.

NBL1

On 11 March 2021, Te Rangi signed with the Knox Raiders of the

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for the 2021 season. He re-joined the Raiders for the 2022 NBL1 South season. In April 2025, Te Rangi signed with the Gold Coast Rollers of the NBL1 North for the 2025 season.

National team career

In 2012, Te Rangi played for the Junior Tall Blacks at the FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship and the

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. He made his debut for the Tall Blacks in 2013 and played at the FIBA Oceania Championships in the same year. He went on to play at the

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. 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

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. He played during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asia Qualifiers, but missed the

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due to injury. In July 2023, Te Rangi was named in the Tall Blacks squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. In May 2025, Te Rangi was named in the Tall Blacks squad for a trans-Tasman series against

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Personal

Te Rangi is the son of Alex and Piloma, and he has two siblings, sister Aerin and brother Dante.

References

External links

NBL profile
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