to smash China in their second game, which led to a good win against a strong Angolan team. The Tall Blacks came up against a strong Russian team in the final, but the Russians were no match for Tall Blacks star shooting guard Kirk Penney, as he scored 30 points, to give the Tall Blacks the win and the gold medal for 2011. 2023 World Cup Qualification Basketball New Zealand and world governing body FIBA announced the Tall Blacks will play a game against the Philippines in Auckland on July 3rd as part of the third window of the World Cup qualifying series. This is the first time the Tall Blacks have played on home court since beating Syria 97-74 in Wellington in 2018. Performance table Summer Olympic Games 2000 Summer Olympic Games: 11th 2004 Summer Olympic Games: 10th FIBA Basketball World Cup 1986 FIBA World Championship: 21st 2002 FIBA World Championship: 4th 2006 FIBA World Championship: 16th 2010 FIBA World Championship: 12th 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup: 15th 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup: 19th 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup: Qualified FIBA Asia Cup FIBA Oceania Championship Commonwealth Games 2006 Commonwealth Games: Runners-up 2018 Commonwealth Games: Third Place FIBA Stanković Cup 2007 Stanković Cup: Fifth Place 2011 Stanković Cup: Champions 2015 Stanković Cup: Champions William Jones Cup 2000 William Jones Cup: Champions AusTiger International Basketball Tournament 2019 AusTiger International Basketball Tournament: Third Place Team Current roster Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Depth chart Notable players Probably the most well-known former New Zealand Tall Black player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is former San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Marks. Another New Zealand player, former University of Wisconsin star Kirk Penney, briefly played in the NBA, and later played in the EuroLeague with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Žalgiris, after being released by the New Zealand Breakers. In past generations, players such as Stan Hill and Glen Denham, were well revered and respected players, who were the face of New Zealand basketball. Ed Book – National Basketball League and Tall Blacks legend Pero Cameron – 2002 FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team, two-time assistant coach (reappointed for his second stint in 2015, served as assistant to predecessor, Nenad Vucinic), named Head Coach in December 2019 Glen Denham – Tall Blacks legend Mark Dickel – Tall Blacks star Paul Henare – Former New Zealand Breakers captain, head coach from 2015 to