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New Zealand women's national basketball team

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New Zealand
FIBA ranking26 Steady (26 August 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball New Zealand
CoachGuy Molloy
Nickname(s)Tall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
Oceania Championship
Appearances15
MedalsGold Gold: (1993)
Silver Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
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)

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

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000 Group stage 11th 6 1 5
Greece 2004 Quarter-finals 8th 7 2 5
China 2008 Group stage 10th 5 1 4
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 18 4 14

FIBA Women's World Cup

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FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 Did not participate
Brazil 1957
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964
Czechoslovakia 1967
Brazil 1971
Colombia 1975
South Korea 1979
Brazil 1983
Soviet Union 1986
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994 Group stage 15th 8 1 7
Germany 1998 Did not qualify
China 2002
Brazil 2006
Czech Republic 2010
Turkey 2014
Spain 2018
Australia 2022
Germany 2026 To be determined
Total 8 1 7

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

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FIBA Women's Asia Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
India 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3
India 2019 Play-offs round 5th 5 2 3
Jordan 2021 Play-offs round 5th 5 2 3
Australia 2023 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3
Total 22 10 12

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2][3]

New Zealand women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 3 Esra McGoldrick 23 – (1999-10-24)24 October 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Mainland Pouākai New Zealand
PG 4 Krystal Leger-Walker 25 – (1997-09-29)29 September 1997 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Northern Kāhu New Zealand
SG 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 21 – (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Washington State Cougars United States
PF 6 Parris Mason 20 – (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tokomanawa Queens New Zealand
PG 7 Stella Beck (C) 27 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Tokomanawa Queens New Zealand
PG 8 Tahlia Tupaea 26 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Northern Kāhu New Zealand
C 12 Penina Davidson 27 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Cairns Dolphins Australia
C 13 Josephine Stockill 29 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tokomanawa Queens New Zealand
C 15 Ritorya Tamilo 18 – (2005-06-15)15 June 2005 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Baradene College New Zealand
SF 24 Tera Reed 24 – (1998-09-24)24 September 1998 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Kāhu New Zealand
G 26 Tayla Dalton 21 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Saint Mary's Gaels United States
SG 44 Grace Hunter 22 – (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tokomanawa Queens New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2023

Notable past players

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tall Ferns Name Squad Of 12 For FIBA Women's Asia Cup". nz.basketball. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Team Roster: New Zealand" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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