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"Fantastic group": Junior Tall Blacks praised after quarterfinal success

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 5 Jul 2025, 2:40pm
(Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
(Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

"Fantastic group": Junior Tall Blacks praised after quarterfinal success

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 5 Jul 2025, 2:40pm

The New Zealand men's Under-19 basketball team's being praised for its composure at the World Cup in Switzerland. 

The junior Tall Blacks will meet the USA in the semis after beating hosts Switzerland 84-70. 

Down by six points at halftime in front of a raucous Swiss home crowd of six thousand, coach Matt Lacey urged poise and calm. 

Tall Blacks Coach Judd Flavell spoke with Lesley Murdoch hot on the heels of the junior team’s success. 

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