New Zealand national basketball team
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{{Infobox national basketball team|
country=New Zealand|
nickname=Tall Blacks|
fiba_ranking=13<sup>th</sup>|
joined_fiba = 1951|
fiba_zone=FIBA Oceania|
zone_championship=[[FIBA Oceania Championship|Oceania Championships]]|
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zone_medals=''Gold'': 2001<br />''Silver'': 1971, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005|
oly_appearances=2|
wc_appearances=3|
wc_medals=None|
coach=[[Nenad Vučinić]]|
captain=[[Sean Pero]]
}}
The '''New Zealand national basketball team''' represents [[New Zealand]] in international [[basketball]] competitions. It is nicknamed the '''''Tall Blacks''''', derived from the name of New Zealand's [[rugby union]] team, the [[All Blacks]].
==History==
The Tall Blacks competed at the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]] and finished with a 1-5 record, their only win coming against [[Angola]] in the playoff for eleventh.
In 2001 they defeated [[Australia]] in a three-game series to qualify for the 2002 [[FIBA]] [[Basketball World Championship|World Championships]] in Indianapolis. At the tournament they finished fourth, after beating [[Puerto Rico]] in the quarter-finals before losses to [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]] and [[Germany]]. Tall Blacks captain [[Pero Cameron]] was the only non-[[NBA]] player named to the all-tournament team in [[Indianapolis]].
The Tall Blacks qualified for the [[2004 Athens Olympics]] but again finished with a 1-5 record and lost to Australia in the playoff for ninth place. Their most noted moment was on the 7th day of the games, when they beat [[Serbia and Montenegro]] (the world champions) 90:87.
The Tall Blacks went on a South-American tour in 2006 as a lead up to the FIBA Basketball World Championships. They played Argentina (Olympic Champions and runners up in 2002 FIBA Championships), Brazil and Venezuela. They played four games against each country. The Tall Blacks got swept by Argentina and Brazil. They only managed one win against Venezuela but still loss the series 3-1.
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===2006 FIBA World Championships===
In 2006, a few months before the FIBA world championships, the Tall Blacks took on the Australian Boomers in a post-tournament 4 game series. The Tall Blacks won a 2 game tie by points difference.
The Tall Blacks also swept Qatar in a 2 game match up post tournament as well.
In 2006, the Tall Blacks were not to repeat their fourth-place finish as in 2002. Instead, they finished in the final 16 of the FIBA Basketball World Championships, after a second round loss to Argentina, 79-62, which knocked them out of the tournament.
After that disappointment, [[Tab Baldwin]] resigned as the coach of the Tall Blacks and was replaced by [[Nenad Vučinić]], his long time assistant coach.
The Tall Blacks just managed to make it to the final 16 as they were beaten by Spain, 86-70, (New 2006 FIBA World Champions), Germany, 80-56, and Angola, 95-73. Their only wins were over Panama, 86-75, and Japan, 60-57.
The Tall Blacks 'fourth place' spot went to Argentina, the team who knocked them out, and swept them in the post tournament series.
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== [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] record ==
* [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]: 11th
* [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]: 10th
== [[FIBA World Championship]] record ==
* [[1986 FIBA World Championship]]: 21st
* [[2002 FIBA World Championship]]: 4th
* [[2006 FIBA World Championship]]: 9th
==Famous players==
Probably the most well-known former New Zealand Tall Black player in the [[National Basketball Association]] is [[Phoenix Suns]] forward [[Sean Marks]], who is in his fifth NBA season. Another New Zealand player, former [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|University of Wisconsin]] star [[Kirk Penney]], briefly played in the NBA, and later played with top European teams [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] and [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]], but now plays with the [[New Zealand Breakers]] in the Australian NBL.
