New Zealand women's national basketball team

New Zealand
FIBA ranking	35 1 (6 December 2021)
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Basketball New Zealand
Coach	Guy Molloy
Nickname(s)	Tall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	None
World Cup
Appearances	1
Medals	None
Asia Cup
Appearances	3
Home	Away

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 34. 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.

Results[]

Summer Olympics[]

2000 – 11th place
2004 – 8th place
2008 – 10th place

FIBA World Championship[]

1994 – 15th place

Commonwealth Games[]

2006 – 2nd place
2018 – 3rd place

FIBA Asia Cup[]

2017 – 6th place
2019 – 5th place
2021 – 5th place

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[2]^[3]

New Zealand women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	1	Mary Goulding	25 – (1996-08-24)24 August 1996	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Bendigo Spirit
F	3		26 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG	4		23 – (1997-09-29)29 September 1997	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG	5		20 – (2001-09-15)15 September 2001	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Washington State Cougars
PF	6		25 – (1996-02-12)12 February 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF	7	Ashleigh Karaitiana	29 – (1992-06-26)26 June 1992	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG	8		26 – (1994-10-08)8 October 1994	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
SG	10	Chevannah Paalvast	30 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bendigo Spirit
C	12	Penina Davidson	26 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Melbourne Boomers
PG	23		21 – (2000-03-05)5 March 2000	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
F	24		23 – (1997-10-04)4 October 1997	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PF	32	Kalani Purcell	26 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Sydney Uni Flames