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⏰ Set your alarm clocks for 1.30am NZT tomorrow morning - that's when the Junior Tall Blacks take on the Philippines in their 3rd & final group game at the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup in Jordan! 📆 NZL vs PHI, 1.30am NZT, Thu 5 Sep 📺 All games streamed at www.youtube/FIBA
🗣 Hear from Tall Blacks head coach, Judd Flavell as he talks about what it means to him to lead NZ into battle on the basketball court - and how far this team can go over the next 4 years. 👉Tall Blacks v Chinese Taipei, 7pm Mon 25 Nov, CHCH🎫 Tickets at bbnz.link/TBsTickets
📣 Announcing Judd Flavell as the new Tall Blacks head coach! Regarded as one of the NZ’s most successful basketball coaches, Flavell joins a Tall Blacks programme ranked 22nd in the world. Welcome to the team Judd! 🙌 🔗 Read more at: bbnz.link/55iol


👉BBNZ is incredibly proud to welcome Tall Black Kirk Penney into the FIBA Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024! 🤩 📺 Check out Kirk's acceptance speech at the FIBA Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in Singapore on Saturday night. youtube.com/watch?v=tX_EoI…
👉Congrats to Tall Black Hayden Jones for attending BWB Asia Camp!
🚨🚨 We’re excited to announce the 11 young Kiwi athletes who will attend the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia Camp in Perth from 19-22 September! 🔗 Read more: bbnz.link/17cs1
👉 Ahead of Kirk Penney's FIBA Hall of Fame Enshrinement this weekend, check out this great article by FIBA on Kirk's amazing basketball career 👀 🔗 fiba.basketball/news/2024-hall…

⏰Set your clocks for 4.30am tomorrow morning! 🛌🏿 👉That's when the Junior Tall Blacks take on Australia in the Final of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup. Can NZ take home their first ever U18 Asia Cup gold medal? 📆 NZL vs AUS, 4.30am NZT, Tue 10 Sep 📺 Watch at www.youtube/FIBA
👉Onto the finals!
🚨🚨 The Junior Tall Blacks are through to the finals of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup, following an incredible 86-71 win over China overnight! 💪 📆 NZ now advance to the FIBA U18 Asia Cup for only the 2nd time in competition history. They will meet Australia tomorrow – time TBC 👀
🚨🚨 It's semi-finals action for the Junior Tall Blacks at the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup in Jordan, as they take on China tomorrow morning from 1.30am! ⏰ 📆 NZL vs CHN, 1.30am NZT, Mon 9 September 📺 All games streamed at www.youtube/FIBA
The Junior Tall Blacks are through to the semis!
🚨The Junior Tall Blacks are through to the semis of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup, following a 87-61 victory over Iran. This win locks NZ in for a top-4 finish, which in turn secures them a berth at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup!🙌 📆Next up is a semi-final clash with China, time TBC.
Quarter-finals action at 11pm tonight! 🤩
🚨The Junior Tall Blacks return to action tonight in Jordan, facing Iran at the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup quarter-finals! 👉A win tonight send the JTBs to the semi-finals AND locks them into next year's U19 World Cup🙌 📆NZL v IRI, 11pm NZT, Sat 7 Sep 📺www.youtube/FIBA
Another win for the JTBs! 😎
📅The Junior Tall Blacks will now wait to see who their quarterfinal opponent will be on Saturday, stay tuned! 👀
Another big win for the JTBs 💪
🚨🚨The Junior Tall Blacks have registered a convincing 89-43 win over Indonesia at the FIBA U18 Asia Cup, moving to 2-0 in the competition and top of Group D. ➡ Isaac 16pts, 7reb, 6ast & 4stl, Hopoi 13pts & 8reb, Silberstein 13pts, Treacher 11pts & 6reb, Eagle 10pts
👉 The Junior Tall Blacks are back in action *very early* tomorrow, facing Indonesia in their second game of the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup in Jordan! ⏰ 📆 NZL vs INA, 1.30am NZT, Wed 4 September 📺 All games streamed at www.youtube/FIBA
🙌Great start for the JTBs!
👉 A solid start for the Junior Tall Blacks this morning, as they defeat hosts Jordan 71-62 in their first game of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup! ➡️ Isaac 23pts & 9reb & 7ast, Treacher 18pts, Bond 11pts & Hopoi 5pts & 13reb💪 🔗 Box score: bbnz.link/U18AC_NZLvJOR
👉The Junior Tall Blacks tip off overnight in Jordan!
👉 The Junior Tall Blacks take to the court overnight, facing Jordan in their first game of the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup in Jordan! 💪 📆 NZL vs JOR, 4.30am NZT, Tue 3 September 📺 All games streamed at www.youtube/FIBA
🚨🚨 The Tall Blacks are now seeking its next Head Coach for the New Zealand men’s national team, beginning with the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in November this year. 🔗 Find out more and apply now at nz.basketball/about-us/vacan…

👉After five years and 38 games at the helm, the Tall Blacks have today farewelled their head coach Pero Cameron from the New Zealand men’s national team programme 🙌 🗣️ Hear from Pero in his own words at bbnz.link/d5bxw 🖤 Thanks Pero! 🖤




👉 Congrats to current Tall Blacks head coach, Pero Cameron who will coach the Ningbo Rockets in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the 2024/25 season. ➡ Pero heads to China in early August, where he will helm a team that finished with a 6-46 record last season.

What a squad! 🔥🔥
🚨🚨 Announcing the Junior Tall Blacks squad of 12 for the upcoming FIBA U18 Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan on 2-9 September 2024 👀 🔗 Read more at: bbnz.link/3rijn