Basketball Hawke's Bay's bumper after-school mini-ball league is already bursting at the seams but it's set to become even bigger thanks to a new sponsorship boost.
About 1900 primary and intermediate students aged 5 to 12, from 75 schools, compete in 16 age-group divisions in Basketball Hawke's Bay's (BBHB) league.
It is played throughout the year across three venues: Centennial Hall and Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier and the Hastings Sports Centre.
When term 2 begins on April 29, the competition will become known as the Breakers Hawke's Bay Miniball League because of the Bay-founded restaurant chain.
BBHB general manager Chris McIvor said despite the region's limited indoor court space, the naming-rights sponsorship funds would enable BBHB to grow the league, as well as the other competitions its close to 4000 registered members play.
BBHB recently announced a small surplus for 2018 on the back of a 10 per cent growth in numbers.
McIvor said the new sponsorship would help reduce pressure on fees for players.