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New Zealand women's national basketball team
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.
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.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, FIBA zone ...
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| FIBA ranking | 26  5 (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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| 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) | ||
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| 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) | |||
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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.
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's World Cup
More information FIBA Women's World Cup record, Year ...
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| 1994 |
Group stage | 15th | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
 1998 |
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| 2026 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
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FIBA Women's Asia Cup
More information FIBA Women's Asia Cup record, Year ...
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup record | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2][3]
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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)
- "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.
