August 2008
 Tall Ferns cut down by Czechs
The Czech Republic have been far from their best at the Beijing Games but they proved far too good for the New Zealand Tall Ferns in a Group B game on Friday that has effectively ended Kiwi hopes of another appearance in the quarter-finals. More...
Americans go undefeated in Group B with win over Tall Ferns
The United States put the finishing touches on their undefeated run in the preliminary round at the Olympics with a 96-60 win over New Zealand in Group B on Sunday night. More...
Chen dominates early as China defeat Tall Ferns
Chen Nan erupted for her biggest game of the tournament with 26 points and 17 rebounds as China beat New Zealand 80-73. More...
Tall Ferns fall to Spain
Spain started strong and finished even stronger in an 85-62 triumph over New Zealand on day two of the women's basketball tournament at the Olympics. More...
Tall Ferns edge Mali
Shooter Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe left her scoring run until late, but responded with two of the biggest baskets of her career to present New Zealand with a 76-72 win over Mali in the opening round of pool games at the Beijing Olympics. More...
Tall Ferns edge Mali
Shooter Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe left her scoring run until late, but responded with two of the biggest baskets of her career to present New Zealand with a 76-72 win over Mali in the opening round of pool games at the Beijing Olympics. More...
July 2008
 UConn & Tall Ferns' centre Jess McCormack video
The 1.94m Jess McCormack, who has been playing college basketball in America where she has just transferred to the University of Connecticut, spoke to FIBA.Com at the 2008 Beijing Basketball Test Event. More...
Tall Blacks Olympic dream over
The New Zealand Tall Blacks Olympic dream has ended. At the hands of powerful sixth-ranked Greece, and in front of 20,000 raucous pro-Hellas fans, the Tall Blacks were eliminated 75-48 in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens on Saturday morning. More...
Tall Blacks fall to Nowitzki & Germans
The New Zealand Tall Blacks remained winless against Dirk Nowitzki and the Germans, going down 89-71 in the preliminary round at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens, Greece, on Thursday morning. More...
 Penney 25 pts in NZ qualifying win
Cape Verde may have been a dangerous unknown but the New Zealand Tall Blacks were not interested in the underdog story. More...
Tall Ferns named for Beijing
New Zealand-born but US-raised duo Clare Bodensteiner and Jillian Harmon, who made their Kiwi debuts in April, were named to the New Zealand Women's Olympic Team. The pair were team-mates at Stanford University in the US college system but were unaware of their eligibility to play for their birth country until Bodensteiner enquired about playing for a New Zealand club earlier this year. More...
Don't write us off: Penney
New Zealand Breakers star guard Kirk Penney is keeping the faith, and his fingers crossed, as the New Zealand men's team's Olympic hopes go on the line next week. More...
June 2008
 Abercrombie Granted Release from Washington State
Redshirt freshman guard Thomas Abercrombie has been granted his release from the Washington State University men's basketball program and plans to return to his homeland of New Zealand to pursue his basketball career and continue his education, WSU Head Coach Tony Bennett announced Wednesday.
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Jess McCormack Transfers to UConn
Geno Auriemma's search for talent never ends, especially in the post, where it's always welcomed. And he's willing to go a long way to find it. More...
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