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==Current squad==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Number
! Name
! Height
! Date of Birth
! Place of Birth
! Professional/Collegiate Team
|-
|4
|[[Mark Dickel]]
|187cm 6'2"
|21/12/1976
|Dunedin (NZL)
|[[Brose Baskets]], [[Basketball Bundesliga]], Germany
|-
|5
|[[Paora Winitana]]
|195cm 6'5"
|06/12/1976
|Hastings (NZL)
|[[New Zealand Breakers]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|6
|[[Kirk Penney]]
|196cm 6'5"
|23/11/1980
|Auckland (NZL)
|[[New Zealand Breakers]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|7
|[[Paul Henare]]
|182cm 6'0"
|04/03/1979
|Napier (NZL)
|[[New Zealand Breakers]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|8
|[[Phil Jones]]
|197cm 6'6"
|25/01/1974
|Dunedin (NZL)
|[[New Zealand Breakers]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|10
|[[Dillon Boucher]]
|195cm 6'5"
|27/12/1975
|New Plymouth (NZL)
|[[Brisbane Bullets]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|11
|[[Pero Cameron]]
|200cm 6'7"
|05/06/1974
|Whangarei (NZL)
|[[Gold Coast Blaze]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|14
|[[Craig Bradshaw]]
|208cm 6'10"
|28/07/1983
|Lower Hutt (NZL)
|[[Brisbane Bullets]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|15
|[[Tony Rampton]]
|213cm 7'0"
|30/05/1976
|New Plymouth (NZL)
|[[West Sydney Razorbacks]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|12
|[[Casey Frank]]
|
|23/10/1977
|Port Jefferson (USA)
|[[Gold Coast Blaze]], [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]], Australia
|-
|
|[[Ben Hill]]
|196cm 6'5"
|18/04/1979
|Auckland (NZL)
|[[Waikato Pistons]], [[National Basketball League (New Zealand)|NZNBL]], New Zealand
|-
|-
|}
==Competitons==
===Performance at Oceania Championship===
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
|-
!|[[Year]]
!|Position
!|Host
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1971]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1971]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1973]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1973]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1975]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1975]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1977]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1977]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1979]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1979]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1981]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1981]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1983]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1983]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1985]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1985]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1987]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1987]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1989]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1989]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1991]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1991]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1993]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1993]] ||
|- valign="top bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1995]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1995]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[1997]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1997]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8"
| [[1999]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 1999]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#F7F9A8"
| [[2001]] || 1 [[Image:Med 1.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2001]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[2003]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2003]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[2005]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[Oceania Championship 2005]] ||
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| [[2007]] || 2 [[Image:Med 2.png]] || [[FIBA Oceania Championship 2007]] ||
|}
==Rosters==
'''1986 World Championship:''' finished '''21th''' among 24 teams
Gilbert Gordon, Peter Pokai, Stan Hill, Neil Stephens, Dave Edmonds, Ian Webb, Dave Mason, Tony Smith, Colin Crampton, Frank Mulvihill, Glen Denham, John Rademakers (Coach: Robert Bishop)
'''2000 Olympic Games:''' finished '''11th''' among 12 teams
Sean Marks, Pero Cameron, Mark Dickel, Phil Jones, Kirk Penney, Robert Hickey, Nenad Vucinic, Tony Rampton, Paul Henare, Brad Riley, Ralph Lattimore, Peter Pokai (Coach: Keith Mair)
'''2002 World Championship:''' finished '''4th''' among 16 teams
Sean Marks, Pero Cameron, Mark Dickel, Phil Jones, Kirk Penney, Robert Hickey, Dillon Boucher, Damon Rampton, Ed Book, Paul Henare, Paora Winitana, Judd Flavell (Coach: Thomas "Tab" Baldwin)
'''2004 Olympic Games:''' finished '''10th''' among 12 teams
Sean Marks, Mark Dickel, Phil Jones, Pero Cameron, Kirk Penney, Dillon Boucher, Ed Book, Paul Henare, Paora Winitana, Tony Rampton, Aaron Olson, Craig Bradshaw (Coach: Thomas "Tab" Baldwin)
'''2006 World Championship:''' finished '''9th''' among 24 teams
Kirk Penney, Pero Cameron, Phil Jones, Mark Dickel, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Dillon Boucher, Paora Winitana, Tony Rampton, Craig Bradshaw, Aaron Olson, Mika Vukona (Coach: Thomas "Tab" Baldwin)
==External links==
*[http://www.basketball.org.nz Basketball New Zealand's home page]
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