The New Zealand men's national under-17, under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents New Zealand in international under-17, under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions, including the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup and FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup. Nicknamed the Junior Tall Blacks, the team is governed by Basketball New Zealand. The national open men's team is called the Tall Blacks, which is one of many national team nicknames, similar to that of the All Blacks, and relating to the New Zealand silver tree fern. One of the Junior Tall Blacks' greatest accomplishments has been winning the 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship, and therefore qualifying for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for the first time in team history. The team did play in a 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship as hosts, because New Zealand hosted the event, but the team had not officially qualified for the tournament.
Tournament record U19 World Cup Year Result 2009 13th 2017 11th 2019 13th 2025 4th 2027 Qualified
U18 Asia Cup Year Result 2018 2024
U17/U18 Oceania Championship Year Result 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017 2019 2023 2025
See also New Zealand men's national basketball team New Zealand men's national under-17 basketball team New Zealand women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links Basketball New Zealand official website Archived records of New Zealand team participations