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In December 2021, a new women's national basketball league was established for 2022 with five new franchises. [1] [2] The league's name Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa was announced in March 2022, with Tauihi meaning "to soar" and Aotearoa meaning New Zealand in Māori language. [3]
The New Zealand women's national team has taken part in three Olympic Games, and one FIBA Women's World Cup. Since participating at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in 2017, their top performance is a fourth place finish in 2023. In the past, the Tall Ferns have also competed at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championship.
The 2022 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams, with the only changes being the rebrand of the Auckland Huskies to Auckland Tuatara and Taranaki Mountainairs to Taranaki Airs .
Olympic women's basketball bracket Quarterfinals: Wednesday, Aug. 7. France 84-71 Germany. Belgium 79-66 Spain. Team USA 88-74 Nigeria. Australia 85-67 Serbia. Semifinals: Friday, Aug. 9. France ...
In 2021, Beck returned to New Zealand and played for the Capital Swish in the Women's NBL. [9] In 2022, she joined the Tokomanawa Queens and helped them win the inaugural Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa championship. [10] She re-joined the Queens in 2023. [11] With the Queens in 2024, she was named the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa Defensive Player of ...
The Australian Basketball Federation approved the WBL's application to be renamed the National Women's Basketball League and a new era was underway. 1986 was also the first year that the WNBL played its first full home and away competition and next year, Perth sought a position in the national league.
League: Women's National Basketball League: Sport: Basketball: Duration: 2 December 2021 – 9 April 2022: Number of teams: 8: TV partner(s) ABC Fox Sports Kayo: Regular season; Top seed: Melbourne Boomers: Season MVP: Anneli Maley : Top scorer: Anneli Maley : Finals; Champions: Melbourne Boomers Runners-up: Perth Lynx: Finals MVP: Lindsay ...
The 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The tournament was hosted by Cook Islands, although the tournament was held in Kaitaia, New Zealand. Originally slated to be held from 6 to September 2021, the schedule was pushed further ...