Basketball New Zealand

The NZ Junior Tall Blacks and NZ Junior Tall Ferns are preparing for the FIBA Oceania Under 19 World Championship Qualification Tournament in 2008.

Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the Junior Tall Blacks and Junior Tall Ferns, athletes must:

a) Be a legal citizen of New Zealand;
b) Have not represented any other country in an official FIBA competition; and
c) Be born in 1990 or later.

Junior Tall Blacks at the 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Mannheim, Germany, March 22-30

Duane Bailey (Massey), David Beck (Wellington), Adam Dunstan (Western Bay of Plenty), Poutu Edwards (Counties Manukau), Sam King (Otago), Rob Loe (North Harbour), Morgan Nathan (Otago), Dion Prewster (Wellington), Adam Rainbird (Nelson), Brook Ruscoe (Porirua), Dennis Tawhiti (Counties Manukau), Logan Van Beek (Canterbury)

Coach: Kenny McFadden
Assistant coach: Joszef Molnar
Head of Delegation: Ollie Dudfield

Saturday, March 22
Spain 104 NZ Junior Tall Blacks 66 (Brooke Ruscoe 20, David Beck 13, Dion Prewster 11)

Sunday, March 23
Argentina 77 NZ Junior Tall Blacks 60 (Brook Ruscoe 15, Dion Prewster 14, Rob Loe 13)

Monday, March 24
Croatia 105 NZ Junior Tall Blacks 77 (Dion Prewster 21, Brooke Ruscoe 19)

Wednesday, March 26
NZ Junior Tall Blacks 68 (Brook Ruscoe 18, Logan Van Beek 13, Dion Prewster 12) Israel 54

Thursday, March 27
France 84 NZ Junior Tall Blacks 65 (Brook Ruscoe 14, Dion Prewster 14, Poutu Edwards 10)

Friday, March 28
Russia 90 Z Junior Tall Blacks 65 (Brooke Ruscoe & Dion Prewster 14, Rob Loe 11)

Junior Tall Blacks at the 2008 Oceania Under-19 Championship in Adelaide, South Australia, August 1-3

Duane Bailey (Massey), David Beck (Wellington), Tom du Chatenier (Wellington), James Holland (Caterbury), Sam King (Otago), Rob Loe (North Harbour), Hemi Pairama-Lewington (Wellington), Dion Prewster (Wellington), Adam Rainbird (Nelson), Brook Ruscoe (Porirua), Logan van Beek (Canterbury), Thomas Webb (Wellington)

Coach: Kenny McFadden
Assistant Coach: Jozsef Molnar
Assistant Coach: Judd Flavell
Manager: Debbie Webb

Junior Tall Ferns at The Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 22-26

Erin Rooney (Canterbury), Zoe Kensington (New Plymouth), Jelena Vucinic (Nelson), Jordan Hunter (Counties), Kate Lacey (North Harbour), Hannah MacKay (Canterbury), Chevannah Paalvast (Massey), Cody Hippolite (Wellington), Samara Gallaher (Otago), Harriet Fenwick (Canterbury), Milika Nathan (North Harbour)

Coach: Darrell Pene
Assistant coach: Tania Hunter
Apprentice coach: Angela Perrott-Hunt
Manager: Philomena Terei
Physio: Ari Carroll

Junior Tall Ferns at the 2008 Oceania Under-19 Championships in Adelaide, South Australia, August 1-3

Erin Rooney (Canterbury), Zoe Kensington (New Plymouth), Jelena Vucinic (Nelson), Jordan Hunter (Counties), Kate Lacey (North Harbour), Hannah MacKay (Canterbury), Chevannah Paalvast (Massey),
Cody Hippolite (Wellington), Samara Gallaher (Otago), Harriet Fenwick (Canterbury), Milika Nathan (North Harbour), Rebecca Dew (North Harbour), Kezia Kelly (North Harbour)

Coach: Darrell Pene
Assistant coach: Tania Hunter
Apprentice coach: Angela Perrott-Hunt
Manager: Philomena Terei
Physio: Ari Carroll