Tall Ferns News
March 8, 2010
Kiwi Lisa Pardon could not get on the court and had to watch as her Bulleen Boomers were toppled 75-70 by defending champions Canberra Capitals in the Australian WNBL final.
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March 1, 2010
Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks starred in her final home game for University of Oregon, but could not prevent a second-half collapse that consigned the Ducks to their fourth consecutive loss.
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February 23, 2010
Kiwi Lisa Pardon is still alive in her bid for an Australian WNBL title … but former Tall Ferns team-mate Aneka Davis has been bundled out of the championship race.
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February 9, 2010
Tall Ferns guard Zoe Kensington will head the New Zealand contingent to the Australian U20 state basketball championships at Gawler, South Australia, next week.
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February 1, 2010
Basketball New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns managerial positions.
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December 22, 2009
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When the University of Oregon needed her most, Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks took over on the offensive end and led the Ducks to a 78-66 victory over Wyoming on Sunday afternoon at Arena Auditorium.
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December 14, 2009
Tall Fern Micaela Cocks continued her record-breaking US college basketball season for the University of Oregon, compiling a career-high 27 points as the Ducks accounted for Long Beach State 102-70 at home.
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November 30, 2009
Tall Ferns centre Kim Barnes enjoyed a career night, but could not help UC Irvine to victory in their road game against CSU Bakersfield in US college basketball.
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November 23, 2009
Former Tall Ferns captain Aneka Davis and the Townsville Fire continued their hot form in the Australian WNBL with a 70-56 home win over champions Canberra Capitals.
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November 9, 2009
Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks has begun her senior year in style with the University of Oregon as the US college basketball exhibition season got under way.
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November 2, 2009
Former Tall Ferns captain Aneka Davis and shooter Lisa Pardon remained unbeaten through five rounds of the 2009/10 Australian WNBL.
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October 26, 2009
Beijing Olympian Jess McCormack has returned to basketball and marked her Australian WNBL debut by helping champions Canberra Capitals win both legs of a tough road trip.
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October 20, 2009
New Zealand Tall Fern Angela Marino has been named the Player of the Week for her inspiring performance in Round Three of the Australian WNBL.
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October 19, 2009
Tall Fern point guard Angela Marino was on fire for Adelaide Lightning as they maintained their unbeaten start to the Australian WNBL.
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October 15, 2009
Basketball New Zealand will not field a franchise in the 2010/11 Australian WNBL, but has not given up on the concept that foundered when the Christchurch Sirens withdrew from the league last year.
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October 12, 2009
Tall Fern point guard Angela Marino continued her bright start to the Australian WNBL season by guiding her Adelaide Lightning to a 76-62 home win over Bendigo Spirit over the weekend.
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October 5, 2009
Tall Ferns forward Natalie Purcell and point guard Angela Marino played leading hands as their teams tipped off the Australian WNBL season with victories.
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September 28, 2009
New Plymouth GHS captain Zoe Kensington always dreamt of being a Tall Fern … but never dreamt it would happen so soon.
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September 7, 2009
The Tall Blacks have the Ramsay Shield … now trans Tasman rivalry in women’s basketball has a focus with the introduction of the Landon Shield.
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September 2, 2009
World champions Australia have kept their title defence on course by dispatching the NZ Tall Ferns 97-57 in Canberra to retain the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women and capture the zone’s sole qualifying spot at next year’s global tournament.
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September 2, 2009
Tall Ferns coach Shawn Dennis believes his young team can improve significantly on their previous performance when they take on world champions Australia in Game Two of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women tonight in Canberra.
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August 31, 2009
The Opals showed again why Australia is one of the best women’s basketball nations in the world as they swept by the New Zealand Tall Ferns 98-48 in game one of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women on Monday night.
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August 31, 2009
New Zealand’s Tall Ferns meet the Australian Opals in game one of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women in Porirua on Monday night.
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August 30, 2009
New Zealand Tall Ferns coach Shawn Dennis is straight-up about his team’s chances in this week’s FIBA Oceania Championship for Women.
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August 30, 2009
New Zealand Tall Ferns assistant coach Kennedy Hamilton-Kereama and starting forward Lisa Wallbutton have scooped honours in the South East Australia Basketball League (SEABL).
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August 28, 2009
Only a fourth-quarter scoring famine prevented the New Zealand Tall Ferns from an unexpected win over Japan, eventually falling 80-71, in Napier on Thursday night.
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August 27, 2009
After only four days in camp, new Tall Ferns head coach Shawn Dennis has described his team’s improvement as “immense”.
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August 21, 2009
The New Zealand Tall Ferns will warm-up for the FIBA Oceania Championship series later this month with three games in four days on home hardwood against Japan.
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August 18, 2009
Tickets for game one of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women between the New Zealand Tall Ferns and Beijing Olympics silver medalist Australian Opals in Porirua are now available through Ticket Direct.
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August 13, 2009
Six 2008 Beijing Olympians have been named in a young New Zealand Tall Ferns training squad, confirmed by Basketball New Zealand on Thursday.
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August 12, 2009
New Zealand Tall Ferns head coach Shawn Dennis likes who he has flanking him on the sideline this season.
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August 12, 2009
Basketball fans will see the New Zealand senior men’s and women’s teams live later this month during the FIBA Oceania Championships, with Basketball New Zealand and SKY Sport confirming a partnership.
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June 16, 2009
A trio of current or former New Zealand Tall Ferns recorded big scoring nights to help their teams to wins in the Australia Basketball Association state leagues last weekend.
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June 10, 2009
Former Tall Fern Toni Edmondson has become the latest New Zealander to sign to play in the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) after signing with the Dandenong Rangers last week.
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May 25, 2009
Tall Blacks head coach Nenad Vucinic inched closer to a national championship with back-to-back wins in the Estonian KML Finals series last week.
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May 18, 2009
Tall Blacks centre Craig Bradshaw played a minimal role in his Spanish second division club’s regular season finale on Sunday but could see more action come playoff time.
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May 13, 2009
Tall Ferns Olympian Lisa Wallbutton will become the latest New Zealander to play in the Australia Women’s National Basketball League later this year, after signing with the Adelaide Lightning.
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May 6, 2009
The Tall Ferns senior women’s programme has ushered in a new era, with Basketball New Zealand appointing Shawn Dennis as head coach.
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May 4, 2009
Tall Blacks centre Craig Bradshaw is, for now, on the outside looking in on the playoffs in Spain.
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April 28, 2009
Basketball seasons came to a close for four New Zealanders in Europe in the past week.
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