Daniel Fotu
July 23, 2020
Derone Raukawa
- Nationality: NZL
- Date of Birth: 24/07/94
- Place of Birth: Levin (New Zealand)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 181
- Weight (KG): 80
- Junior Assoc:
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 6/11/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/02/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: New Zealand 2017-18
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Raukawa was born in Levin, New Zealand, but moved to Tauranga as a 5-year-old. Later he moved to Australia before returning to Auckland.
In 2011, Raukawa played for Otumoetai College and the Tauranga rep team before moving to Auckland at the start of 2012, where he enrolled at Rosmini College. That same year, he joined the New Zealand Breakers Academy and often trained with the senior team. He also had two weeks in China, where he captained the Junior Tall Blacks against Slovenia, the United States and China. He then played for Waitakere West at the national under-21 tournament in Porirua before leading Waitakere West to the under-19 title in Dunedin, downing North Harbour 90–89 in the final. He was subsequently named to the all-tournament team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Derone Raukawa made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Following the Breakers’ 2016 grand final loss, chief executive Richard Clarke and coach Dean Vickerman parted ways with the organisation, with Paul Henare stepping up from assistant to take the reins as head coach, while Dillon Boucher took control of the front office as general manager.
Joining Dean Vickerman in departure was Cedric Jackson and Tai Wesley, both of whom moved across the Tasman and joined Melbourne United. While retaining Thomas Abercrombie, Corey Webster, Alex Pledger and Mika Vukona, the Breakers acquired the services of club legend Kirk Penney. With two vacant import spots, the Breakers signed Ben Woodside and Akil Mitchell. A strong New Zealand contingent also stepped up from development player roles this season, with Finn Delany, Shea Ili and Jordan Ngatai all being elevated onto the full-time roster.
As a development player, Raukawa would see limited playing opportunities with the Breakers, appearing in only one game and failing to score while New Zealand finished in fifth place (14–14).
2017/18
After a injury decimated season, New Zealand looked to rebuild in Paul Henare’s second year as coach. Kevin Dillard, who joined the team for the last nine games, was retained and it was hoped that the on court success witnessed during the last month of the season would be able to be extended across NBL18. The major move of the off-season saw the Breakers cut ties with Corey Webster after multiple situations where the two parties no longer saw eye to eye. This led to Webster first signing a two-year deal with Perth, then after turning the heads of some European team’s whilst playing in the 2017 NBA Summer League, requested a release prior to the NBL season starting. The remainder of the roster was retained and with league expanding the number of import a team can sign from two to three, added backcourt duo DJ Newbill and Édgar Sosa.
New Zealand finished the regular season in fourth place (15–13) and went on to face Melbourne and former coach Dean Vickerman in the semifinals. United handed the Breakers back-to-back defeats in the semifinals, following a overtime loss in Game 2 (88–86). Club legend Kirk Penney played (10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) his final NBL game in the game two loss, finishing with a 17-point effort.
During his season spent as a development player, HuRaukawa ter appeared in only four games and failed to score.
Derone Raukawa played two seasons the New Zealand Breakers..
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 23 | New Zealand | 15-13 (4) | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 22 | New Zealand | 14-14 (5) | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 23 | New Zealand | 15-13 (4) | 4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 22 | New Zealand | 14-14 (5) | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
Raukawa was a member of the New Zealand national team that finished in fourth place at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Manawatu Jets (2014–2015), Southland Sharks (2016–2018), Taranaki Airs (2019–2020), Hawke's Bay Hawks (2021–2023)
Raukawa joined the Manawatu Jets for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season, playing his first season in New Zealand, and he averaged 4.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.7 assists across 13 games.
Raukawa returned to play for the Manawatu Jets in 2015 and averaged 10.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists across 17 games.
Raukawa agreed to play the 2016 NZNBL season with the Southland Sharks and averaged 10.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists across 18 games.
In 2017, Raukawa returned for a second season with the Southland Sharks and averaged 10.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists across 17 games.
Raukawa averaged 9.1 points, 2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists across 20 games in 2018, playing for the Southland Sharks in the NZNBL, and Southland won the 2018 New Zealand NBL championship with Raukawa scoring 16 points in the 98–96 grand final win over Wellington.
In 2019, Raukawa again moved teams within the NZNBL and played for the Taranaki Airs, averaging 17.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists across 13 games.
Raukawa played for the Taranaki Airs again in 2020 and averaged 23.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and led the league in assists, averaging 7.2 across 16 games, while also winning NZNBL Scoring Champion, NZNBL Assist Champion, and NZNBL All-Star Five honours.
In 2021 Raukawa signed to with the Hawkes Bay Hawks and averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists across 18 games as the Hawks finished runners-up in the NZNBL.
Raukawa preturned to play with Hawkes Bay in 2022 and averaged 13.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.9 assists across 18 games.
Raukawa returned to the Hawkes Bay Hawks for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season and averaged 15.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists across 18 games while earning NZNBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard honours.
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