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 recordYearRoundPosition 1976Did not qualify 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000Group stage11th615 2004Quarter-finals8th725 2008Group stage10th514 2012Did not qualify 2016 2020 2024 2028To be determinedTotal18414
FIBA Women's World Cup FIBA Women's World Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1953Did not participate 1957 1959 1964 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1990 1994Group stage15th817 1998Did not qualify 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030To be determinedTotal817
FIBA Women's Asia Cup FIBA Women's Asia Cup recordYearRoundPosition 2017Quarter-finals6th633 2019Play-offs round5th523 2021Play-offs round5th523 2023Fourth place4th633 2025Fifth place5th523 2027QualifiedTotal271215
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
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)
Netball and Basketball The following New Zealand basketball internationals also played for the New Zealand national netball team.
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External links
FIBA profile