Tall Blacks drop eight spot in world rankings despite back-to-back road winsFIBA Reuben Te Rangi (No 1) leads the Tall Blacks haka before their Fiba Asia World Cup qualifying game against South Korea in Seoul. Despite two impressive road wins in Asia World Cup qualifying, the New Zealand Tall Blacks have dropped eight spots in Fiba's latest world rankings. READ MORE:* Tall Blacks hold off South Korea for third straight win* Tall Blacks upset China in Asia World Cup qualifying* Tall Blacks drop three places in latest Fiba rankings* Tall Blacks up seven spots in revamped Fiba rankingsNew Zealand moved from 34th to 27th when Fiba revamped their rankings in October after finishing fourth in their first appearance at the Fiba Asia Cup in August, but dropped three places to 30th after a home loss to South Korea and road win over Hong Kong in the November international window. The Tall Blacks also finished 15th at the 2014 Fiba World Cup but have not competed at the Olympics since 2004. The Tall Blacks were still ranked 20th after the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2018 23:48 UTC