New Zealand women's national basketball team
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. | # | Name | Age – Date of birth | Ht. | Club | Ctr. |
|---|
| 1.5 !G |
2 |
Micaela Cocks |
7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 |
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Townsville Fire |
AUS ! |
| 3.5 !F |
4 |
Kalani Purcell |
7001220000000000000♠22 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Melbourne Boomers |
AUS ! |
| 1.5 !G |
5 |
Georgina Agnew |
7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-10-30)30 October 1993 |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Harbour Breeze |
NZL ! |
| 1.5 !G |
6 |
Zara Jillings |
7001190000000000000♠19 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Fordham Rams |
USA ! |
| 1.5 !G |
7 |
Antonia Farnworth |
7001300000000000000♠30 – (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 |
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Perth Lynx |
AUS ! |
| 3.5 !F |
8 |
Natalie Taylor |
7001340000000000000♠34 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 |
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Brisbane Spartans |
AUS ! |
| 1.5 !G |
9 |
Rebecca Ott |
7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-08-09)9 August 1994 |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Melbourne Boomers |
AUS ! |
| 1.5 !G |
10 |
Chevannah Paalvast |
7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Townsville Fire |
AUS ! |
| 3.5 !F |
11 |
Jessica Bygate |
7001250000000000000♠25 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Melbourne Boomers |
AUS ! |
| 3.5 !F |
12 |
Jillian Harmon |
7001300000000000000♠30 – (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Le Murra Lucca |
ITA ! |
| 5.0 !C |
13 |
Josephine Stockill |
7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Sunbury Jets |
AUS ! |
| 3.5 !F |
15 |
Deena Franklin |
7001220000000000000♠22 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Harbour Breeze |
NZL ! |
|
- Head coach
-
- Kennedy Kereama
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- Club – describes last
club before the tournament
- Age – describes age
on 23 July 2017
|
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 Commomwealth Games)
- Donna Loffhagen, (2000 & 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commomwealth 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)
References
External links
