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.
 | |||
| FIBA ranking | 26  5 (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 edit
Olympic Games edit
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
 1976
|
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1980
| |||||||||
 1984
| |||||||||
 1988
| |||||||||
| 1992
| |||||||||
| 1996
| |||||||||
| 2000
|
Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
 2004
|
Quarter-finals | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
 2008
|
Group stage | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 2012
|
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2016
| |||||||||
 2020
| |||||||||
| 2024
| |||||||||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
FIBA Women's World Cup edit
| FIBA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
 1953
|
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1957
| |||||||||
| 1959
| |||||||||
 1964
| |||||||||
 1967
| |||||||||
 1971
| |||||||||
 1975
| |||||||||
 1979
| |||||||||
| 1983
| |||||||||
| 1986
| |||||||||
 1990
| |||||||||
| 1994
|
Group stage | 15th | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
 1998
|
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002
| |||||||||
| 2006
| |||||||||
| 2010
| |||||||||
 2014
| |||||||||
| 2018
| |||||||||
| 2022
| |||||||||
| 2026
|
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
FIBA Women's Asia Cup edit
| 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 edit
Current roster edit
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2][3]
| New Zealand women's national basketball team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable past players edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 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.
