New Zealand women's national basketball team

New Zealand
FIBA ranking26 Decrease 5 (15 February 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federationBasketball New Zealand
CoachGuy Molloy
Nickname(s)Tall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
Oceania Championship
Appearances15
MedalsGold Gold: (1993)
Silver Silver: (1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Australia 78–42 New Zealand 
(Malacca, Malaysia; 6 June 1988)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 124–21 New Caledonia 
(Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 2 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 117–54 New Zealand 
(Hobart, Australia; 2 June 1994)

The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents New Zealand in international 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 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.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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