New Zealand women's national basketball team

The New Zealand's elite women's basketball team is affectionately known to their home fans as the Tall Ferns. The team has been coached by Guy Molloy since 2018. The assistant coaches are Aik Ho and Jody Cameron. The Tall Ferns have a FIBA world ranking of 29. The team includes both young and experienced Kiwi athletes, who are involved in a variety of leagues or colleges in the US, Australia and Europe. The Tall Ferns form once a year to represent their county.

New Zealand
FIBA ranking23 Increase 6 (21 August 2023)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball New Zealand
CoachGuy Molloy
Nickname(s)Tall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances3
World Cup
Appearances1
Asia Cup
Appearances4
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Results

Summer Olympics

FIBA World Championship

Commonwealth Games

FIBA Asia Cup

William Jones Cup

Current squad

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

New Zealand women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  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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