Basketball fans will get an opportunity to get up close and personal with the NZ Breakers when the team visits Tauranga next Monday.

Tauranga City Basketball general manager Mark Rogers says the Breakers will be down at Red Square signing autographs and chatting to fans down at Red Square for an hour from 1.30pm.

NZ Breakers star Mika Vukona and the team will be visiting Tauranga next week. Supplied Photo

'Local hero Mika Vukona enjoys a return to his home town to give something back to a community that helped him launch his basketball career,” says Mark

'He's a pretty humble guy who is a tremendous ambassador for our sport.”

Portable hoops will be set up in Red Square to give fans the chance to win tickets to the NZ Breakers game at Baypark ASB Arena next Tuesday night.

Ahead of their match against the Brisbane Bullets, the Breakers will also be visiting selected schools around Tauranga to talk to intermediate and secondary school-aged basketballers on Tuesday afternoon.

Tickets to the NZ Breakers versus Brisbane Bullets game start at $12 and are available from Ticketek and Baycourt.