Tall Ferns News
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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April 20, 2009
Former Tall Blacks point guard Mark Dickel made a significant contribution in a win that could save his team from relegation in Greece.
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April 6, 2009
Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon saw first-hand on Monday the power of the University of Connecticut.
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April 3, 2009
To reach a second consecutive NCAA championship game, Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon and her Stanford team-mates will have to complete an upset of historic proportions.
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March 24, 2009
Canterbury’s Donna Lavea will play for an NAIA national championship on Wednesday.
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March 18, 2009
Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon and Stanford University will ride a 16-game winning streak into the Women’s NCAA Tournament later this week.
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March 17, 2009
Basketball New Zealand’s senior national teams – the Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns – will have chances to clinch world championship berths on home hardwood, with the schedule for the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championships confirmed on Monday.
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March 10, 2009
A clutch performance from South Auckland’s Kim Barnes has extended her US college’s season at least one more game.
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March 6, 2009
With her team still in contention for the Australian Women’s National Basketball League title, former Tall Fern Lisa Pardon received further accolades earlier this week.
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February 27, 2009
Basketball New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the roles of assistant coach and video technician for the national women’s team – the Tall Ferns.
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February 26, 2009
Three Tall Ferns team-mates will battle each other in Townsville on Saturday as the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) playoffs move down to the last four.
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February 20, 2009
Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon sits on the cusp of a major US college milestone.
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February 19, 2009
The Border Mail
Could the Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits’s long black cloud of disappointment finally have a silver lining?
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February 18, 2009
Incumbent Mike McHugh has not sought reappointment as head coach of the New Zealand women’s basketball team.
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February 13, 2009
Former Tall Ferns guard Lisa Pardon and her Bulleen Boomers club may not lead the Australian Women’s National Basketball League but they are no doubt the hottest.
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January 29, 2009
Basketball New Zealand invites expressions of interest for the position of head coach of the national women’s basketball team – the NZ Tall Ferns.
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January 28, 2009
Kim Barnes made sure her last two points were the most important.
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January 23, 2009
Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks produced two double-digit socring games to help her University of Oregon women’s team get back on track with back-to-back wins last week.
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January 16, 2009
Tall Ferns captain Aneka Kerr matched minutes with points in her latest outing for the Townsville Fire in the Australian Women’s Basketball League.
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January 14, 2009
Olympians Charmian Purcell and Lisa Wallbutton, are among the nine basketballers to receive Prime Minister’s Athletes Scholarships for 2009 through the NZ Academy of Sport.
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December 17, 2008
Winning continues to be a habit for Tall Ferns forward Lisa Wallbutton in Belguim.
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December 15, 2008
Basketball New Zealand will have to tighten its belt after a severe cut from sports funding agency SPARC.
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December 11, 2008
Former Tall Fern coach Carrie Graf will face her old team next year after her appointment as head coach of the world champion Australian Opals.
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December 9, 2008
With help from former Tall Ferns guard Lisa Pardon, the Bulleen Boomers continue to prove they can hang with the big three in the Australian Women’s National Basketball League.
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December 2, 2008
With her work done in the first half, Tall Ferns forward Jillian Harmon got to rest in the second.
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November 26, 2008
Tall Ferns captain Aneka Kerr went for almost a point-a-minute in the latest round of the Australian Women’s National Basketball League.
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November 18, 2008
Just when the Oregon Ducks women’s hoops team needed someone to steal a win on the road, Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks stepped up, literally.
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November 14, 2008
Basketball New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest to host a variety of international and national basketball events scheduled for 2009.
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November 11, 2008
Tall Ferns point guard Angela Marino produced a top shelf performance in Australia’s Top End in round six of the Australian Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL).
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November 3, 2008
Tall Fern Lisa Wallbutton produced her best performance in Europe as her Belgian club extended their six-game win streak to start the season last week.
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October 7, 2008
Tall Fern Natalie Purcell helped expansion team Logan Thunder to a winning debut as the Australian WNBL tipped off last weekend.
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September 22, 2008
Geoff Longley, The Press
Christchurch Sirens basketball captain Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has had a happy ending to her trials and tribulations with the Australian Women’s National Basketball League.
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August 25, 2008
The New Zealand Tall Blacks have dropped a place while their Tall Ferns counterparts have remained steady in the latest FIBA World Rankings released on Monday.
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