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New Zealand Women's National Basketball Team
The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents New Zealand in international Women's basketball, 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 Basketball at the Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Games, and one FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, 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 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, 2023. In the past, the Tall Ferns have also competed at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championship. Competitive record Olympic Games FIBA Women's World Cup FIBA Women's Asia Cup Team Current roster Roster for the 2023 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 Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Molloy
Guy Molloy (born 4 November 1965) is an Australian basketball coach, who is currently the head coach of the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Early life Molloy was born in Young, New South Wales. He moved to Canberra to study one of the first sports science degrees, with a major in coaching, at the University of Canberra in 1984. He became ACT Basketball's development officer and later the ACT director of coaching. He also spent a year as a coach with the ACT Academy of Sport. Coaching career WNBL Molloy began his coaching career as head coach of the University of Canberra Capitals, Canberra Capitals in the 1989 WNBL season. Between 1993 and 1996, Molloy served as head coach of the Perth Lynx, Perth Breakers. The Breakers reached the finals in all four of Molloy's seasons, including reaching the 1993 WNBL Grand Final. In 1995, Molloy was named the WNBL Coach of the Year Award, WNBL Coach of the Year. In 2013, Molloy returned to the WNBL, as head c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship
The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 16th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the Australia women's national basketball team, Australian Opals and New Zealand women's national basketball team, New Zealand Tall Ferns. It served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The first game was in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 August, the second in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 17 August. The Australian Opals won both games, and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics. Venues Results Game 1 ''All times are local (Time in Australia, UTC+10)'' Game 2 ''All times are local (Time in New Zealand, UTC+12).'' Rosters , style="vertical-align:top;" , ; Head coach * Bren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 William Jones Cup
The 2019 William Jones Cup is the 41st staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Changhua, and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The men's tournament was held from 12 to 21 July 2019 while the women's tournament will be contested from 24 to 28 July 2019. Men's tournament Participating teams Team standings Games Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Women's tournament Participating teams * Mitsubishi Electric Koalas * Korea National Bank KB Stars * * * * Games Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 References {{DEFAULTSORT:William Jones Cup 2019 2019 in Taiwanese sport 2019–20 in Asian basketball William Jones Cup The William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament (), also known as the William Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 William Jones Cup
The 2018 William Jones Cup was the 40th staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The men's tournament was held from 14–22 July 2018 with 11 teams participating. The women's tournament was held from 25–29 July 2018 and was contested by six teams. Both tournaments were held at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City and followed a single round robin format. Men's tournament Participating teams Team standings Games Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Women's tournament Participating teams Team standings Games Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 References {{DEFAULTSORT:William Jones Cup William Jones Cup, 2018 2018 in Taiwanese sport 2018–19 in Asian basketball July 2018 sports events in Asia, William Jones Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jones Cup
The William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament (), also known as the William Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in sports, 1977 in Taiwan. It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, it has both men's and women's versions. Despite lacking the prestige of the Olympic tournament and the FIBA World Championship, it is a tournament that draws global interest. Like the FIBA Stanovic Continental Champions Cup, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves as a preparation for major tournaments, such as the Olympic Basketball Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the continental tournaments. Also, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves and promotes basketball in the world. The men's version i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The women's basketball tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15. The basketball competition was held at three venues: Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre in Townsville for the preliminaries and the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Gold Coast for the finals. This was the second time that the basketball competition was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of eight women's competed (96 athletes, at 12 per team) in each respective tournament. Qualification A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. At least four out of the six Commonwealth regions were considered to be represented in each tournament, if possible. For the home nations, each country may compete, however the ranking of Great Britain was given to the home nation with the most players on the team. The teams were officially confirmed on July 28, 2017. Rosters At the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport had an equal number of events for male and female athletes. 4,426 athletes including 300 para-athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. The Gambia, which withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in 2013, was readmitted on 31 March 2018 and participated in the event. With 275 sets of medals, the games featured 18 Commonwealth sports, including beach volleyball, para triathlon and women's rugby sevens. These sporting events took place at 14 venues in the host city, two venues in Brisbane and one venue each in Cairns and Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
Basketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006. The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a number of regional centres including Traralgon, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong. The finals were played in Melbourne at Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue. Venues Medal summary Medal count Results Men's Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place ---- Seventh place Fifth-place match Semifinals ---- Bronze-medal match Gold-medal match Women's Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place ---- Seventh place Fifth-place match Semifinals ---- Bronze-medal match Gold-medal match References External links Official 2006 Commonwealth Games B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006. It was the fourth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games. It was also the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, Sportsperson, athletes competing, and events being held. More than 4,000 athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. Zimbabwe withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation on 8 December 2003 and so did not participate in the event. With 245 sets of medals, the games featured 17 Commonwealth Sports, Commonwealth sports. These sporting events took place at 13 venues in the host city, two venues in Bendigo and one venue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The Commonwealth Games
Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022. Following the 2018 games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional Commonwealth Games sport by the 3x3 variation of the sport. This made its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place. History In 1978, Britain hosted the Commonwealth Basketball Championships. The same tournament was held five years later in New Zealand. Basketball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in the 2006 games in Melbourne. Australia won gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Basketball was not included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but India was scheduled to host a Commonwealth Basketball Championship tournament prior to the games. It was later cancelled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It was first played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large parts via women's college competitions, and has since spread globally. As of 2020, basketball is one of the most popular and fastest growing sports in the world. There are multiple professional leagues and tournaments for professional women basketball players. The main North American league is the WNBA. The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and Basketball at the Summer Olympics#Women's tournament, Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament feature top national teams from continental championships. In the US, the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship is also popular. The strongest European women's basketball clubs participate in the EuroLeague Women. Early women's basketball Women's basketball began in the fall of 1892 at Smith College. Senda Berenson Abbott, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
