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New Zealand women's national basketball team

Women's national basketball team representing New Zealand

Summary

Women's national basketball team representing New Zealand

FieldValue
typeWomen
countryNew Zealand
coachNatalie Hurst
fiba_ranking
fiba_zoneFIBA Oceania
national_fedBasketball New Zealand
logoBball New Zealand.png
logo_width140px
nicknameTall Ferns
oly_appearances3
wc_appearances1
zone_championshipAsia Cup
zone_appearances5
zone_medalsNone
zone_championship2Oceania Championship
zone_appearances215
zone_medals2Gold: (1993)
Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
h_titleHome
h_bodyFFFFFF
h_shortsFFFFFF
a_titleAway
a_body000000
a_shorts000000
first_game78–42
(Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988)
largest_win124–21
(Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997)
largest_loss117–54
(Hobart, Australia; 2 June 1994)

the women's team

Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) (Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988) (Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997) (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 head coach of the team is Natalie Hurst.

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 recordYearRoundPositionPldWLTotal18414
CAN 1976Did not qualify
URS 1980
USA 1984
KOR 1988
ESP 1992
USA 1996
AUS 2000Group stage11th615
GRE 2004Quarter-finals8th725
CHN 2008Group stage10th514
UK 2012Did not qualify
BRA 2016
JPN 2020
FRA 2024

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWLTotal817
CHI 1953Did not participate
BRA 1957
URS 1959
PER 1964
TCH 1967
BRA 1971
COL 1975
KOR 1979
BRA 1983
URS 1986
MAS 1990
AUS 1994Group stage15th817
GER 1998Did not qualify
CHN 2002
BRA 2006
CZE 2010
TUR 2014
ESP 2018
AUS 2022
GER 2026To be determined

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

FIBA Women's Asia Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWLTotal271215
IND 2017Quarter-finals6th633
IND 2019Play-offs round5th523
JOR 2021Play-offs round5th523
AUS 2023Fourth place4th633
CHN 2025Fifth place5th523
PHI 2027Qualified

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

  • AUS Natalie Hurst
  • AUS Kerryn Mitchell
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age on 13 July 2025

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

References

  1. (23 June 2025). "Coach Hurst names two debutants in 2025 Asia Cup squad". nz.basketball.
  2. (7 August 2025). "Team roster: New Zealand". [[FIBA]].
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