Charlisse Leger-Walker helps cut down the net to celebrate UCLA's national college basketball title after beating South Carolina in the final today. Photo: Getty ImagesCharlisse Leger-Walker has become the first woman from New Zealand to win an NCAA division one national basketball title in the United States. Tomorrow Taranaki's Oscar Goodman will aim to make it a historic double for Kiwis in college. The freshman forward is on the favoured Michigan team that will face Connecticut for the men's national title. If they are able to emerge winners, Goodman will become the third New Zealander to win a national division one basketball title, following Leger-Walker and Jack Salt — who was one of three captains when Virginia won the championship in 2019.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2026 23:27 UTC