Tall Blacks

2008

Craig Bradshaw, Pero Cameron (captain), Michael Fitchett, Casey Frank, Ben Hill, Nick Horvath, Jeremy Kench, Kirk Penney, Alex Pledger, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona, Corey Webster, Paora Winitana
Coach: Nenad Vucinic
Assistant coach: Dean Vickerman
Video technician: Dillon Boucher
Manager: Grant Chapman
Strength & Conditioning: Claire Dallison
Physio: Bryce Ebben & Matt Wenham
Doctor: Rob Riley

Ramsay Shield
June 26
Australia 75 NZ Tall Blacks 60 (Lindsay Tait 16) at North Shore

June 28
Australia 94 NZ Tall Blacks 60 (Lindsay Tait 14) at Melbourne

Jack Donoghue Invitational, Canada
July 1
Canada 90 NZ Tall Blacks 63 (Kirk Penney 26, Craig Bradshaw 11) at Hamilton

July 3
NZ Tall Blacks 84 (Craig Bradshaw 18, Kirk Penney 17, Lindsay Tait 13, Paora Winitana 13, Nick Horvath 12) Lebanon 71 at Hamilton

July 4
NZ Tall Blacks 77 (Kirk Penney 22, Lindsay Tait 13, Nick Horvath 12, Pero Cameron 11) Canada 69 at Toronto

Alpos Cup
Maribor, Slovenia

July 8
Puerto Rico 82 NZ Tall Blacks 74 (Kirk Penney 24, Craig Bradshaw 13, Lindsay Tait 12)

July 9
Slovenia 73 NZ Tall Blacks 67 (Kirk Penney 22, Craig Bradshaw 21)

July 10
NZ Tall Blacks 91 (Kirk Penney 24, Nick Horvath 14, Paora Winitana 11, Mika Vukona 10, Craig Bradshaw 10) Iran 80

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Athens, Greece
July 14
NZ Tall Blacks 77 (Kirk Penney 25, Craig Bradshaw 14, Pero Cameron 13) Cape Verde 50

July 16
Germany 89 NZ Tall Blacks 71 (Kirk Penney 29, Pero Cameron 14)

July 18
Quarter-Finals
Greece 75 NZ Tall Blacks 48 (Lindsay Tait 9)

2007

Dillon Boucher, Craig Bradshaw, Pero Cameron, Daryl Cartwright, Mark Dickel, Mike Fitchett, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Phill Jones, Kirk Penney, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona, Paora Winitana
Coach: Nenad Vucinic
Assistant coach: Carl Dickel
Video technician: Darron Larsen
Manager: Steve Fitchett
Strength & conditioning: Claire Dallison
Physiotherapist: Matt Wenham
Massage Therapist: Laurence Newman

Venezuela In NZ
Beat Venezuela 99-73 (Kirk Penney 24) at Napier
Beat Venezuela 95-78 (Kirk Penney 25) at Wellington
Lost to Venezuela 81-91 (Paora Winitana 18) at Wellington

Stankovic Cup, China
Lost to Angola 55-67 (Phill Jones 12) at Gaungzhou
Lost to NBA Development League Ambassadors 84-87 (Kirk Penney 22) at Guangzhou
Beat Slovenia 74-72 (Phill Jones 25) at Macau
Lost to China 63-93 (Casey Frank 19) at Macau
Beat Venezuela 76-73 (Kirk Penney 22) at Macau

Tour to Latvia & Croatia
Lost to Belarus 74-77 (Craig Bradshaw 13) at Riga
Lost to Lithuania 81-94 (Kirk Penney 22) at Riga
Lost to Latvia 74-82 (Craig Bradshaw 16) at Riga
Lost to Finland 79-85 (Craig Bradshaw 13) at Rijeka
Beat Croatia 79-77 (Kirk Penney 29) at Crikvenica
Lost to Great Britain 75-82 (Kirk Penney 26) at Delnice

FIBA Oceania Olympic Qualifying
Lost to Australia 67-79 (Kirk Penney 20) at Melbourne
Lost to Australia 67-93 (Kirk Penney 21) at Sydney
Beat Australia 67-58 (Phill Jones 17) at Brisbane

EMERGING TALL BLACKS

Mada Abdelhamid, Tom Abercrombie, Everard Bartlett, Gerard Bowden, Chris Daniel, Leon Henry, Jarrod Kenny, Calum MacLeod, Zane Meehl, Mark Morrison, Christopher Reay, Mike Townsend
Coach: Darron Larsen
Assistant coach: Kenny McFadden
Manager: Phil Hartley

