The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents

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in international

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competitions. They are nicknamed the Tall Ferns. The team has been coached by

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since 2018. The New Zealand women's national team has taken part in three

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, and one FIBA Women's World Cup. Since participating at the

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in 2017, their top performance is a fourth place finish in

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. 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

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Notable past players

Lisa Wallbutton Lisa Wallbutton (born 14 January 1986 in Henderson, New Zealand) is a basketball player for New Zealand. She won Outstanding Young Player in the 2004 and 2005 seasons, and MVP at the 2005 NZ U23 tournament. She debuted for the Tall Ferns (New Z ...

, (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) *

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, (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 Donna Wilkins (née Loffhagen; born 29 April 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand representative in netball and basketball. She married Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 16 March 2007. Wilkins returned to the Southern Steel for the ...

, (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games) * Julie Ofsoski, (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games) *

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, (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)

References

External links

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FIBA profile
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1988 establishments in New Zealand National sports teams established in 1988