New Zealand women's national basketball team

New Zealand
FIBA ranking	38
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	Basketball New Zealand
Coach	Guy Molloy
Nickname(s)	Tall Ferns
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (2000, 2004 & 2008)
Medals	None
World Cup
Appearances	1 (1994)
Medals	None
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 Kennedy Kereama since 2010. The assistant coaches are Aik Ho and Guy Molloy. The Tall Ferns have a FIBA world ranking of 38. The team includes both young and experienced Kiwi athletes, who are involved in a variety of leagues or colleges in the USA, Australia and Europe. The Tall Ferns form once a year to represent their county.

Current squad

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[1]

New Zealand women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	2	Micaela Cocks	30 – (1986-08-19)19 August 1986	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Townsville Fire
F	4	Kalani Purcell	22 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Melbourne Boomers
G	5	Georgina Agnew	23 – (1993-10-30)30 October 1993	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Harbour Breeze
G	6	Zara Jillings	19 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Fordham Rams
G	7	Antonia Farnworth	30 – (1987-05-10)10 May 1987	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Perth Lynx
F	8	Natalie Taylor	34 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Brisbane Spartans
G	9	Rebecca Ott	22 – (1994-08-09)9 August 1994	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Melbourne Boomers
G	10	Chevannah Paalvast	25 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Townsville Fire
F	11	Jessica Bygate	25 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Melbourne Boomers
F	12	Jillian Harmon	30 – (1987-03-03)3 March 1987	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Le Murra Lucca
C	13	Josephine Stockill	23 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Sunbury Jets
F	15	Deena Franklin	22 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Harbour Breeze