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The Best Basketball Players from New Zealand
List of famous basketball players from New Zealand, listed alphabetically with photos of the players when available. New Zealand has produced some very talented basketball players over the years, including centers, guards and forwards. These are some of the best Kiwi basketball players to ever live, so if you're a native of New Zealand and are aspiring to play ball professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular popular basketball player from New Zealand then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
List contains players like Robert Loe and Mark Dickel.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Kiwi basketball players?" and "Which basketball players are from New Zealand?"
You can click on the names of these legendary basketball players of New Zealand in order to get more information about each one. If you play basketball or just love the sport then use this list of talented Kiwi basketball players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.- Center
- Nationality: New Zealand
- Teams: Memphis Grizzlies
Steven Funaki Adams (born 20 July 1993) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one season with his ...more - Center
- Nationality: Australia, New Zealand
- Teams: Toronto Raptors
Aron John Baynes (born 9 December 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...more - Power forward, Center
- Nationality: United States of America, New Zealand
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat
Sean Andrew Marks (born 23 August 1975) is a former professional New Zealand basketball player who was the first New Zealand-born player to play in the NBA. He is currently the general manager of the ...more 
Center- Nationality: New Zealand
Alex John Pledger (born 27 March 1987) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also a regular member of the New Zealand ...more- Andrew Wheeler could refer to: Andrew R. Wheeler (born 1964), administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Carpenter Wheeler (1835-1903), American drama critic Andrew Wheeler ...more
- Ashley ("Ash") Rees (born 16 May 1986 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand basketball player who plays point guard for the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He attended St ...more
- Small forward, Power forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Benny Charles "B. J." Anthony Jr. (born 20 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). ...more - Power forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Casey Frank (born October 23, 1977) is an American-New Zealand former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 17-year career in the New Zealand NBL and Australian NBL. After ...more - Craig Robert Bradshaw (born 28 July 1983) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. Bradshaw played four years of college basketball at Winthrop University in the United States before ...more
- Power forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Dillon Matthew Boucher (born 27 December 1975) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. His 13 combined career championships is the most in ANBL/NZNBL history. - Glen Ivan Denham (born 1964) is a New Zealand former basketball player. He is of Māori descent.
- Hayden Allen (born 10 November 1979) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played close to 300 games ...more
- Forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Isaac Fotu is a basketball player at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Hawaii, USA. - Izaac Williams (born 13 October 1989) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Southland Sharks of the National Basketball League (NBL). Born in Invercargill, Southland, Williams had a ...more
- Power forward, Center
- Nationality: New Zealand
Jeremiah Kloeten Trueman (born 19 May 1987) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. - Jeremy Brian Kench (born 27 April 1984) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).
- Joshua Kane Bloxham (born 13 March 1990) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played for the Super City Rangers of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). Bloxham ...more
- Shooting guard
- Nationality: New Zealand
- Teams: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers
Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. During an outstanding college career with the University of Wisconsin, Penney helped the Badgers to ...more - Shooting guard, Small forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Leon Pavihi Henry (born 14 October 1985) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints of the National Basketball League (NBL). - Mark Robert Dickel (born 21 December 1976) is a New Zealand-Australian former professional basketball player and the current team consultant of the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball ...more
- Power forward
- Nationality: New Zealand
Mika John Vukona (born 13 May 1982) is a Fijian-born New Zealand professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is a five-time NBL ...more - Power forward, Center
- Nationality: New Zealand
Nick Horvath (born February 18, 1981) is an American-New Zealand former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). In ...more - Paul Ramiha "Pāora" Winitana (born 6 December 1976) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) ...more
- Paratene McLeod (born 6 April 1991) is a New Zealand basketball player.
- Paul Donald Henare (born 4 March 1979) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. Henare attended Napier Boys' High School and Utah Valley State College. He was part of the Tall Blacks ...more
