New Zealand women's national basketball team

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New Zealand
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FIBA ranking 21 Increase2.svg 5 (8 August 2025) [1]
FIBA zone FIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball New Zealand
Coach Natalie Hurst
NicknameTall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances3
World Cup
Appearances 1
Asia Cup
Appearances5
MedalsNone
Oceania Championship
Appearances15
MedalsGold medal Oceania.svgGold: (1993)
Silver medal Oceania.svgSilver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
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Home
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Away
First international
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 78–42 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
(Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988)
Biggest win
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 124–21 New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg
(Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 117–54 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
(Hobart, Australia; 2 June 1994)
Medal record
Women's basketball
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
William Jones Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Taiwan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Taiwan

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.

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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
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Group stage11th615
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Quarter-finals8th725
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Group stage10th514
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total18414

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of Chile.svg 1953 Did not participate
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1957
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1959
Flag of Peru.svg 1964
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1967
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1971
Flag of Colombia.svg 1975
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg 1979
Flag of Brazil.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1986
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1990
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1994 Group stage15th817
Flag of Germany.svg 1998 Did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2002
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2010
Flag of Turkey.svg 2014
Flag of Spain.svg 2018
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022
Flag of Germany.svg 2026 To be determined
Total817

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

FIBA Women's Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWL
Flag of India.svg 2017 Quarter-finals6th633
Flag of India.svg 2019 Play-offs round5th523
Flag of Jordan.svg 2021 Play-offs round5th523
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2023 Fourth place4th633
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025 Fifth place5th523
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2027 Qualified
Total271215

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. [2] [3]

New Zealand women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 2 Emilia Shearer 23 – (2002-01-22)22 January 20021.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mackay Basketball Flag of Australia (converted).svg
G 3 Bailey Flavell 18 – (2007-02-15)15 February 20071.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Flag of the United States.svg
PG 4 Pahlyss Hokianga 17 – (2007-10-09)9 October 20071.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Tokomanawa Queens Flag of New Zealand.svg
F 8 Rebecca Pizzey 26 – (1999-01-27)27 January 19991.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Eltham Wildcats Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SF 10 Ashlee Strawbridge 23 – (2002-01-25)25 January 20021.78 m (5 ft 10 in) West Adelaide Bearcats Flag of Australia (converted).svg
F 13 Esra McGoldrick 25 – (1999-10-24)24 October 19991.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Casey Cavaliers Flag of Australia (converted).svg
PF 14 Ella Tofaeono 27 – (1998-03-11)11 March 19981.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Melbourne Tigers Flag of Australia (converted).svg
C 15 Ritorya Tamilo 20 – (2005-06-15)15 June 20051.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Flag of the United States.svg
SG 22 Olivia Williams 22 – (2003-01-26)26 January 20031.86 m (6 ft 1 in) San Francisco Dons Flag of the United States.svg
G 26 Tayla Dalton 23 – (2001-10-01)1 October 20011.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville Fire Flag of Australia (converted).svg
G 44 McKenna Dale 26 – (1999-06-16)16 June 19991.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Mandurah Magic Flag of Australia (converted).svg
PF 45 Charlotte Whittaker 24 – (2000-08-12)12 August 20001.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Toulouse Métropole Basket Flag of France.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerryn Mitchell
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 13 July 2025

Notable past players

Netball and Basketball

The following New Zealand basketball internationals also played for the New Zealand national netball team.

PlayerNetball AppsYearsBasketball AppsYears
Sheryl Burns [4] 81992–19931985–1991, 1995
Belinda Colling [5] [6] 921996–200648 2000
Lynne Macdonald [7] 2196910
Lois Muir [8] [9] 131960–1964171952–1962
Jessica Tuki [10] [11] [12] [13] 320062014
Donna Wilkins [14] [15] 561996–2002952000–2006
Maia Wilson [11] [12] [16] [17] 522016–62014
Parris Mason [18] [19] 52024–82022-2023

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coach Hurst names two debutants in 2025 Asia Cup squad". nz.basketball. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Team roster: New Zealand" (PDF). FIBA. 7 August 2025. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Sheryl Burns". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Belinda Colling". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Belinda Colling". www.olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lynne Macdonald". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Players – Lois Muir". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lois Muir". www.nzhalloffame.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jessica Tuki". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Tall Ferns name Captain as they depart for China". nz.basketball. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Jessica Tuki's code switch is working wonders". stuff.co.nz. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Basketball: Tuki keen to add to her basketball experience". www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Donna Wilkins". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Donna Wilkins". www.olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "College Sport: Twin talents will help Mt Albert shooter to go far". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Maia Wilson". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Silver Ferns defender Parris Mason in line to become dual international". stuff.co.nz. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Parris Mason". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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