New Zealand women's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 26 (9 February 2025)[1] | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Oceania | ||
| National federation | Basketball New Zealand | ||
| Coach | Natalie Hurst | ||
| Nickname(s) | Tall Ferns | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| 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 (Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 124–21 New Caledonia (Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 117–54 (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
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 2024 | |||||||||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
FIBA Women's World Cup
| FIBA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
| 1953 | Did not participate | ||||||||
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| 1994 | Group stage | 15th | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
| 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 | ||||
| 2025 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2027 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 27 | 12 | 15 | ||||||
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 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)
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Coach Hurst names two debutants in 2025 Asia Cup squad". nz.basketball. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Team roster: New Zealand" (PDF). FIBA. 7 August 2025. p. 5.