The Tall Blacks is the nickname of New Zealand's national men's basketball team. The name was chosen as it reminds people of New Zealand's Rugby Union team, the All Blacks. For sponsorship reasons, they are often referred to in New Zealand media as the Burger King Tall Blacks. Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Two Australian players make a heavy tackle on an England player Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... Burger King (BK for short) is a large international food corporation that sells fast food in chain stores. ...

The Tall Blacks competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished with a 1-5 record, their only win coming against Angola in the playoff for eleventh. (Redirected from 2000 Sydney Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ...

In 2001 they defeated Australia in a three-game series to qualify for the 2002 FIBA World Championships in Indianapolis. At the tournament they finished fourth, after beating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals before losses to Yugoslavia and Germany. Tall Blacks captain Pero Cameron was the only non-NBA player named to the all-tournament team in Indianapolis. The International Basketball Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the sport. ... The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrenially. ... Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as SCG) is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation. ... Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 6 May 1974) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. ...

The Tall Blacks qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympics but again finished with a 1-5 record and lost to Australia in the playoff for ninth place. Their most glorious moment was on the 7th day of the games, when they beat Serbia and Montenegro (the world champions) 90:87. (Redirected from 2004 Athens Olympics) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ...

Probably the most well-known New Zealand player in the National Basketball Association is San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Marks, who is in his fifth NBA season. NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as simply the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Sean Marks (born August 23, 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional basketball player with the NBAs San Antonio Spurs. ...

External links

• Basketball New Zealand's home page