Basketball: Hawke's Bay chairman Keith Price elected to NZBL board

Keith Price harbours a desire to help basketball become incrementally much stronger in the country to the extent that it can go on to acquire marquee status on the global stage. Photo / file

Hawks franchise board chairman Keith Price has been elected to the board of the New Zealand Basketball League.

"It's great for basketball in Hawke's Bay and for the Hawks," said Price who is holidaying with wife Amy in Spain. "I see myself there to promote basket ball in New Zealand."

A player, coach and administrator in several codes, the fourth-term Napier City councillor feels that sport is at the heart of a thriving and successful community.

Price has a degree in coaching from Massey University and realises the importance of basketball at regional, national and international levels.

He was instrumental in lifting Hawke's Bay Basketball Foundation out of its financial doldrums when approached to be board chairman.

"I see the importance of cohesive and diverse board of governance and can see the benefits of a team approach to management," says Price.

"The NBL offers individuals an opportunity to play basketball at a national level and the development of this league has the ability to reach all corners of New Zealand."

He harbours visions of basketball becoming incrementally much stronger in the country to command marquee status on the international platform.

The former police detective, who was part of the team that led to arrest of Jules Mikus for the murder of 5-year-old Napier girl Teresa Cormack in 1997, had decided to put his name forward for this role on the NZBL board position to be a voice for the franchises across the country.