# New Zealand women's national basketball team

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.

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | Total | Total | 18 | 4 | 14 |

### FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1953 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1957 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1959 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1964 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1967 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1971 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1975 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1979 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1983 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1986 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1990 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1994 | Group stage | 15th | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 7 |

### FIBA Women's Asia Cup

FIBA Women's Asia Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Play-offs round | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | Play-offs round | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | Total | Total | 22 | 10 | 12 |

## 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 Championship and 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)
* Tania Tupu, (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, (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games)
* Julie Ofsoski, (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games)
* Megan Compain, (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)