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The official Twitter account for the New Zealand Tall Blacks
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🗣 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 https://t.co/Qdcs9GpK8q

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📣 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: https://t.co/BCqplV5shk

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👉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.

https://t.co/i5RL5wyWqG

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👉Congrats to Tall Black Hayden Jones for attending BWB Asia Camp!

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🚨🚨 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: https://t.co/KXzFKbffLa

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👉 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 👀

🔗 https://t.co/kFMy5iQTZz

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⏰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 https://t.co/i1krRA7krD

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👉Onto the finals!

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🚨🚨 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 👀

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🚨🚨 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 https://t.co/i1krRA7krD

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The Junior Tall Blacks are through to the semis!

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🚨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.

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Quarter-finals action at 11pm tonight! 🤩

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🚨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

📺https://t.co/i1krRA7krD

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Another win for the JTBs! 😎

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📅The Junior Tall Blacks will now wait to see who their quarterfinal opponent will be on Saturday, stay tuned! 👀

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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 https://t.co/i1krRA7krD

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Another big win for the JTBs 💪

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🚨🚨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

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👉 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 https://t.co/i1krRA7krD

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🙌Great start for the JTBs!

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👉 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: https://t.co/yAymf8kP7U

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👉The Junior Tall Blacks tip off overnight in Jordan!

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👉 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 https://t.co/i1krRA6MC5

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🚨🚨 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 https://t.co/d6LJRJBDPD

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👉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 https://t.co/sWRLpCipkc

🖤 Thanks Pero! 🖤

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👉 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.

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What a squad! 🔥🔥

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🚨🚨 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: https://t.co/rVkJOElEHD