The official account of the New Zealand Women's Basketball Team, the 2degrees Tall Ferns
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👉Congrats to Tall Ferns Pahlyss Hokianga & Bailey Flavell for attending BWB Asia Camp!
🚨🚨 We’re excited to announce the 11 young Kiwi athletes who will attend the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia Camp in Perth from 19-22 September!
🔗 Read more: bbnz.link/17cs1
👉Esra McGoldrick has entered the record books with her 18reb game vs Mozambique!
➡️Esra's 18reb are the joint-most EVER by a Tall Fern in an international* game, tied with Kalani Purcell
➡️Esra is also one of only 5 Tall Ferns ever to pull down 15+ reb in an international game
* 'International game' is defined as any time our senior New Zealand women's national team (a.k.a. the Tall Ferns) plays against another FIBA associated senior team.
👉Thanks to @tonyonz71 for the amazing stats!
👉Lauren Whittaker enters the record books with her 27reb game vs Mozambique!
➡️Lauren's 27pts places her 6th equal all-time in points in an international* game; tied with Micaela Cocks
➡️Lauren also becomes NZ's youngest Tall Fern (18) to score 20+ pts in an international game
* 'International game' is defined as any time our senior New Zealand women's national team (a.k.a. the Tall Ferns) plays against another FIBA associated senior team.
👉Thanks to @tonyonz71 for the amazing stats!
🚨🚨 The 2degrees Tall Ferns have picked up an impressive win in the third & final game of the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico City, downing Mozambique 79-63 behind a dominant second quarter – and the dominating play of Lauren Whittaker and Esra McGoldrick 🔥🔥
🚨🚨 It's GAME DAY for the 2degrees Tall Ferns, in their 3rd & final game of the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers - they face Mozambique at 11.30am today & are looking to pick up a huge win!😍
📺 Watch live at youtube.com/fiba 🙌
📅 NZL vs MOZ, 11.30am NZT, Fri 23 Aug 2024
👉 The 2degrees Tall Ferns have fallen to hosts Mexico 64-71 tonight in a heart-breaking loss, dropping to 0-2 in the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico City.
➡ Reed 14pts & 6reb Tamilo 13pts & 8reb, Davidson 9pts & 6reb, Fotu 8pts, McGoldrick 6pts.
👉At first glance, there may not appear to be much in common between Penina Davidson & Bailey Flavell, 2degrees Tall Ferns teammates in Mexico.
But there’s an undeniable bond between these two players, first forged as Kahu teammates last season.
🔗More: bbnz.link/vtsc3
🚨🚨 It's GAME DAY for the 2degrees Tall Ferns in their 2nd game of the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers - they face host Mexico at 2.30pm today! 💪
📺 Watch it live at youtube.com/fiba 🙌
📅 NZL vs MEX, 2.30pm NZT, Thu 22 August 2024
Check out our game recap + video highlights from the 2degrees Tall Ferns game vs Montenegro at the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico 🇲🇽
👉 Game recap: bbnz.link/pwmqs
👉 Game highlights: bbnz.link/hctak
👉 The 2degrees Tall Ferns have fallen 64-88 in their opening game of the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico.
➡️ Tamilo 11pts & 6reb; Davidson 11pts, Reed 9pts, Hokianga 5pts.
📆Next up for New Zealand is a clash with hosts Mexico; Thursday 22 August at 2.30pm NZT.
🚨🚨 It's GAME DAY as the 2degrees Tall Ferns take on Montenegro, in their first game of the FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Mexico! 🙌
📺 Watch it live from 11.30am NZT at youtube.com/fiba 👀
📅 NZL vs MNE, 11.30am NZT, Tue 20 August 2024
