The Tall Blacks have beaten Iran 91-93 in overtime in FIBA World Cup Qualifying in the Philippines.

The Tall Ferns' campaign at the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico is over after an 86-71 semifinal loss to Canada.

A career-best performanc from Tall Ferns guard Emme Shearer has helped New Zealand defeat South Sudan 82-74 to secure a semi-finals berth at the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico.

The Tall Ferns have finished just short of completing a fourth quarter comeback against Brazil, falling 53-56 to South American powerhouses at the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guadalajara

The Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team put on a final quarter scoring display to beat Argentina 57-35 in their opening game at a pre-Olympic qualifying tournament in Mexico.

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The New Zealand Tall Blacks have beaten Guam 129-75 in Auckland in their final World Cup Asian Qualifying round one game.

New Zealand have held on to beat the Philippines 106-102 in double overtime in Auckland, to book their place in the second round of World Cup qualifying.

The New Zealand Tall Blacks squad has been confirmed their squad for the upcoming 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers against the Philippines and Guam.

The quartet of Aidan Tonge, Josh Book, Te Tuhi Lewis and Christian Martin have been selected as the New Zealand team to the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Warsaw, Poland.

Taranaki teen Oscar Goodman has been part of the Michigan Wolverines winning the NCAA men's basketball title after a 37-year drought.

Charlisse Leger-Walker has become the first New Zealand woman to win an NCAA basketball title in the United States.

The New Zealand men's 3x3 basketball team have won the FIBA Asia Cup title for the first time.

The Tall Ferns have completed their World Cup Qualifying Tournament without success after a 77-61 loss to hosts Puerto Rico.

The Tall Ferns fought hard in the opening quarter against the big-name United States team before falling to a 101 - 46 defeat undone by some red-hot shooting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

An inexperienced Tall Ferns side has been hum bled 99-50 by sixth ranked Spain in the FIBA Women's World Cup qualifying in Puerto Rico.

Head coach Nat Hurst has named an inexperienced Tall Ferns squad with three uncapped players for their FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico next month

Tall Blacks head coach Judd Flavell has named a 12-player squad for the second window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

The Tall Blacks have finished fourth at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup after losing to Iran 79-73 in Saudi Arabia.

Tall Blacks stage the biggest comeback of the FIBA Asia Cup, erasing a 22-point deficit to beat Lebanon.