Type: | Women |
Country: | New Zealand |
Coach: | Guy Molloy |
Fiba Zone: | FIBA Oceania |
National Fed: | Basketball New Zealand |
Nickname: | Tall Ferns |
Oly Appearances: | 3 |
Oly Medals: | None |
Wc Appearances: | 1 |
Wc Medals: | None |
Zone Championship: | Asia Cup |
Zone Appearances: | 4 |
Zone Medals: | None |
Zone Championship2: | Oceania Championship |
Zone Appearances2: | 15 |
Zone Medals2: | Gold: (1993) Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) |
H Title: | Home |
H Body: | FFFFFF |
H Shorts: | FFFFFF |
A Title: | Away |
A Body: | 000000 |
A Shorts: | 000000 |
First Game: | 78–42 (Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988) |
Largest Loss: | 117–54 (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.
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1980 | |||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1988 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
2020 | |||||||||
2024 | |||||||||
Total | 18 | 4 | 14 |
FIBA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1953 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1957 | |||||||||
1959 | |||||||||
1964 | |||||||||
1967 | |||||||||
1971 | |||||||||
1975 | |||||||||
1979 | |||||||||
1983 | |||||||||
1986 | |||||||||
1990 | |||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 15th | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2014 | |||||||||
2018 | |||||||||
2022 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 8 | 1 | 7 |
FIBA Women's Asia Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
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 |
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[1] [2]