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Women's national basketball team representing New Zealand
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see New Zealand men's national basketball team .
New Zealand FIBA ranking 26 FIBA zone FIBA Oceania National federation Basketball New Zealand Coach Guy Molloy Nickname(s) Tall Ferns Olympic Games Appearances 3 Medals None World Cup Appearances 1 Medals None Asia Cup Appearances 4 Medals None Oceania Championship Appearances 15 Medals Gold: (1993 )Silver: (1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1985 , 1989 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015 )
First international Australia 78–42 New Zealand Malacca , Malaysia; 6 June 1988)Biggest win New Zealand 124–21 New Caledonia Lower Hutt , New Zealand; 2 June 1997)Biggest defeat Spain 117–54 New Zealand Hobart , Australia; 2 June 1994)
Medal record
The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. They are nicknamed the Tall Ferns . The team has been coached by Guy Molloy since 2018.
The New Zealand women's national team has taken part in three Olympic Games , and one FIBA Women's World Cup . Since participating at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in 2017, their top performance is a fourth place finish in 2023 . In the past, the Tall Ferns have also competed at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championship .
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's World Cup
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
FIBA Women's Asia Cup record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
L
2017
Quarter-finals
6th
6
3
3
2019
Play-offs round
5th
5
2
3
2021
Play-offs round
5th
5
2
3
2023
Fourth place
4th
6
3
3
Total
22
10
12
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup .
New Zealand women's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captainClub – describes lastAge – describes age
Notable past players
Lisa Wallbutton , (2008 Olympic Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games)Leanne Walker , (1994 World Championship and 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Gina Farmer , (1994 World Championship and 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Tania Tupu , (1994 World Championship and 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Kirstin Daly-Taylor , (1994 World Championship and 2000 Olympic Games)Leone Patterson , (1994 World Championship and 2000 Olympic Games)Rebecca Cotton , (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games)Donna Loffhagen , (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games)Julie Ofsoski , (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Megan Compain , (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Sally Farmer , (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)Aneka Kerr , (2004 & 2008 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games)Angela Marino , (2004 & 2008 Olympic Games)References
"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike" . FIBA . 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024."Tall Ferns Name Squad Of 12 For FIBA Women's Asia Cup" . nz.basketball. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023."Team Roster: New Zealand" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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