World University Games, Bangkok
Lost to Canada 62-74 (Leon Henry 13)
Beat Thailand 108-73 (Everard Bartlett 22)
Lost to Israel 87-91 (Zane Meel 20)
Lost to Korea 57-78 (Chris Daniel 16)
Lost to Ukraine 86-104 (Everard Bartlett 39)
Beat China 117-88 (Everard Bartlett 50)

2006

Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Craig Bradshaw, Pero Cameron, Mark Dickel, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Ben Hill, Mike Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olson, Kirk Penney, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Jeremiah Trueman, Mika Vukona, Paora Winitana
Coach: Tab Baldwin
Assistant Coach: Nenad Vucinic
Video Coaches: Pete McAllister & Erdem Can
Manager: Tony Henderson
Physiotherapists: Dave Harris & John Appel

India In NZ
Beat India 95-62 (Paora Winitana 15) at North Shore
Beat India 102-69 (Casey Frank 18) at Waitakere
Beat India 96-70 (Casey Frank 18) at North Shore

Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Beat South Africa 88-58 (Aaron Olson 16) at Bendigo
Beat England 84-63 (Casey Frank 21) at Bendigo
Beat Barbados 91-51 (Troy McLean 20) at Geelong
Semifinal
Beat Nigeria 90-66 (Aaron Olson 25) at Melbourne
Final
Lost to Australia 76-81 (Pero Cameron 22) at Melbourne

Series v Australia
Lost to Australia 79-81 OT (Kirk Penney 17) at Napier
Beat Australia 72-53 (Phill Jones 28) at Napier
Lost to Australia 78-79 (Phill Jones 25) at Hobart
Beat Australia 79-71 (Craig Bradshaw 25) at Melbourne

Tour to South America
Lost to Brazil 89-105 (Kirk Penney 28) at Rio de Janeiro
Lost to Brazil 83-101 (Kirk Penney 28) at Brasilia
Lost to Brazil 83-95 (Kirk Penney 25) at Santa Claro
Lost to Brazil 80-90 (Craig Bradshaw 17) at Sao Paulo
Lost to Brazil 79-83 (Kirk Penney 20) at Santa Fe
Beat Venezuela 100-70 (Craig Bradshaw 22) at Santa Fe
Lost to Argentina 72-85 (Craig Bradshaw 14) at Buenos Aires

Qatar In NZ
Beat Qatar 94-77 (Craig Bradshaw 19, Kirk Penney 17, Phill Jones 15, Pero Cameron 11) at Dunedin
Beat Qatar 99-76 (Phill Jones 26, Pero Cameron 16, Kirk Penney 15, Craig Bradshaw 11) at Invercargill

FIBA World Championships, Japan
Lost to Spain 70-86 (Kirk Penney 15) at Hiroshima
Lost to Germany 56-80 (Kirk Penney 12) at Hiroshima
Lost to Angola 73-95 (Pero Cameron 17) at Hiroshima
Beat Japan 60-57 (Pero Cameron 23) at Hiroshima
Beat Panama 86-75 (Craig Bradshaw 17) at Hiroshima
Eighth-final
Lost to Argentina 62-79 (Mark Dickel 15) at Saitama

2005

Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Craig Bradshaw, Pero Cameron, Mark Dickel, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Mike Homik, Phill Jones, Aaron Olson, Kirk Penney, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona
Coach: Tab Baldwin
Assistant coach: Nenad Vucinic
Video coach: Leonard King & Pete McAllister
Manager: Tony Henderson
Phyiotherapist: John Appel
Doctor: Warren Groarke

Tour to China
Lost to China 59-60 (Dillon Boucher 10)
Lost to USA Basketball Academy 60-68 (Phill Jones 17)
Lost to Lithuania 74-78 (Phill Jones 21)
Beat US Basketball Academy 84-79 (Phill Jones 17)
Beat China 90-69 (Phill Jones 24)
Beat Lithuania 84-76 (Phill Jones 20)

Tour to Australia
Beat China 90-70 (Phill Jones, Pero Cameron & Ed Book 13)
Beat Lithuania 79-62 (Phill Jones 19)
Lost to Australia 74-84 (Kirk Penney 25)
Beat Lithuania 86-77 (Pero Cameron 22)

FIBA Oceania Championships
Lost to Australia 69-82 (Aaron Olson & Phill Jones 14) at Waitakere
Lost to Australia 71-82 (Pero Cameron 16) at Manukau
Lost to Australia 80-91 (Phill Jones 16) at Dunedin